WIU0812 wrote:It kind of looks like they replaced bunch of the wooden bleachers?
I stopped by Hanson Field tonight (July 3).
The wooden benches remain in Sections A, B, F, and G. No change has been made to them. Most of those wooden benches are in very poor condition. Sections C and E have had aluminum benches for quite some time. And Section D has the Purple seat backs.
The lower part of the concrete façade (by the sidewalk) has been painted a light tan. The upper part has been painted white.
No change has been made to the backside of the grandstand. It remains an unsightly mess. The storage area underneath the stands does have some aluminum benches stacked up. But there does not appear to be enough to completely replace all of the wooden benches in Sections A, B, F, and G.
The scaffolding was still in place in front of the press box. The graphics above the press box used to say "Home of the Fighting Leathernecks". Now only the word "Leathernecks" remains.
The altered USMC Insignia (with the bulldog head on the Globe) remains on the 50 yard line. I did notice during the recent Heritage Days parade that the football uniforms have that Insignia on the upper back.
The patio work on the north side of the Murray Street Café and the Lamoine Room has not been started. There were several sandbags placed in front of the doors. The plan had been to re-do the patio this summer so that the water does not flow back into the building.