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The owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Barney Dreyfuss, had a dream in 1903 to create the most beautiful stadium in the country. He wanted to move the Pirates from the Exposition Park location to a seven acre area in Pittsburgh. The design he selected would blend with the other buildings in the district of Schenley Park. At the time, that location was a bit of a trolley ride (10 minutes) from downtown and the project became known as “Dreyfuss’ Folley”. The name didn’t last long mainly due to his design concept: a 3-tiered stadium of concrete and steel, setting precedence for a stadium design as the first one in the country.

Any sports fan that ever heard the word “Astrodome” – knew exactly what and where it was. Commonly known as the Houston Astrodome, this was notably the first stadium build for multi-sports purpose. The grand opening in 1965, displayed the domed façade and it quickly became known as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. Judy Garland as well as the famed super group “The Supremes” were the highlight of performance in the opening night.

The design was based on a rain-out game attended by the former mayor of Houston. Inspired by the ancient Roman concept to offer a velaria to protect the viewers, he changed his project direction and began working on getting a domed stadium in place.

The 1960’s was a time of progress in our country. Large cars, booming business and the introduction of rock and roll brought about many changes. Atlanta Georgia was a city that needed to move forward with the times. The decision in 1964 for the then, non-identified Major League Baseball organization to offer a verbal commitment to Atlanta created the grounds to build a stadium. In 1965 the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was opened, having taken only 50 weeks to construct.

Anyone that lived in Philadelphia from the late 60’s until the 2,000’s, knew and loved ‘The Spectrum’. While it was called by many other names, including: The Wachovia Spectrum, CoreStates Spectrum, and First Union Spectrum, it was and always will be known as simply ‘The Spectrum’ by the locals.

Oddly named in 1967 when it opened, the letters are actually an acronym: 'SP' represents 'sports' and has also been referred to as 'South Philadelphia. The 'E' for 'entertainment,' as it was planned to host a variety of venues. The 'C' for the many 'circuses,' that would be there. The 'T' for all of the 'theatricals,' plays, drama and movie backdrops. The 'R' for 'recreation,' which covered a lot of topics. And 'UM', well they decided that would stand for: 'um, what a nice building!".

Electro-Mech, a scoreboard manufacturer with facilities in Wrigtsville, Georgia, announced today a set of product development and resource sharing plans that deepens their relationship with SignCoEDS, a Nebraska-based sign manufacturer and service provider specializing in the sports market. The plans include designing a series of Electronic Team Name (ETN) displays for use in Electro-Mech's high-end scoreboard products.

Electro-Mech, a scoreboards manufacturer with facilities in Wrightsville, Georgia, announced today that it has met the accreditation standards required by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for membership.

Electro-Mech, a scoreboards manufacturer with facilities in Wrigtsville, Georgia, announced today a new partnership with ACI Financial, Incorporated. The purpose of the partnership is to provide new financing and leasing options for Electro-Mech's scoreboard customers.

Where should a school draw the line between fund raising and commercial enterprise? What place do corporate sponsors have on public and private campuses? And what role should our government take in setting limits in these areas? These and similar questions are the subject on an ongoing series of surveys being conducted at Scoreboards Company.