McANDREW STADIUM

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Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA) (1938-present)

McAndrew Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, USA. It opened in 1938 and is home to the Southern Illinois University Salukis football team. It is due to be replaced by a new stadium starting in 2010.

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression of the mid-1930s, it had a construction cost of $150,000, only seated 5,000 and was hailed as one of the most attractive stadiums in the Midwest.

Unused 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" standard size chrome postcard.

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