Interactives: All about, and around, ODU's Foreman Field

On Saturday, Sept. 5, Old Dominion University kicks off its first football season in nearly 70 years. The Monarchs will do so inside a stadium built for $300,000 during the Depression but heavily renovated the past 13 months as part of a $24.8 million project.

Foreman Field – home to concerts, high school and college football games, even NFL exhibitions after football was abandoned in 1940 – got more than a spit-shine. Literally from the ground up – drainage to lighting – the stadium was reshaped and restored.

Download free Flash player to view videos: Getting a makeover: Rich Radford of The Virginian-Pilot and ODUBLITZ.com get a tour of Foreman Field as the stadium is readied for next year's football season at Old Dominion University in Norfolk.     What's in a name? Foreman Field, a stadium steeped in history ■ Foreman Field will offer feast for eyes and ears ■ ODU stadium to bear name of contractor, $2.5M benefactor ■ Foreman Field parking plan tackles residents' concerns ■ Foreman Field capacity figured; other seating questions remain ■ ODU alum donating $1 million for Foreman Field renovations ■ Old Dominion's Foreman Field renovation ahead of schedule, construction company says   SOURCES: Old Dominion University (www.ODUSports.com and www.ODU.edu); S.B. Ballard Construction Co.; GeneralSports Venue, LLC; Virginian-Pilot archives   CREDITS: Rich Radford, writer; Steve Earley and Ryan C. Henriksen, photographers; Robert D. Voros, information graphics artist; Randall Greenwell, 360 panoramics; Miranda Mulligan, online/Flash designer and producer