Bring it back to Campus

By Evan Wixom

Five years ago, the Robertson Memorial Field House was demolished after serving Bradley for almost six decades.

Constructed in 1949 from two World War II airplane hangars for $400,000 ($3.9 million today), Robertson was the home of Bradley men’s basketball from 1949 to 1982.

Renaissance Coliseum, a staple of Bradley’s Renaissance Campaign, was built in place of the old Robertson. The 4,200 seat facility was finished in 2010, and was fully operational for the 2010-11 school year with a final price tag of $50 million (!).