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Atwood Stadium, affectionately known as “The Little House,” is a historic outdoor stadium located at 701 University Avenue in Flint, Michigan, United States. Since its dedication on June 8, 1929, it has served as a versatile multi-sport and community venue, most recently known as the home of the Flint City Bucks soccer club.
Address: 701 University Avenue, Flint, Michigan 48503, United States.
Country: United States of America.
Opened: June 8, 1929.
Seating Capacity: Approximately 11,000.
Primary Uses: American football, field lacrosse, and football (soccer).
Main Tenant: Flint City Bucks (USL League Two).
Nickname: “The Little House,” a nod to its classic, intimate design.
Namesake: The stadium is named for John W. Atwood, a former mayor of Flint and a prominent local businessman who was instrumental in its funding and construction.
While steeped in history, Atwood Stadium has found new life in the 21st century as a center for soccer and community athletics.
Home of the Flint City Bucks: Since the club’s move to Flint and rebranding in 2019, the stadium has been the home of the Flint City Bucks, a highly successful amateur team in USL League Two. The Bucks have won multiple league championships and have drawn passionate local support, revitalizing the stadium as a professional-grade soccer venue.
Multi-Sport Legacy: The stadium’s primary concrete horseshoe was originally built for high school football and track and field. It has a long history of hosting local high school championships, lacrosse matches, and community events, serving as a central athletic facility for the Flint area for generations.
Renovation and Preservation: The stadium underwent a significant $2.5 million renovation in the early 2000s, which included the installation of a state-of-the-art artificial turf field. This critical update preserved the historic structure while making it viable for modern, high-level soccer and football, ensuring its continued use for decades to come.
More than just a sports field, Atwood Stadium is a tangible piece of Flint’s 20th-century civic pride and industrial strength.
A Gift to the City: Funded largely by local auto industry leaders and citizens during the prosperous late 1920s, the stadium was a gift to the community, intended for public use and the betterment of its youth.
Enduring Landmark: Its classic WPA-era stonework and simple, functional design have made it a beloved landmark. Having survived the city’s economic challenges, the stadium stands as a resilient symbol of Flint’s past and a active asset for its future.
Community Anchor: Beyond sports, it hosts concerts, festivals, and public gatherings, maintaining its original role as a gathering place for the people of Flint.
Atwood Stadium is a prime example of a historic venue successfully adapted for modern use, blending nearly a century of community history with a vibrant new chapter as a home for championship soccer.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
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Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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