Murdock Stadium at El Camino College to be demolished
Memories of Murdock: an era comes to a close at El Camino College The sun is setting on Murdock Stadium which is scheduled to be demolished in December. Opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1949, the venue will be replaced with a newer facility. Photo by Julian Garside Another South Bay landmark is about to go the way of Marineland, the Torrance Drive-in and Ascot Park — all in the name of progress. Murdock Stadium, which sits on the west side on the campus of El Camino College, will soon be demolished and replaced with a new stadium as part of Phase Two of the Kinesiology and Fitness Complex project, scheduled to open by summer 2014. The $37.2 million project includes the construction of a new stadium, incorporating a running track and synthetic turf field for both football and soccer. Various support facilities such as a new field house and storage will also be included. According to El Camino College President Thomas Fallo, funding for the project comes from the facilities bond measure that voters passed in 2002. The new stadium is expected to retain its name. Built in 1949, Murdock Stadium was named after Forrest G. Murdock, the founding president of the college. In the October 3…
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