Above the Rim Places

1906-1923

The Ark

The Ark (the Angier B. Duke Gymnasium) was constructed in 1898 with funds donated by Mr. B. N. Duke and was named for his son.  The image at right is from the 1912 yearbook, and shows what is probably a scrimmage. Note the net in the upper left. Spectator space was limited. According to long-time publicist Ted Mann the building could hold "about a hundred standing around the edges of the floor with room for them to stand with their backs on the wall and their feet right on the sidelines..."  

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1923-1930

Alumni Memorial Gymnasium

Alumni Memorial Gymnasium was completed in 1923 as a tribute to the twenty-one Trinity College graduates who died in World War One.  A plaque in the lobby lists their names.  The gym accommodated about 2,000 spectators.  At right, the oldest game photo in Archives shows what appears to be the start of a game between Trinity and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now NC State) January 28, 1924. Trinity won, 32-15.

1930-1940

Card Gymnasium

Card Gymnasium was built during the initial construction period on the West Campus, 1928-1930.  Like other buildings built here at the time, it was designed by the firm of Horace Trumbauer, Architects, of Philadelphia; Julian Abele was the chief designer.  In 1958 it was named for Wilbur Wade Card, Trinity's first athletic director and basketball coach. The gym could accommodate about 4,000 spectators. Shown at right is a game picture from The Chanticleer yearbook for 1938.

1940-

Cameron Indoor Stadium

When it opened, the Duke Indoor Stadium was the largest arena south of Philadelphia. Newspaper reporters were awed by its spacious interior. Now it is among the country's smallest venues for college basketball, seating 9,314 spectators. It also was designed by the Trumbauer firm. The ceremony naming it for long-time coach and athletic director Eddie Cameron was in 1972. The photo at right is from 1940. 

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