Rice Stadium, September 15, 1950 Melissa Kean 8 years ago Fifteen days before the first game was played in it. They cut it pretty close. Nice view of the Shamrock Hotel also. Here’s an aerial from the opposite direction that’s also dated 1950, but looks to have been taken after the stadium opened: Bonus: Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr