The best way to grasp the enormity of Texas A&M University’s main campus is from the air. Since its founding in 1876, a coarse prairie has blossomed in concrete, glass, and steel. Buildings of every shape and size give the school the appearance of a city. But even before World War II, the current footprint was there, easily recognizable in old photos.
The railroad that gave the surrounding town of College Station its name bisects campus. The long entrance boulevard divides around the stone edifice of the Administration Building, forming the rough shape of a football goalpost.
And the football stadium, Kyle Field, has anchored the corner of what is now George Bush Drive and Wellborn Road since 1927, growing progressively larger over time. Today it could hold the entire undergraduate student body of some 62,000 with 40,000 permanent seats left over.
