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Friday Night Lights
SubBass49 You may want to get your facts straight. Yes, Hoover High School was built in the 1930's and it had permanent lights then but the old football field and bleachers were torn down in the early 70's and a new field and bleachers were built. Not in the same location, mind you, but at a new location that changed the original North/South orientation along a wide street (Highland Ave) to the present East/West configuration along a narrow street (Monroe Ave). This placed the field closer to residential homes along both Monroe Ave and Highland Ave. The new location even required the purchase and demolition of numerous homes along Monroe Ave to accommodate the new football field and visitor bleachers. Permanent lights were never installed at this new location based in part on an agreement with the neighbors and also due to the crime element that night games brought in. Yes, there are still many neighbors that live in the community (much longer than the new field existed) and have first hand experience of the crime element that night games brought into the neighborhood back when night games took place. The homes in the surrounding residential neighborhood have been there longer than the field! - Don't like what comes with building/encroaching on a residential community. - Don't try installing permanent lights adjacent to them.— March 11, 2009 1:27 p.m.