For many years, the CCNY Rifle Team excelled in national, regional and local competition and was consistently in the NRA-sponsored Top Ten national ranking, with the best record of any team at CCNY. The coach, Jerrold Uretsky (Jerry), was an accomplished expert marksman with numerous medals and championships. The CCNY Varsity Rifle Team had its indoor, 50' small bore range under the stadium steps, entered through a doorway at the north end. (It was CCNY's only win that season, and the program was discontinued the following year.)Īlong with Jasper Oval (right across Convent Avenue, also now demolished), Lewisohn was used throughout the academic year for many of the college's uptown campus outdoor intramural sports. The final game played was a 33–6 Beavers victory over Lowell Textile on November 18, 1950, in front of 300 fans. The CCNY football team played its home games at Lewisohn from 1921 to 1950. In 1985, a plaza outside the Center was rededicated as the Lewisohn Plaza, in memory of the stadium and its philanthropist. Lewisohn Stadium was demolished in 1973 to make way for the $125 million North Academic Center.
It was one of New York's public landmarks. The stadium hosted many athletic, musical, and theatrical events. It opened in 1915, with a seating capacity of 8,000. Financier and philanthropist Adolph Lewisohn donated the money for construction. The Doric-colonnaded amphitheater was built between Amsterdam and Convent Avenues, from 136th to 138th Streets.
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