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Started by roadman65, December 23, 2020, 07:11:56 PM

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roadman65

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3GxXNqJm6puQMN6

The apartments in the above photo link, is where Ebbets Field, former hometown the Brooklyn Dodgers, stood before 1962.  The apartments incidentally are named after Legendary Dodger Jackie Robinson.

If anyone can chime in with info on the location of the main entrance with the trademark facade was located. I want to say where I grabbed the image above but not sure.
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mgk920

https://goo.gl/maps/5N5agbFZfC2dnGq58

City Stadium in Green Bay, WI - home of the Green Bay Packers from 1925 through 1956.  Despite a serious reduction in seating capacity after the Packers' move to what is now Lambeau Field for the 1957 season, it is still in use as the home field of Green Bay East high school (the building on the right).  BTW, not that long ago, the NFL chipped in to help restore and upgrade the site to more modern high school standards.

Aerial view:
https://goo.gl/maps/RxU2ZcHvZakjJ6sYA

Mike

1995hoo

Quote from: roadman65 on December 23, 2020, 07:11:56 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/zK3GxXNqJm6puQMN6

The apartments in the above photo link, is where Ebbets Field, former hometown the Brooklyn Dodgers, stood before 1962.  The apartments incidentally are named after Legendary Dodger Jackie Robinson.

If anyone can chime in with info on the location of the main entrance with the trademark facade was located. I want to say where I grabbed the image above but not sure.

The image you've linked is to the intersection at the right field corner. The words "Ebbets Field" to the right are where the right field wall was. The main entrance with the famous Marble Rotunda was one block to the west at the corner of Sullivan and McKeever (across the street to the right in this image).

While I'm too young to have seen Ebbets Field, I've read plenty about it and about the Brooklyn Dodgers–both my parents grew up in Brooklyn, my mother in Bay Ridge and my father in Flatbush. My mom laughs about when one of her younger male colleagues once asked her whether her family rooted for the Yankees or the Mets when she was a kid; she says she responded with that stereotypical female teacher move of sliding her glasses down her nose and telling him, "When I was a kid, you rooted for the Yankees or the Dodgers." She's never mentioned going to games. My dad did, and of course he lived a lot closer to the ballpark.
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The Nature Boy

Northeastern University might hold the distinction of the college with the most former stadium sites:

- Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston was in the location of the Cabot Physical Education Center, there's a Cy Young statue around that area too. This was the original home of the Boston Red Sox.

- The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) is on the site of the South End Grounds. The Boston Braves played here until 1914.

- Matthews Arena, where their hockey teams plays, was the original home of the Boston Bruins.

I've always found that pretty cool. I don't know if Northeastern has ever leveraged that into some kind of sports history academic niche.

CoreySamson

Kinda an obvious example, but the Rockets used to play in the Summit, what is now Lakewood Church:
Link:

In Memphis, the Memphis Grizzlies played in the Pyramid, which is now a Bass Pro Shops:
Link:
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Flint1979

Old Comiskey Park and Old Chicago Stadium in Chicago are both parking lots for the newer venue.

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JayhawkCO

The old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN used to house the Twins and Vikings.  Now, the Mall of America is on that site.  There is a golden home plate where the original was down in the amusement park area.

Chris

jeffandnicole

Veterans Stadium in Philly was located in what is the parking lot for Citizens Bank Park.  The boxes in the pavement of this: https://goo.gl/maps/2bRrtKwpgwKibujy9 show where Home plate, 1st, 2nd & 3rd bases, and the Pitching rubber were located for baseball, and where the goalposts were located for football.

ilpt4u

#12
Pretty sure Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta (former home of the Braves and Falcons) is now a parking lot for what was Centennial Olympic Park/Turner Field/now Georgia State's Football stadium

Pretty sure Milwaukee County Stadium (former home of the Brewers and Braves and part-time home of the Packers) is now a parking lot for Miller Park. After reading the Wiki for Milwaukee County Stadium - its predecessor, Borchert Field, was cleared to make way for I-43, between Burleigh and Chambers Streets. Borchert Field housed the Minor Leage American Association Milwaukee Brewers (not associated with the current Brewers, other than via name)

The Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami is now the site of Marlins Park - this was not a retrofit/remodel, either - the Orange Bowl was demolished and Marlins Park built new on the site

TheHighwayMan3561

#13
Quote from: jayhawkco on December 24, 2020, 03:30:37 PM
The old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN used to house the Twins and Vikings.  Now, the Mall of America is on that site.  There is a golden home plate where the original was down in the amusement park area.

Chris

And a seat hanging above the log flume ride where Harmon Killebrew hit a mammoth home run.

The Met Center (North Stars) sat on the same site, and they were the last of the three to leave.

The University of Minnesota's Memorial Stadium was replaced by the university's aquatic center and the alumni center. When TCF Bank Stadium was built (which won't be named that much longer due to a recent merger) they paid homage to the old stadium by making the sites visible from the stadium.
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TheStranger

Bay Area examples:

- the former site of Candlestick Park.  Was supposed to be redeveloped into mall/retail stuff a few years ago but that didn't happen.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7134222,-122.3883848,953m/data=!3m1!1e3

- Kezar Stadium, former home of the 49ers before 1971.  The current stadium on the site was built in 1988 and has lower capacity than the old NFL field.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kezar+Stadium/@37.7669182,-122.4582895,953m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80858750e814da95:0xbf7eb40373b05a10!8m2!3d37.7669182!4d-122.4561008

- the former site of Frank Youell Field, where the Oakland Raiders played from 1962-1965.  Now part of the property of Laney College
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Frank+Youell+Athletic+Field/@37.7937267,-122.259753,952m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbc743f892fd4572f!8m2!3d37.794059!4d-122.2593625

- the former site of Seals Stadium in San Francisco, where the Giants first played after moving from New York.  Now a shopping center anchored by Safeway
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Safeway/@37.7669091,-122.4115233,953m/data=!3m3!1e3!4b1!5s0x808f7e2e3a146feb:0x7edf0a3aa2bc4c40!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f7e2fcae1adf5:0xcbc6551df69bacd9!8m2!3d37.7669091!4d-122.4093346

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And now for other parts of California:

- Los Angeles Sports Arena at Exposition Park, former home of the Lakers, Clippers, and briefly the LA Kings.  I went once in 2014 for the kpop festival KCON.  Venue closed a year or two later and was replaced with a MLS stadium.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/LA+Memorial+Coliseum/@34.0140526,-118.2900641,999m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2c807d74e67fb:0x54cf0a70d5943d36!8m2!3d34.0140526!4d-118.2878754

- the original Arco Arena (Sacramento Sports Arena), now an office building.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1625+N+Market+Blvd,+Sacramento,+CA+95834/@38.6472375,-121.5011813,941m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x809ad631a6152095:0x8e61e4db7457d303!8m2!3d38.6472375!4d-121.4989926

- next to the later Arco Arena, a never-completed baseball stadium:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Sports+Pkwy,+Sacramento,+CA+95834/@38.6508114,-121.5187652,1882m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x809ad619206f6bdb:0xd2e6fb4ca602605f!8m2!3d38.6490667!4d-121.5180883
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mgk920

Quote from: ilpt4u on December 24, 2020, 03:51:44 PM
Pretty sure Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta (former home of the Braves and Falcons) is now a parking lot for what was Centennial Olympic Park/Turner Field/now Georgia State's Football stadium

Pretty sure Milwaukee County Stadium (former home of the Brewers and Braves and part-time home of the Packers) is now a parking lot for Miller Park. After reading the Wiki for Milwaukee County Stadium - its predecessor, Borchert Field, was cleared to make way for I-43, between Burleigh and Chambers Streets. Borchert Field housed the Minor Leage American Association Milwaukee Brewers (not associated with the current Brewers, other than via name)

The diamond of former Milwaukee County Stadium is now a Little League diamond, with its home plate sitting and oriented exactly where the Milwaukee County Stadium home plate was.

https://goo.gl/maps/5toDUcM3PdYsuEPX7

Mike

mgk920

The Polo Grounds in NYC:

https://goo.gl/maps/T26uQ6Xe414y8nRx5

Also, directly across the Harlem River is Yankee Stadium:

https://goo.gl/maps/vqDboobuvQyDqLvV6

How closely does that 'Elston Gene Howard field' correspond to the original Yankee Stadium?

Mike

Henry

Wrigley Field (not the Cubs ballpark, but the one in Los Angeles) was located at 425 East 42nd Place; it is now the Gilbert Lindsay Recreation Center and WLCAC Theresa Lindsay Center:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/425+E+42nd+Pl,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90011/@34.0066314,-118.2711994,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2c86ec18f7625:0x86f19a9e88b747e5!8m2!3d34.0066314!4d-118.2690107
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jmd41280

Pittsburgh examples:

Forbes Field: This is looking toward the outfield wall, which was preserved due to Bill Mazeroski hitting his World Series clinching home run over this wall in 1960. The Forbes Quadrangle (now Wesley W. Posvar Hall) at the University of Pittsburgh takes up much of the site. In fact, Forbes Field's home plate (in the exact same spot where it was at Forbes Field) is displayed under glass in Posvar Hall.

Civic Arena: Currently, temporary parking for PPG Paints Arena occupies the site. Eventually, this site will be part of a new development which also includes an already completed cap over I-579.

Three Rivers Stadium: The former site is currently occupied by a mixed-use development, Stage AE (an indoor/outdoor concert venue) and parking for Heinz Field.
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roadman65

Quote from: 1995hoo on December 24, 2020, 08:20:05 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on December 23, 2020, 07:11:56 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/zK3GxXNqJm6puQMN6

The apartments in the above photo link, is where Ebbets Field, former hometown the Brooklyn Dodgers, stood before 1962.  The apartments incidentally are named after Legendary Dodger Jackie Robinson.

If anyone can chime in with info on the location of the main entrance with the trademark facade was located. I want to say where I grabbed the image above but not sure.

The image you've linked is to the intersection at the right field corner. The words "Ebbets Field" to the right are where the right field wall was. The main entrance with the famous Marble Rotunda was one block to the west at the corner of Sullivan and McKeever (across the street to the right in this image).

While I'm too young to have seen Ebbets Field, I've read plenty about it and about the Brooklyn Dodgers–both my parents grew up in Brooklyn, my mother in Bay Ridge and my father in Flatbush. My mom laughs about when one of her younger male colleagues once asked her whether her family rooted for the Yankees or the Mets when she was a kid; she says she responded with that stereotypical female teacher move of sliding her glasses down her nose and telling him, "When I was a kid, you rooted for the Yankees or the Dodgers." She's never mentioned going to games. My dad did, and of course he lived a lot closer to the ballpark.


I found in Historic Aerials a 1954 image showing the park just as you mentioned. In 1966 which is the next later view it was already redeveloped into the high rises.
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

DandyDan

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on December 24, 2020, 04:18:34 PM
Quote from: jayhawkco on December 24, 2020, 03:30:37 PM
The old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN used to house the Twins and Vikings.  Now, the Mall of America is on that site.  There is a golden home plate where the original was down in the amusement park area.

Chris

And a seat hanging above the log flume ride where Harmon Killebrew hit a mammoth home run.

The Met Center (North Stars) sat on the same site, and they were the last of the three to leave.

The University of Minnesota's Memorial Stadium was replaced by the university's aquatic center and the alumni center. When TCF Bank Stadium was built (which won't be named that much longer due to a recent merger) they paid homage to the old stadium by making the sites visible from the stadium.
This is based strictly on memory, but I thought the Ikea across from Mall of America was the site of Met Center.
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1995hoo

Quote from: roadman65 on December 24, 2020, 11:20:18 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 24, 2020, 08:20:05 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on December 23, 2020, 07:11:56 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/zK3GxXNqJm6puQMN6

The apartments in the above photo link, is where Ebbets Field, former hometown the Brooklyn Dodgers, stood before 1962.  The apartments incidentally are named after Legendary Dodger Jackie Robinson.

If anyone can chime in with info on the location of the main entrance with the trademark facade was located. I want to say where I grabbed the image above but not sure.

The image you've linked is to the intersection at the right field corner. The words "Ebbets Field" to the right are where the right field wall was. The main entrance with the famous Marble Rotunda was one block to the west at the corner of Sullivan and McKeever (across the street to the right in this image).

While I'm too young to have seen Ebbets Field, I've read plenty about it and about the Brooklyn Dodgers–both my parents grew up in Brooklyn, my mother in Bay Ridge and my father in Flatbush. My mom laughs about when one of her younger male colleagues once asked her whether her family rooted for the Yankees or the Mets when she was a kid; she says she responded with that stereotypical female teacher move of sliding her glasses down her nose and telling him, "When I was a kid, you rooted for the Yankees or the Dodgers." She's never mentioned going to games. My dad did, and of course he lived a lot closer to the ballpark.


I found in Historic Aerials a 1954 image showing the park just as you mentioned. In 1966 which is the next later view it was already redeveloped into the high rises.

Ebbets Field was demolished in 1960 once it was known that New York's expansion team (the Mets) would initially play at the Polo Grounds. The apartments opened in 1962.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Gulol

The old Mile High Stadium in Denver was just to the left of Empower Field for the Broncos and a 1/8th size scaled replica of Mile High Stadium was built within the footprint of the old stadium.  Also, in the lower left corner covering parts of the C & D lots for Empower Field is where McNichols Arena was, former home of the Nuggets, Avalanche and way back in the day, the old NHL Colorado Rockies who moved to New Jersey and became the Devils.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mile+High+Monument/@39.7439154,-105.0222241,723m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x876c78a5289e4bff:0x9a17d6b0f4dcf63a!8m2!3d39.7460475!4d-105.0213991?hl=en&authuser=01

Road Hog

The ancient edifice of the former Ballpark in Arlington, built way back in the low-def days of 1994, is still standing and has been converted to a football stadium for high school and low-attendance college games.

Hot Rod Hootenanny

Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 24, 2020, 03:46:11 PM
Veterans Stadium in Philly was located in what is the parking lot for Citizens Bank Park.  The boxes in the pavement of this: https://goo.gl/maps/2bRrtKwpgwKibujy9 show where Home plate, 1st, 2nd & 3rd bases, and the Pitching rubber were located for baseball, and where the goalposts were located for football.

Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium, (Lehigh Ave between 20th & 21st streets) which was the home for the Phillies (1938-1970) is now home to the Deliverance Evangelistic Church (since 1992)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9959846,-75.1650137,264m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
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