I'm trying to confirm that Texas Stadium was more closely surrounded by freeways than any other stadium that ever existed in United States (or anywhere else, if that could be confirmed).
The stadium has not been demolished yet but should be gone within a year. You can see that there is a freeway within about 500 feet of the stadium in just about any direction except to the north where it is a somewhat longer distance.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=irving,+tx&sll=43.027396,-87.963796&sspn=0.02858,0.040255&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Irving,+Dallas,+Texas&ll=32.841592,-96.911817&spn=0.016424,0.020127&t=k&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=irving,+tx&sll=43.027396,-87.963796&sspn=0.02858,0.040255&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Irving,+Dallas,+Texas&ll=32.841592,-96.911817&spn=0.016424,0.020127&t=k&z=16)
So the question is: Does anyone know of a major stadium (football or baseball) that is more closely surrounded or better-served by freeways than Texas Stadium?
I don't know, but Tiger Stadium was pretty well freeway access friendly.
Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles's Chavez Ravine has always been surrounded by several freeways (110, 101, 5) but not to the extent Texas Stadium was.
It always looked (from watching on TV) that Dodger Stadium had pretty decent freeway access. At least it looked like there were BGSes in the parking lot.
Would Minute Maid Park count?
Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers) is right by two freeways (in fact, one had to be moved for its footprint), but it is nothing like old Texas Stadium - with freeways on all side of its main parking lot.
Mike
Turner Field has I-75/85 to the west and I-20 to the north.
Be well,
Bryant
Philadelphia, not a lot of freeways, but an amazing amount of parking lots.
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