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.
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
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 (https://goo.gl/maps/UHgKhaGVN26DdzM67)).
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.
South Side Park, first home of the White Sox, now public housing: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8236792,-87.6317687,3a,75y,321.87h,84.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sM-s97CovRY57UkG10cvodw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Hoosier Dome/RCA Dome, first home of the Indianapolis Colts, now part of an expanded convention center: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7636881,-86.1618276,3a,75y,268.96h,90.74t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1soSv7PI1txD0zO9xI6IlVAA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DoSv7PI1txD0zO9xI6IlVAA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D197.08884%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192
Detroit area:
Tiger Stadium: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Stadium+(Historical)/@42.332541,-83.0686759,315m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2dd7fefddb75:0x727ba46d3ea5746d!8m2!3d42.3321841!4d-83.0695878?hl=en
Olympia Stadium: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Olympia+Stadium,+Detroit,+MI+48208/@42.3547907,-83.100318,630m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8824cd4789fc128b:0x772d2ec6ae8d175e!8m2!3d42.3546094!4d-83.1004761?hl=en
Palace of Auburn Hills (it's mostly gone now, old picture): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Stadium+(Historical)/@42.696727,-83.2443085,1262m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2dd7fefddb75:0x727ba46d3ea5746d!8m2!3d42.3321841!4d-83.0695878?hl=en
Joe Louis Arena (a lot of this is gone now too): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Joe+Louis+Arena/@42.3251485,-83.0511043,306m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2d3ea5b5ea53:0xfc0ee4fa098ea5d4!8m2!3d42.3252325!4d-83.0526708?hl=en
Silverdome (I think more of it is gone than in this pic): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Stadium+(Historical)/@42.6457644,-83.2541873,1263m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2dd7fefddb75:0x727ba46d3ea5746d!8m2!3d42.3321841!4d-83.0695878?hl=en
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.
Kinda an obvious example, but the Rockets used to play in the Summit, what is now Lakewood Church:
Link: (https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7294853,-95.4351827,3a,75y,347.7h,92.27t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s59WPCMS-V_AnXtN_i_udug!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D59WPCMS-V_AnXtN_i_udug%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D133.07077%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192)
In Memphis, the Memphis Grizzlies played in the Pyramid, which is now a Bass Pro Shops:
Link: (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1543433,-90.0521114,3a,75y,9.81h,89.61t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s2bTXWGQ94i-WdLfW_jaE2g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D2bTXWGQ94i-WdLfW_jaE2g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D348.45737%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656)
Old Comiskey Park and Old Chicago Stadium in Chicago are both parking lots for the newer venue.
This shows the development at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3314525,-83.0669853,3a,75y,309.13h,88.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sswDTlsIELRJ8gfr8XgPKmA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
Quote from: GaryV on December 24, 2020, 12:19:30 PM
Detroit area:
Tiger Stadium: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Stadium+(Historical)/@42.332541,-83.0686759,315m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2dd7fefddb75:0x727ba46d3ea5746d!8m2!3d42.3321841!4d-83.0695878?hl=en
Olympia Stadium: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Olympia+Stadium,+Detroit,+MI+48208/@42.3547907,-83.100318,630m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8824cd4789fc128b:0x772d2ec6ae8d175e!8m2!3d42.3546094!4d-83.1004761?hl=en
Palace of Auburn Hills (it's mostly gone now, old picture): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Stadium+(Historical)/@42.696727,-83.2443085,1262m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2dd7fefddb75:0x727ba46d3ea5746d!8m2!3d42.3321841!4d-83.0695878?hl=en
Joe Louis Arena (a lot of this is gone now too): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Joe+Louis+Arena/@42.3251485,-83.0511043,306m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2d3ea5b5ea53:0xfc0ee4fa098ea5d4!8m2!3d42.3252325!4d-83.0526708?hl=en
Silverdome (I think more of it is gone than in this pic): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Stadium+(Historical)/@42.6457644,-83.2541873,1263m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2dd7fefddb75:0x727ba46d3ea5746d!8m2!3d42.3321841!4d-83.0695878?hl=en
Methinks you need to edit the Silverdome link...
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Pittsburgh examples:
Forbes Field (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4417103,-79.9527601,3a,71.8y,137.22h,95.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLr_i2hCv0xvl_9DS_6gDhw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192): 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 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4410507,-79.9916981,3a,75y,59.02h,89.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1syMx7DPj3oOHcS-euE5534A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DyMx7DPj3oOHcS-euE5534A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D62.425304%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192): 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 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4458666,-80.0117366,3a,75y,352.61h,91.52t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWvGRWRxGT1W6zs2blIOosQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DWvGRWRxGT1W6zs2blIOosQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D44.51109%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192): The former site is currently occupied by a mixed-use development, Stage AE (an indoor/outdoor concert venue) and parking for Heinz Field.
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 (https://goo.gl/maps/UHgKhaGVN26DdzM67)).
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.
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.
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 (https://goo.gl/maps/UHgKhaGVN26DdzM67)).
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.
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
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.
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
Crosley Field, home to the Cincinnati Reds from 1912-1970 has Dalton Ave running through (what would have been) the middle of the outfield (from left field to the 1st base side stands). City Gospel Mission sits on what would have been the infield, while Cincinnati Public Library has administration offices takes up much of right and center field.
As for Riverfront Stadium, it is now used for 'The Banks' development (retail, offices, apartments, and the National Underground Railroad Museum)
Quote from: TheStranger on December 24, 2020, 06:28:19 PM
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
Add Oaks Park in Emeryville. It's now a parking lot for employees at the adjacent Pixar Studios. For perspective, the property across 45th Street was a bus yard when the Wikipedia photo was taken, and is still a bus yard for AC Transit now. The Oaks usually weren't very good, but Casey Stengel managed them to a Pacific Coast League championship in 1948 before going to the Yankees the following season.
Wiki photo of Oaks Park:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaks_Park_(stadium)#/media/File:Division_2_-_Emeryville_-_Scan_43_(12192946464)_(cropped).jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaks_Park_(stadium)#/media/File:Division_2_-_Emeryville_-_Scan_43_(12192946464)_(cropped).jpg). San Pablo Avenue being the major street running from upper right of the photo to middle center.
Google satellite image showing the parking lot just east of Pixar:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pixar+Animation+Studios/@37.8328362,-122.2861573,901m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80857e14ca1dbca9:0xa66da79be71a9014!8m2!3d37.8328362!4d-122.2839686 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pixar+Animation+Studios/@37.8328362,-122.2861573,901m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80857e14ca1dbca9:0xa66da79be71a9014!8m2!3d37.8328362!4d-122.2839686)
The former Montreal Forum, former home of the Canadiens.
https://arenadigest.com/2018/03/28/arenas-live-montreal-forum/
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4897684,-73.5839487,3a,90y,336.23h,111.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sh1vR4FVdPMPlx4dXRyOCrQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
The Maple Leaf Gardens, former home of the Toronto Maple Leaf
https://arenadigest.com/2018/03/07/arenas-live-maple-leaf-gardens/
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.661809,-79.3794738,3a,75y,305.01h,100.24t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNc0BBSmK-thgCF6PCTp0hA!2e0!5s20201001T000000!7i16384!8i8192
Former site of St. Louis Arena briefly known as the "Checkerdome" in the late 1970s-early 1980s.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6292086,-90.2825712,3a,75y,343.38h,94.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCXkQLxOb_1tJveinZtqz9Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
Quote from: jmd41280 on December 24, 2020, 08:41:23 PM
Pittsburgh examples:
Three Rivers Stadium (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4458666,-80.0117366,3a,75y,352.61h,91.52t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWvGRWRxGT1W6zs2blIOosQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DWvGRWRxGT1W6zs2blIOosQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D44.51109%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192): The former site is currently occupied by a mixed-use development, Stage AE (an indoor/outdoor concert venue) and parking for Heinz Field.
Not directly visible from that link, but they did preserve the "Gate 'D'" marker from Three-Rivers as well.
https://goo.gl/maps/QogoDZbUzxHX7oaH8
The Richfield Coliseum, south of Cleveland, now a grassland
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AERIAL_VIEW_OF_THE_COLISEUM_BUILT_NEAR_INTERSTATE_271_SOUTH_OF_CLEVELAND,_OHIO._FARMS_NEAR_THE_STRUCTURE_EVENTUALLY..._-_NARA_-_558054.jpg
https://goo.gl/maps/ju4J3Udc4oh75YQp9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Bvwu2QI2o
Quote from: Road Hog on December 26, 2020, 09:25:09 PM
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.
I wonder why this isn't done more often. Seems like instead of tearing down a perfectly good stadium because it doesn't have whatever luxury amenities the pro leagues demand for business reasons, it'd make more sense to turn it over to a college or high school team that doesn't need those luxuries. One big stadium could serve a few different high schools in the city instead of each having their own football stadium next to the actual school building.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 28, 2020, 10:01:55 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on December 26, 2020, 09:25:09 PM
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.
I wonder why this isn't done more often. Seems like instead of tearing down a perfectly good stadium because it doesn't have whatever luxury amenities the pro leagues demand for business reasons, it'd make more sense to turn it over to a college or high school team that doesn't need those luxuries. One big stadium could serve a few different high schools in the city instead of each having their own football stadium next to the actual school building.
The maintenance, security and upkeep of a former NFL stadium would be an enormous expenditure, compared to a typical HS stadium which generally consists of a track, the football field, some metal bleachers on either side of the field, and a few small buildings for equipment and a snack bar.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 28, 2020, 11:09:23 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 28, 2020, 10:01:55 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on December 26, 2020, 09:25:09 PM
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.
I wonder why this isn't done more often. Seems like instead of tearing down a perfectly good stadium because it doesn't have whatever luxury amenities the pro leagues demand for business reasons, it'd make more sense to turn it over to a college or high school team that doesn't need those luxuries. One big stadium could serve a few different high schools in the city instead of each having their own football stadium next to the actual school building.
The maintenance, security and upkeep of a former NFL stadium would be an enormous expenditure, compared to a typical HS stadium which generally consists of a track, the football field, some metal bleachers on either side of the field, and a few small buildings for equipment and a snack bar.
I think college football (or baseball) probably makes more sense. This has been successfully done in the past. In fact, the Braves currently have two former stadiums whose sites are in use by college teams. Turner Field is being used by Georgia State and Braves Field is being used by Boston University.
There are probably other examples but I can't think of them off-hand.
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on December 28, 2020, 07:02:29 PM
The Richfield Coliseum, south of Cleveland, now a grassland
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AERIAL_VIEW_OF_THE_COLISEUM_BUILT_NEAR_INTERSTATE_271_SOUTH_OF_CLEVELAND,_OHIO._FARMS_NEAR_THE_STRUCTURE_EVENTUALLY..._-_NARA_-_558054.jpg
https://goo.gl/maps/ju4J3Udc4oh75YQp9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Bvwu2QI2o
Interestingly, The Coliseum rose out of a field of nothingness adjacent to the then-new I-271, then about 25 years later was torn down and the land it sat on returned to its original state.
Even more interesting, despite the Coliseum being right next to a full freeway exit, there were never any retail services (Gas/Food/Lodging) that were ever built at that exit, and STILL nothing to this day, AFAIK.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 28, 2020, 10:01:55 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on December 26, 2020, 09:25:09 PM
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.
I wonder why this isn't done more often. Seems like instead of tearing down a perfectly good stadium because it doesn't have whatever luxury amenities the pro leagues demand for business reasons, it'd make more sense to turn it over to a college or high school team that doesn't need those luxuries. One big stadium could serve a few different high schools in the city instead of each having their own football stadium next to the actual school building.
Kezar Stadium in SF fits that bill, going from the 49ers original home turf until 1971, to a high school-capacity stadium since 1988. Coincidentally, the 49ers also moved to Candlestick several years after the planned I-80 Western Freeway extension through the Panhandle and towards Kezar and the interior of Golden Gate Park was canceled after intense opposition.
Quote from: TheStranger on December 24, 2020, 06:28:19 PM
And now for other parts of California:
Another interesting one is Westgate Park, the home of the minor league San Diego Padres for just 10 years from 1958-1967. It's at the southwest corner of CA 163 (US 395 at the time) and Friars Road, and is now a part of the Fashion Valley shopping center. It could have been expanded for major league baseball and there was briefly some thought to doing that, but the voters decided to build a new multi-purpose stadium for the Chargers and major league Padres a few miles to the east.
San Diego Union-Tribune item about Westgate Park, with a photo (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sdut-travel-top-50-sites-westgate-park-2013jun29-htmlstory.html)
Google satellite imagery, approximate location (https://www.google.com/maps/place/7007+Friars+Rd,+San+Diego,+CA+92108/@32.7700062,-117.1644711,479m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80d95530eb62bcd3:0x29ebe3f997edd0ca!8m2!3d32.7700062!4d-117.1633768)
The photos I've seen of this place make it look very much ahead of its time for a minor league ballpark, more like some of the places that were built in the 1990s.
In St Louis, the site of Sportsman's Park/Busch Stadium I is now a Boys & Girls Club and also outdoor recreation/ball fields
https://goo.gl/maps/zWkUVCvSEJ7e5iN29
Quote from: thenetwork on December 28, 2020, 11:30:47 PM
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on December 28, 2020, 07:02:29 PM
The Richfield Coliseum, south of Cleveland, now a grassland
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AERIAL_VIEW_OF_THE_COLISEUM_BUILT_NEAR_INTERSTATE_271_SOUTH_OF_CLEVELAND,_OHIO._FARMS_NEAR_THE_STRUCTURE_EVENTUALLY..._-_NARA_-_558054.jpg
https://goo.gl/maps/ju4J3Udc4oh75YQp9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Bvwu2QI2o
Interestingly, The Coliseum rose out of a field of nothingness adjacent to the then-new I-271, then about 25 years later was torn down and the land it sat on returned to its original state.
Even more interesting, despite the Coliseum being right next to a full freeway exit, there were never any retail services (Gas/Food/Lodging) that were ever built at that exit, and STILL nothing to this day, AFAIK.
I think that's pretty cool. The Richfield Coliseum was in the middle of nowhere. I've driven past the site where it was at, you'd never be able to tell it was there.
Oh it gets even better than that. The former site of Richfield Coliseum is now part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park:
(https://www.nps.gov/carto/hfc/carto/media/CUVAParkMap.jpg)
Not going to find another National Park in the US with not just one, but two interstate highways through it.
(Things like that can happen when you make the park decades after the highways were built.)
Quote from: thenetwork on December 28, 2020, 11:30:47 PM
Interestingly, The Coliseum rose out of a field of nothingness adjacent to the then-new I-271, then about 25 years later was torn down and the land it sat on returned to its original state.
Even more interesting, despite the Coliseum being right next to a full freeway exit, there were never any retail services (Gas/Food/Lodging) that were ever built at that exit, and STILL nothing to this day, AFAIK.
I guess it didn't help then I-271 don't have a interchange with OH Tpk for those who travel east-west to the Coliseum. Would things had been different for the Richfield Coliseum if there was a interchange linking I-271 and OH Tpk? I saw a interesting blog post in French about the Richfield Coliseum. https://pucktavie.blogspot.com/2011/09/le-richfield-coliseum.html
Here more memories of the Coliseum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8AjqbbuRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQ8bv4TLvg
The site where God watched his favorite team play. The Shrine, Texas Stadium:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Site+of+old+Texas+Stadium/@32.8397064,-96.9115431,495m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x864e9d0eecbdbd21:0x25ff9dfb266dd5e6!8m2!3d32.8406015!4d-96.9110897 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Site+of+old+Texas+Stadium/@32.8397064,-96.9115431,495m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x864e9d0eecbdbd21:0x25ff9dfb266dd5e6!8m2!3d32.8406015!4d-96.9110897)
Quote from: TheStranger on December 28, 2020, 11:37:47 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 28, 2020, 10:01:55 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on December 26, 2020, 09:25:09 PM
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.
I wonder why this isn't done more often. Seems like instead of tearing down a perfectly good stadium because it doesn't have whatever luxury amenities the pro leagues demand for business reasons, it'd make more sense to turn it over to a college or high school team that doesn't need those luxuries. One big stadium could serve a few different high schools in the city instead of each having their own football stadium next to the actual school building.
Kezar Stadium in SF fits that bill, going from the 49ers original home turf until 1971, to a high school-capacity stadium since 1988. Coincidentally, the 49ers also moved to Candlestick several years after the planned I-80 Western Freeway extension through the Panhandle and towards Kezar and the interior of Golden Gate Park was canceled after intense opposition.
So does Balboa Stadium in San Diego. I don't see it as an upkeep of an old NFL stadium to NFL standards. I see it as an old NFL stadium upkept to high school standards which are far more half assed.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7886053,-86.1873823,3a,75y,238.66h,87.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sw-0jPCRhNN2hRcFoH9a1rg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
This is the site of the former Bush Stadium, long time home of the AAA Indianapolis Indians. Loft apartments/condos were built on the site of and in the shape of the grandstands. The infield, scoreboard, and parts of the outfield wall remain exactly as they were when the stadium was in use.
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on December 29, 2020, 09:58:49 AM
Quote from: thenetwork on December 28, 2020, 11:30:47 PM
Interestingly, The Coliseum rose out of a field of nothingness adjacent to the then-new I-271, then about 25 years later was torn down and the land it sat on returned to its original state.
Even more interesting, despite the Coliseum being right next to a full freeway exit, there were never any retail services (Gas/Food/Lodging) that were ever built at that exit, and STILL nothing to this day, AFAIK.
I guess it didn't help then I-271 don't have a interchange with OH Tpk for those who travel east-west to the Coliseum. Would things had been different for the Richfield Coliseum if there was a interchange linking I-271 and OH Tpk?
Not really. When the Gateway Project was born in Cleveland (giving the Indians a baseball-only stadium), the city wanted to bring the Cavs back to downtown Cleveland and thus Gund Arena/The Q/Rocket Fieldhouse would be built next to Jacobs Field/Progressive Field.
The Coliseum remained for a few years after as a concert/Monster Truck venue, but there wasn't enough events (sporting or otherwise) to keep the Coliseum alive. There was also talk about converting it to an educational campus branch of the University of Akron and even turning it into an outlet mall.
Despite not being the easiest arena to get to if you weren't coming from I-271, it was a great regional venue, even though there was no public transportation going directly to it and no parking alternatives if you didnt want to pay their prices to park in their minimally-maintained lot.
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on December 29, 2020, 09:58:49 AM
Quote from: thenetwork on December 28, 2020, 11:30:47 PM
Interestingly, The Coliseum rose out of a field of nothingness adjacent to the then-new I-271, then about 25 years later was torn down and the land it sat on returned to its original state.
Even more interesting, despite the Coliseum being right next to a full freeway exit, there were never any retail services (Gas/Food/Lodging) that were ever built at that exit, and STILL nothing to this day, AFAIK.
I guess it didn't help then I-271 don't have a interchange with OH Tpk for those who travel east-west to the Coliseum. Would things had been different for the Richfield Coliseum if there was a interchange linking I-271 and OH Tpk? I saw a interesting blog post in French about the Richfield Coliseum.
How would an exit with a toll road that does NOT provide direct access to either of the two largest cities in the region help the Richfield Coliseum?
Quote from: thenetwork on December 28, 2020, 11:30:47 PM
Interestingly, The Coliseum rose out of a field of nothingness adjacent to the then-new I-271, then about 25 years later was torn down and the land it sat on returned to its original state.
Even more interesting, despite the Coliseum being right next to a full freeway exit, there were never any retail services (Gas/Food/Lodging) that were ever built at that exit, and STILL nothing to this day, AFAIK.
The irony of that situation was that there were (literally) two competing ideas for the neighborhood.
On one hand, you had Nick Mileti (then owner of the Cavs & the Indians) seeing through the Coliseum's construction, believing that its location in northern Summit County south of Cleveland near the confluence of the Ohio Turnpike and Interstates 77 and 271 was ideally suited given the growth of urban sprawl. The Coliseum was built in Richfield to draw fans from both of Northeast Ohio's major cities, as nearly five million Ohioans lived within less than an hour's drive (in good weather) from the Coliseum.
At the same time the Coliseum was being constructed, the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (now just designated as a National Park) was being compiled and created by 1974 along the Cuyahoga River (between Cleveland & Akron). As 3MX's map of the CVNP shows, the Coliseum (site) was surrounded by the national park. With the Park Service owning many of the neighboring parcels, there was very little opportunity for development adjacent to the Coliseum.
The infamously SBNO (standing but not operating) Pontiac Silverdome. Former home of the Detroit Lions. Now becoming an Amazon warehouse.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6459287,-83.2545565,848m/data=!3m1!1e3 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6459287,-83.2545565,848m/data=!3m1!1e3)
New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT. Hosted an AHL team and countless concerts. Demolished in 2007 and remains a parking lot.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3022395,-72.9249657,273m/data=!3m1!1e3 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3022395,-72.9249657,273m/data=!3m1!1e3)
Memorial Stadium, Mansfield, CT. Home of the UConn football team until the end of the 02-03 season. Moved to Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford beginning with the next season. Now a basketball training center.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8050986,-72.2552216,271m/data=!3m1!1e3 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8050986,-72.2552216,271m/data=!3m1!1e3)
Riverside Speedway, Agawam, MA. Operated at Riverside until the conclusion of the 1999 season. replaced with a DC Superheroes section of the park.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0372185,-72.6110698,453m/data=!3m1!1e3 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0372185,-72.6110698,453m/data=!3m1!1e3)
Also SBNO, North Wilkesboro Speedway, Wilkesboro, NC. Truly the first great NASCAR track, lost its sanctioned race after the 1996 season. There have been on and off revival attempts but this one is effectively defunct.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1425049,-81.0721287,493m/data=!3m1!1e3 (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1425049,-81.0721287,493m/data=!3m1!1e3)
A unique repurposing is the old Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, WV.
The stadium was built in the 20s and was in a very bad neighborhood by the 60s. A new locker room building was added in 1970.
When Marshall moved to its current stadium, on campus, the locker room complex was repurposed as the standalone Forensic Science School, and the rest was made into clinics for the med school.
Now MU is adding more STEM buildings nearby and developing the burnt out neighborhood as a STEM corridor connected to the main campus.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 28, 2020, 10:01:55 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on December 26, 2020, 09:25:09 PM
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.
I wonder why this isn't done more often. Seems like instead of tearing down a perfectly good stadium because it doesn't have whatever luxury amenities the pro leagues demand for business reasons, it'd make more sense to turn it over to a college or high school team that doesn't need those luxuries. One big stadium could serve a few different high schools in the city instead of each having their own football stadium next to the actual school building.
Most large school districts in Texas only have one or two large stadiums to serve all of their high schools. Also in Arlington, UT-Arlington cut its football team back in the 1980s, yet its football stadium is still used by local high schools.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university)
Former Qualcomm Stadium is now being converted to become a part of San Diego State University.
https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/13-patients-being-treated-at-sleep-train-arena-as-hospitals-short-on-capacity/
Former Sleep Train arena became a COVID-19 temp hospital in response to deal with hospitals being jammed in the Sacramento area.
Quote from: bing101 on January 22, 2021, 11:17:27 AM
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university)
Former Qualcomm Stadium is now being converted to become a part of San Diego State University.
https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/13-patients-being-treated-at-sleep-train-arena-as-hospitals-short-on-capacity/
Former Sleep Train arena became a COVID-19 temp hospital in response to deal with hospitals being jammed in the Sacramento area.
I don't see why they couldn't downsize and renovate it for their football stadium. What about the Holiday Bowl?
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on January 22, 2021, 11:23:31 AM
Quote from: bing101 on January 22, 2021, 11:17:27 AM
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university)
Former Qualcomm Stadium is now being converted to become a part of San Diego State University.
https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/13-patients-being-treated-at-sleep-train-arena-as-hospitals-short-on-capacity/
Former Sleep Train arena became a COVID-19 temp hospital in response to deal with hospitals being jammed in the Sacramento area.
I don't see why they couldn't downsize and renovate it for their football stadium. What about the Holiday Bowl?
They are building a new downsized football stadium on the site and the Holiday Bowl will be played there effective with the stadium's opening. The site of the Holiday Bowl until then is unclear.
Quote from: Flint1979 on January 22, 2021, 08:45:48 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on January 22, 2021, 11:23:31 AM
Quote from: bing101 on January 22, 2021, 11:17:27 AM
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-08-07/san-diego-mayor-approves-sale-of-former-chargers-stadium-to-university)
Former Qualcomm Stadium is now being converted to become a part of San Diego State University.
https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/13-patients-being-treated-at-sleep-train-arena-as-hospitals-short-on-capacity/
Former Sleep Train arena became a COVID-19 temp hospital in response to deal with hospitals being jammed in the Sacramento area.
I don't see why they couldn't downsize and renovate it for their football stadium. What about the Holiday Bowl?
They are building a new downsized football stadium on the site and the Holiday Bowl will be played there effective with the stadium's opening. The site of the Holiday Bowl until then is unclear.
I'm talking about downsizing the current San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcom/SDSU Stadium to a more intimate size. The article says they are building a completely different facility.
Part of the old Richfield Coliseum is alive and well and is living in Virginia:
https://m.clevescene.com/cleveland/remnants-of-richfield-the-untold-story-of-how-the-cavs-floor-from-the-richfield-coliseum-ended-up-at-a-small-school-in-virginia/Content?oid=4401650