Stadium Bucket List

stadium-love-: Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz,...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:49:27 -0400

stadium-love-:

Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia

Submitted by ponchodr

Home to Club Bolivar, The Strongest, and the Bolivian national team.

stadium-love-: Abandoned Historic Sports Stadium -...

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:14:31 -0400

stadium-love-:

Abandoned Historic Sports Stadium - NJ

via theunknowncameraman

Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Here’s an Overhead view via Google Maps.

stadiumporn: The renovated Independência stadium in Belo...

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:09:50 -0400

stadiumporn:

The renovated Independência stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, just re-opened. Built originally for the 1950 World Cup and now the permanent home for América, it has a capacity of 25,000, with at least double that in terms of intimidation factor judging from these pics.

Aerial shots by Secopamg on Flickr.

Impressive. Certainly a far cry from what the stadium looked like before the renovation.

(Photo from the Flickr of the Governo de Minas Gerais)

29. Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, USA Built: 1875 -...

Sat, 05 May 2012 01:25:43 -0400

29. Churchill Downs

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Built: 1875 - Capacity: 50,000 (seated), 164,858 (record, 2011 Kentucky Derby)

Home of the annual Kentucky Derby and the 2011 Breeders’ Cup.

This racecourse is a National Historic Landmark, earning the title in 1986. It is modeled after Epsom Downs in England.

Happy Derby day! Photo by Greg Verdino. Click the source for larger versions.

28. Arena Stožice Ljubljana, Slovenia Built: 2010 - Capacity:...

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:19:12 -0400

28. Arena Stožice

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Built: 2010 - Capacity: 12,480

Home of KK Union Olimpija, Slovenia’s representative in this year’s Euroleague.

The arena stands alongside Olimpija’s football stadium.

Photo by Tomaž Štolfa.

wrappedupinbooks67: Hampden Park, Glasgow.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:19:40 -0400

wrappedupinbooks67:

Hampden Park, Glasgow.

stormingthefloor: LIU’s fancy-dancy. Long Island...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:17:52 -0400

stormingthefloor:

LIU’s fancy-dancy.

Long Island University’s former gym, the former Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, later known as the Schwartz Athletic Center.

Starting today, a new list will be updated alongside the Stadium...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:01:16 -0400

Starting today, a new list will be updated alongside the Stadium Bucket List, called the Former Stadium List. It will include stadiums that have been destroyed or gone unused.

1. Ali Sami Yen Stadium

Istanbul, Turkey

Built: 1964 - Capacity: 23,477 - Closed: 2011

Former home of Galatasaray SK.

The stadium became known only as “Hell,” as Galatasaray pulled many upsets in European competition over clubs like AC Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United.

The stadium was replaced by the Turk Telekom Arena, which is an amazing facility in itself. However, this is hard to top.

Photo by Flickr user esmerrrr.

27. Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts, USA Built: 1912 -...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:49:45 -0400

27. Fenway Park

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Built: 1912 - Capacity: 37,493

Home of the Boston Red Sox.

The stadium celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening today, April 20th 2012, with the Sox losing 6-2 to the New York Yankees. It is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.

The stadium may be most beloved because of its oddly shaped ballfield, due to the small footprint the park was built into. The right field pole is at only 302 feet, but the wall quickly curves to be much deeper. Lansdowne Street abuts the left field wall, so a large wall was built. In the park’s early years, a hill in front of the wall held berm seating, as can be seen in this picture. Also note that the “green monster” wasn’t always green.

Both pictures from the Library of Congress, circa 1912.

26. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California,...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:59:00 -0400

26. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles, California, USA

Built: 1923 - Capacity: 93,607

Home of the USC Trojans. Former home of the Los Angeles Rams, Raiders and Dodgers. Host of the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as the first Super Bowl (then called the NFL-AFL Championship Game.)

It is one of only eight sports stadia to enter the U.S. National Historic Register*.

Photo by Flickr user MetroLA.

*: The list in the link includes some golf courses, historic districts and casinos that were not counted as sports stadia.

i had the opportunity to go to Benfica's old Estadio Da Luz it had 120 000 capacity it was BEAUTIFUL ;)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:57:31 -0400

Wow. That’s fantastic. The new Estadio Da Luz will be on the list at some point. Was just a matter of when.

When I feel the need to, there will be a second list that features stadia that have been closed and/or demolished. Highbury, the old Boston Garden, Tiger Stadium… The old Estadio Da Luz would definitely be in that list, especially if you wanted to submit any pictures you took while you were there…

Submit your favorite stadiums!

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:55:00 -0400

Submit your favorite stadiums!:

Any submissions are accepted, as long as you mention where you got any pictures from. They might even get on the List.

Also, just send us some stadium names in our ask box! We’re glad to share pics and facts on venues you want to know more about.

vikingsdaily: THE HOUSE SAID NO A Minnesota State House...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:19:00 -0400

vikingsdaily:

THE HOUSE SAID NO

A Minnesota State House committee has rejected the proposal to provide public funding for the building of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. This leaves the prospects of a new stadium in dire straits for the near future, as the 2012 legislative session in Minnesota ends at the end of April.

25. Parc des Princes Paris, France Built: 1972 | Capacity:...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:13:43 -0400

25. Parc des Princes

Paris, France

Built: 1972 | Capacity: 48,712

Home of Paris Saint-Germain. Previous home of the French national football and rugby teams until the completion of the Stade de France in 1998.

The stadium hosted the final of the 1984 European Championship. France defeated Spain 2-0 to gain their first major international honours. The Parc des Princes also hosted several matches of the 1998 World Cup, including the third place match (Netherlands 1-2 Croatia).

Like the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, there was a cycle track around the original Parc des Princes, which was built in 1897. The stadium hosted the final leg of the Tour de France until 1967.

Photo by psgmag.net (flickr page)

Taking an honorary spot on the List is any Texas high school...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:49:42 -0400

Taking an honorary spot on the List is any Texas high school football stadium. The idea that a stadium this big is necessary for secondary interscholastic athletics is mind-blowing.

joshestes: Initial renderings for the planned renovation of Sun...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:46:58 -0400

joshestes:

Initial renderings for the planned renovation of Sun Devil Stadium. Expected to be done 2017.

So excited for this.

Kinda looks like the fighter ships from Independence Day. And that’s not a bad thing.

24. Louisiana Superdome (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) New Orleans,...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:30:00 -0400

24. Louisiana Superdome (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Built: 1975 - Capacity: 76,468

Home of the New Orleans Saints and Tulane Green Wave, and the annual Sugar Bowl and New Orleans Bowl. Host of five NCAA Final Fours, including the 2012 Final Four. Attendance for the 2012 semifinal was 73,361.

The stadium acted as an emergency shelter during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. During the storm, the roof began peeling and the field level was flooded. The stadium was not used again until the Saints’ home opener in 2006.

Photo by Steve Driskell. Post-Katrina photo from Melanie Innis.

23. Michigan Stadium (The Big House) Ann Arbor, Michigan,...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:30:05 -0400

23. Michigan Stadium (The Big House)

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Built: 1927 - Capacity: 109,901

Home to the University of Michigan Wolverines. The stadium will host the 2013 NHL Winter Classic; a 2010 hockey game between Michigan and Michigan State holds the single-game attendance record for a hockey match.

It is the third-biggest stadium in the world (not including auto racing venues). The stadium was built with the footings to be able to expand to 200,000 seats.

Photo by Flickr user AndrewH324.

stadium-love-: Now that the multipurpose stadium is a relic of...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:53:31 -0400

stadium-love-:

Now that the multipurpose stadium is a relic of the past, building a downtown stadium has become the new fad. Every mayor dreams of sparking downtown development around a glistening new stadium, and they are often seen as the city’s crowning achievement. But like anything else, there is a right and a wrong way to do it.

How to Build a Successful Downtown Stadium by Eric Jaffe

The article is interesting, but I’m not sure it reaches the right conclusion. I’m not sure that saying that Phoenix has a “polycentric urban core” is a good enough answer for why Chase Field failed. It seems like the downtown stadium’s success isn’t upon the stadium builders, but on the people responsible for developing the area around the stadium. I can think of two cases (Nationals Park and Red Bull Arena) where the developers dropped the ball, and the neighborhoods will probably suffer for some time because of it.

sportsnetny: @si_vault: This is what a Duke-Michigan Final Four...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:11:00 -0400

sportsnetny:

@si_vault: This is what a Duke-Michigan Final Four game looked like in 1964

Kansas City Memorial Auditorium.