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JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 22, 2021 11:56AM in Sports Talk

Post stadiums YOU went to that no longer exist

For me

Olympia ( Red Wings)
Joe Louis
Tiger Stadium
Silverdome
Cobo ( Pistons)
Palace of Auburn Hills ( Pistons)

Boston Garden
Maple Leaf Garden
Montreal Forum
The Aud ( Buffalo)
Nassau Colosseum ( what a dump )
Yankee Stadium

Enough for now

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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,542 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Gaaaaaahden. That’s it for me

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm anxious to hear from Brick.

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  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Metropolitan Stadium
    Metrodome
    Metropolitan Sports Center
    St Paul Civic Center

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  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    None. I live in lame North Carolina, where the sidewalks close at 9 p.m.!

  • hammer1hammer1 Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sports Arena
    Great Western Forum (not used for sports anymore)
    Memorial Coliseum- saw the Dodgers play there in 1958. Might have been used for baseball one more year, then no mas baseball
    Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) saw Steve Bilko play in 1956. LA Angels PCL

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 22, 2021 12:12PM

    @doubledragon said:
    None. I live in lame North Carolina, where the sidewalks close at 9 p.m.!

    I'm think there is a Hooters that I used to go to when there that is now closed

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  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:

    @doubledragon said:
    None. I live in lame North Carolina, where the sidewalks close at 9 p.m.!

    I'm think there is a Hooters that I used to go to when there that is now closed

    m

    There's actually a Hooters about a mile from where I live! 😂😂

  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds, Tiger Stadium, Riverfront Stadium, Memorial Stadium. Probably others that don't come to mind right now. I'm only on my second cup of coffee and don't want to be late to work.

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    The Gaaaaaahden. That’s it for me

    As far as I remember, me too. But what a great one to have on the list, right?

  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    being a native Clevelander I have fond memories of old Municipal Stadium.

    as a Teenager and young Adult we had a tactic: the Indians were perpetual cellar dwellers which meant that the 80k+ Stadium regularly held less than 10k. we'd buy the cheap seats and after the third inning we'd be sitting behind the dugout or up against the rail down the line. the Ushers never chased us out and the Beer Guys always found us!!

    if you ever watched a game played there and remember the field, well, you know how cavernous it could be. we always dreamed of the season that would have the outfield fences removed and the Team reshaped to take advantage of that, but I suppose the League wouldn't allow it. imagine how that would have changed play!!! :D:pB)

  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yankee Stadium
    Shea Stadium
    Connie Mack Stadium
    Veterans Stadium

  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,099 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Chicago stadium,
    Old Commiskey,
    Milwaukee County Stadium,
    Metropolitan Stadium,
    Metrodome,
    Busch Stadium,
    RCA dome,
    Wisconsin Field House (Wisconsin NCAA BB).

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  • hammer1hammer1 Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Alfonz24 said:
    Chicago stadium,
    Old Commiskey,
    Milwaukee County Stadium,
    Metropolitan Stadium,
    Metrodome,
    Busch Stadium,
    RCA dome,
    Wisconsin Field House (Wisconsin NCAA BB).

    You cannot probably guess the region where I grew up

    Lemme guess. Your favorite pizza is Balistreri’s Pizza.

  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,099 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @hammer1 said:

    @Alfonz24 said:
    Chicago stadium,
    Old Commiskey,
    Milwaukee County Stadium,
    Metropolitan Stadium,
    Metrodome,
    Busch Stadium,
    RCA dome,
    Wisconsin Field House (Wisconsin NCAA BB).

    You cannot probably guess the region where I grew up

    Lemme guess. Your favorite pizza is Balistreri’s Pizza.

    oh heck no. Angelos' spaghetti pizza.

    #LetsGoSwitzerlandThe Man Who Does Not Read Has No Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read. The biggest obstacle to progress is a habit of “buying what we want and begging for what we need.”You get the Freedom you fight for and get the Oppression you deserve.
  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Shea
    Giants Stadium
    Busch Memorial
    Texas Stadium
    Ballpark in Arlington
    Reunion Arena
    Astrodome
    The Summit

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  • KyserKyser Posts: 213 ✭✭✭

    Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.
    Riverfront Stadium.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 23, 2021 5:24PM

    I forgot to include Busch and the Checkerboard hockey stadium (forgot what they called it) in St Louis. I actually forgot I lived in St Louis for seven years until someone posted Busch. The missing years

    Also adding Shea

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  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Jack Murphy Stadium(San Diego)
    Three Rivers Stadium(Pittsburgh)
    Riverfront Stadium(Cincinnati)
    Cobo Arena(Detroit)
    Joe Louis Arena(Detroit)
    Palace of Auburn Hills(Detroit)
    Tiger Stadium(Detroit)

    Concerts

    Polaris Amphitheater(Columbus)

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  • AC000000AC000000 Posts: 257 ✭✭✭

    Chicago Stadium
    Comiskey Park
    Chicago Amphitheater
    Alumni Gym
    Alumni Hall
    Veterans Stadium
    Milwaukee County Stadium
    Municipal Stadium
    Busch Stadium
    Jack Murphy Stadium

  • ringerringer Posts: 342 ✭✭✭

    Municipal Stadium (Cleveland)
    Richfield Coliseum (Cavs)
    Riverfront
    Three Rivers
    Metrodome
    Old Comiskey
    Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio)

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,434 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    Post stadiums YOU went to that no longer exist

    For me

    Olympia ( Red Wings)
    Joe Louis
    Tiger Stadium
    Silverdome
    Cobo ( Pistons)
    Palace of Auburn Hills ( Pistons)

    Boston Garden
    Maple Leaf Garden
    Montreal Forum
    The Aud ( Buffalo)
    Nassau Colosseum ( what a dump )
    Yankee Stadium

    Enough for now

    m

    The Aud in Buffalo. Saw Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon June 26th, 1973. Many concerts, Bison and Sabres hockey games there.
    The Rock Pile where the Bills played originally. You name a football stadium on the east coast in the 70’s and I was there. Plenty of Baseball stadiums too.

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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 27, 2021 4:57PM

    Akron Rubber Bowl, site of the Dallas Texans only franchise win in 1942 over the Chicago Bears. also, the site of my first "Rock Concert" on August 11th, 1972. we hitch-hiked down from just east of Cleveland to see:
    --- The Eagles.
    --- Mahavishnu Orchestra.
    --- Yes.

  • DarinDarin Posts: 6,976 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn't know the Celtics didn't play in Boston garden anymore.
    For me old Busch Stadium and where the Rockies first started playing, I think they have since
    built a better park for them.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,980 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Connie Mack,Yankee Stadium,Shea, and Jarry Park (Montreal Expos).

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