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Arlington Stadium
Sitting deep within a vacant parking lot in the heart of a metropolis that was just beginning to thrive, Arlington Stadium provided the...

David Hegler
Jun 84 min read


Northlands Coliseum
Although it was never known as one of the sport's cathedrals, Northlands Coliseum provided some of the most memorable moments in hockey...

David Hegler
Jun 74 min read


Delorimier Stadium
In 1908, George Stallings brokered a deal between a group of Montreal-based investors to purchase the woebegone Royals of the...

David Hegler
Jun 63 min read


Jarry Park Stadium
Although Jarry Park Stadium was notorious for inviting both snow and rain in the middle of baseball season, it served well as the...

David Hegler
Jun 54 min read


Exhibition Stadium
Although it was oddly shaped, Toronto's Exhibition Stadium became a staple in the city's identity as an athletic epicenter. Not only did...

David Hegler
Jun 35 min read


Edmonton Gardens
Having lost in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1908 and 1910, the Edmonton Eskimos had outgrown the cozy confines of the Thistle Rink and their...

David Hegler
May 303 min read


Ewing Field
The saga of Ewing Field begins way back in 1906, when J. Cal Ewing and his partners bought the San Francisco Seals. At the time, his new...

David Hegler
May 294 min read


Washington Park
Just after Chutes Park was demolished, developers built its replacement. Since it first opened to an exhibition between the Boston Red...

David Hegler
May 272 min read


Chutes Park
Very few ballparks in America can compare with Los Angeles's Chutes Park. Surrounded by an amusement park, the ballpark was just the...

David Hegler
May 272 min read


Shea Stadium
It was one of the first dual purpose stadiums, yet always seemed to be a step behind. Still, while other stadiums enjoyed much more...

David Hegler
May 278 min read


Tampa Stadium
Tampa Stadium was shaped very much like its football team. While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started off poorly, they enjoyed a brief...

David Hegler
May 245 min read


Gilmore Field
When the Hollywood Stars moved to Los Angeles in 1938, they spent time in both Wrigley Field and Gilmore Stadium while their permanent...

David Hegler
May 222 min read


Gilmore Stadium
Earl Gilmore loved auto racing. Having grown enamored with the Indianapolis 500, the man who built the Gilmore Oil Company into a West...

David Hegler
May 222 min read


Jim Rice
For nearly half a century, three great outfielders patrolled Fenway Park's left-field, snagging balls at a furious rate while crushing...

David Hegler
May 214 min read


Sick's Stadium
Seattle's road to gaining a major league team was quite tenuous as was the journey it traveled to building a stadium adequate enough for...

David Hegler
May 203 min read


The Montreal Forum
Having hosted 31 Stanley Cup Finals and countless memories in the sport, it's no wonder that the Montreal Forum is regarded as one of the...

David Hegler
May 196 min read


Rice Stadium
It was the winter of 1949 and the Rice University Owls were on a roll. Led by Froggy Williams and Joe Watson, Rice had won the daunting...

David Hegler
May 173 min read


Jeppesen Stadium
High school football is everything in Texas. All through the state, the programs and their budgets seemingly get bigger every year. In a...

David Hegler
May 164 min read


Archbold Stadium
At the turn of the century, Syracuse University was practically without an identity. That all changed when Archbold Stadium opened in...

David Hegler
May 153 min read


Casey Stengel's Oakland Oaks
All throughout World War II, soldiers who were on their way to the Pacific Theater became enamored with the states that rested on that...

David Hegler
May 133 min read
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