Updated: (First posted: July, 2004)
Many stadiums were built on the same site as previous stadiums, a few of which were destroyed by fire. Other stadiums were built within a block or two of their predecessors. To see thumbnail images of stadiums for which there are pages on this Web site, roll the mouse cursor over the stadium names.
Stadiums on the same site |
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| 1890s | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s |
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| League Park I (1891-1909) |
League Park II * 1910-1946* |
public recreation area | |||||||||
| Palace of the Fans (1902-1911) |
Crosley Field (1912-1970) |
businesses | |||||||||
| Polo Grounds IV (1890-1911) |
Polo Grounds V (1911-1963) |
apartment buildings | |||||||||
| Cleveland Stadium * (1932-1993) |
Cleveland Browns Stadium | ||||||||||
| Bennett Park (1896-1911) |
Tiger Stadium * (1912-1999) |
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| American League Park (1904-1910) |
Griffith Stadium (1911-1961) |
Howard University Hospital | |||||||||
| Venable Stadium (1923-1950) |
Memorial Stadium (1950-1991) |
retirement community | |||||||||
| Sportsmans' Park I (1882-1892) |
Sportsmans' Park II (1902-1908) |
Sportsmans' Park III * (1909-1966) |
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| KEY | |||||||||||
| stadiums | vacant | buildings | |||||||||
* (ASTERISK): Stadium name was changed.
Nearby stadiums |
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| 1890s | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s |
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| Comiskey Park (1910-1990) |
U.S. Cellular Field (1991-) |
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| Milwaukee County Stadium (1953-2000) |
Miller Park (2001-) |
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| Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium * (1966-1996) |
Turner Field * (1996-) |
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| Colt Stadium (1962-1964) |
Astrodome (1965-) |
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| Arlington Stadium (1965-1993) |
Ameriquest Field * (1994-) |
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| Kingdome (1976-1999) |
Safeco Field (2000-) |
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| Exposition Park III (1890-1915) |
Three Rivers Stadium (1970-2000) |
PNC Park (2001-) |
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| Riverfront Stadium * (1970-2002) |
Great American Ballpark (2003-) |
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| Busch Stadium II (1966-2005) |
Cardinals Field (2006-) |
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| KEY | |||||||||||
| stadiums | vacant | buildings | |||||||||
* (ASTERISK): Stadium name was changed.
SOURCE: Lowry, Green Cathedrals (1992, 2006)
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