Lost venues, 1950–1979
Postwar suburban stadiums, the first domes and the circular multipurpose stadiums shared by baseball and football.
259 venues
View on map →Fouts Field
Fouts Field was the University of North Texas's football stadium from 1952 to 2010. It was replaced by Apogee Stadium and fully demolished in 2018.
Raleigh Speedway
Raleigh Speedway was a one-mile oval north of Raleigh, North Carolina, that opened in 1952 and held NASCAR Grand National races until 1958. It was demolished in 1967.
Milwaukee County Stadium
Built on a former quarry in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee County Stadium brought the Braves to town in 1953, later housed the Brewers and some Packers games, and was demolished in 2001.
Hialeah Speedway
Hialeah Speedway in Miami-Dade County, Florida, ran stock car racing from 1954 until it was sold for development in 2005. It had a 1/3-mile paved oval and a figure-8 course.
Phoenix Greyhound Park
Phoenix Greyhound Park, next to Sky Harbor Airport, raced greyhounds from 1954 until December 19, 2009. The city's aviation department owns the land, and the grandstand has been demolished.
Spokane Coliseum
Spokane Coliseum was the city's arena from 1954 to 1995, home to Gonzaga basketball for a time and WHL hockey. It was demolished in 1995 when the Veterans Memorial Arena opened.
Lions Drag Strip
Lions Drag Strip was a quarter-mile drag strip in Wilmington, beside Long Beach, that ran from 1955 to 1972. The Harbor Department reclaimed the land, which later became a container terminal.
Omaha Civic Auditorium
The Omaha Civic Auditorium was Omaha's main arena from 1955 to 2014, a part-time home of the NBA's Kansas City-Omaha Kings and home of Creighton basketball. It was demolished in 2016.
Sodrac Park
Sodrac Park in North Sioux City, South Dakota, raced greyhounds from 1955 until 1993, when it dropped live racing. Its Kennel Club building burned during demolition in 1998, and housing now occupies the site.
Wolfson Park
Wolfson Park was Jacksonville's minor-league ballpark from 1955 to 2002, home to the Braves and the Suns, and was demolished in 2002 for Jaguars practice fields.
Cardinal Stadium (Louisville)
Cardinal Stadium, opened as Fairgrounds Stadium in 1956, was the University of Louisville's football home from 1957 to 1997 and later a minor-league ballpark. It was demolished in stages from 2014 to 2019.
Metropolitan Stadium
Built in suburban Bloomington to attract major-league sports, Metropolitan Stadium hosted the Twins and Vikings from 1961 through 1981; the Mall of America now covers the site.
Paramount Ranch Racetrack
Paramount Ranch Racetrack was a 2-mile road course on a movie ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains used in 1956 and 1957. Fatal crashes at its last meet ended racing there.
Southland Greyhound Park
Southland in West Memphis, Arkansas, raced greyhounds from 1956 until December 31, 2022. It now operates as a full casino.
St. John Arena
St. John Arena was Ohio State's basketball home from 1956 to 1998. It still stands and is used by Ohio State track and field and the marching band.
Ascot Park
A Gardena-area dirt track that from 1957 to 1990 was Southern California's home of sprint car, midget and motorcycle racing, ending with the 1990 Turkey Night Grand Prix.
Bridgehampton Race Circuit
Bridgehampton Race Circuit was a 2.85-mile road course on Long Island that hosted Can-Am, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR races. It closed in 1999 and was turned into a private golf club.
Multnomah Greyhound Park
Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village, Oregon, raced greyhounds from 1957 until December 2004, ending dog racing in the state. Its buildings were demolished in 2016.
Riverside International Raceway
A Southern California road circuit that from 1957 to 1989 hosted NASCAR, Can-Am, Trans-Am, IMSA and a 1960 Formula One Grand Prix before being replaced by the Moreno Valley Mall and surrounding development.
US 30 Drag Strip
US 30 Drag Strip in Hobart, Indiana, was an AHRA flagship drag strip that operated from at least 1957 until the end of the 1984 season. Parts of the strip and its buildings remained in 2001.
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville Memorial Auditorium in South Carolina opened in 1958 and was a regular stop for Jim Crockett Promotions wrestling. It closed in 1996 and was demolished in 1997.
Hinsdale Greyhound Park
Hinsdale Greyhound Park in southwestern New Hampshire began as a harness track in 1958, switched to greyhounds, and closed in debt in late 2008. It was demolished in 2013.
Meadowdale International Raceway
Meadowdale International Raceway was a 3.27-mile road course near Carpentersville, Illinois, that ran from 1958 to 1969 and was known for its banked Monza Wall turn. The site is now the Raceway Woods preserve.
Myrtle Beach Speedway
Myrtle Beach Speedway was a 0.538-mile asphalt oval on U.S. 501 that opened as a dirt track in 1958 and held its last race in August 2020. It hosted NASCAR's top series from 1958 to 1965 and the Busch Series from 1988 to 2000.