Lost venues, 1980–1999
Venues active in the last decades of the twentieth century, when many older parks and arenas were replaced.
202 venues
View on map →Ownby Stadium
Ownby Stadium was SMU's on-campus football stadium, used from 1926 to 1948 and again in 1989-1994. It was demolished in 1998 and Gerald J. Ford Stadium was built on the site.
Rhode Island Auditorium
The Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence was home to the AHL's Providence Reds for 46 years and the BAA's Providence Steamrollers from 1946 to 1949. It was demolished in 1989.
Arlington Park
A major Chicago-area Thoroughbred track that raced from 1927 to 2021, birthplace of the Arlington Million, bought and demolished by the Chicago Bears for a stadium project whose future is unsettled.
Mercer Arena
Seattle's Civic Ice Arena, later Mercer Arena, hosted minor-league and junior hockey from 1927. It closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2017.
Minneapolis Auditorium
The Minneapolis Auditorium was the main home of the Minneapolis Lakers dynasty from 1947 to 1959. It was demolished in 1989 for the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Olympia Stadium
Olympia Stadium at Grand River and McGraw was the Red Wings' home from 1927 through 1979 and briefly the Pistons'. It was demolished in 1986 and replaced on site by a National Guard armory.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was the arena built over North Station that housed the Bruins from 1928 and the Celtics from 1946 until both moved next door in 1995. It was demolished in 1998.
Temple Stadium
Temple Stadium was Temple University's football stadium in northwest Philadelphia from 1928 to 1977. It was razed in 1996-97 and part of the site became a church campus.
Chicago Stadium
Chicago Stadium on West Madison Street hosted the Blackhawks from 1929 and the Bulls from 1967 until the United Center opened across the street in 1994. It was razed in 1995 for parking.
Silver Stadium
Silver Stadium, opened in 1929 as Red Wing Stadium on Norton Street, was home to the Rochester Red Wings for 68 seasons before the club moved downtown.
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 near Forest Park and was the Blues' home from 1967 to 1994. It was demolished in February 1999 and the site redeveloped as The Highlands.
Engel Stadium
Engel Stadium in Chattanooga was home to the Lookouts from 1930 to 1999, where Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931; UTC announced in 2025 that it will be torn down.
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, opened in 1930 next to Congo Square, hosted the ABA Buccaneers, the NBA's New Orleans Jazz and ECHL hockey. It has stood abandoned since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Bush Stadium
Bush Stadium, opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium, was the Indianapolis Indians' home until 1996. It was partly demolished and turned into the Stadium Lofts apartments in 2013.
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Cleveland's city-owned lakefront stadium, opened in 1931, housed the Indians through 1993 and the Browns through 1995 before it was razed for a new football stadium on the same ground.
Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Philadelphia's Convention Hall hosted national political conventions and was home to the NBA Warriors and early 76ers. It closed in 1996 and was demolished in 2005 for a Penn medical center.
Flagler Dog Track
Flagler Dog Track in Miami raced greyhounds from 1932 until 2018, after state regulators let its owner swap dog racing for jai-alai. The property operates as Magic City Casino.
Palm Beach Kennel Club
Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach opened in 1932 and staged Florida's final greyhound races on December 31, 2020. Most of its land was sold in 2026 for a residential and retail development.
Ray Winder Field
Ray Winder Field hosted the Travelers in Little Rock from 1932 to 2006, using the same grandstand throughout. It was demolished in 2012.
Longacres
Longacres in Renton, Washington, was the Pacific Northwest's leading Thoroughbred track from 1933 until its final race in September 1992. Boeing bought and demolished it for corporate buildings.
Bay Meadows Racetrack
San Mateo's Thoroughbred track from 1934 to 2008, long California's oldest continuously operating racetrack, now replaced by the mixed-use Bay Meadows neighborhood.
Dayton Speedway
Dayton Speedway was a high-banked half-mile in Dayton, Ohio, that opened in June 1934 and closed after the 1982 season. It hosted AAA, USAC and NASCAR events.
Hollywood Greyhound Track
The Hollywood Kennel Club opened in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in December 1934 and later became Hollywood Greyhound Track and Mardi Gras Casino. Live racing ended on May 5, 2018, and the building is now the Big Easy Casino.
International Amphitheatre
The International Amphitheatre at the Union Stock Yards hosted livestock shows, national political conventions and Chicago's early NBA teams, including the Bulls' first season. It was demolished in 1999.