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 →Kiel Auditorium
Kiel Auditorium was St. Louis's municipal arena from 1934 to 1991 and home to the NBA's St. Louis Hawks from 1955 to 1968. Its arena half was razed in 1992 for what is now Enterprise Center.
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita hosted the National Baseball Congress World Series from 1935 to 2018 and several minor league teams. It was razed in late 2018 and a new ballpark was built on the site.
MacArthur Stadium
MacArthur Stadium, opened in 1934 as Municipal Stadium on Syracuse's north side, was home to the International League Chiefs for more than six decades.
Dallas Sportatorium
The Dallas Sportatorium was a wrestling and boxing arena that opened in 1935 and became the home of World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s. It closed in 1998 and was demolished in 2003.
Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club
The Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club in Longwood, Florida, opened in 1935 and ran its final races in March 2020, cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its 31-acre site was put under contract for mixed-use development.
Suffolk Downs
Boston's Thoroughbred track from 1935 to 2019, famed for Seabiscuit and a 1966 Beatles concert, now being redeveloped into a large housing and office district while the oval serves as a public track.
Wonderland Greyhound Park
Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts, ran greyhound races from 1935 until a statewide ballot measure ended live racing in 2009. The track was demolished starting in 2017.
Manning Bowl
The Manning Bowl was a 21,000-seat stadium in Lynn, Massachusetts, used for high school football and occasional pro games from 1937 to 2004. It was demolished in 2005 and replaced by Manning Field.
Miami Orange Bowl
The Miami Orange Bowl was a city-owned stadium in Little Havana. It opened in 1937 and hosted University of Miami football for 70 seasons, the Dolphins' early years, five Super Bowls and the Orange Bowl game.
Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium was a WPA-built Art Deco stadium on Jersey City's Newark Bay waterfront, where Jackie Robinson made his professional debut in 1946 and the Brooklyn Dodgers played part-time in 1956-57.
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium, known as 'The Rockpile', was a WPA-built stadium on Buffalo's East Side. It was home to the AAFC and AFL Bills and to the Buffalo Bisons, and was demolished in 1989.
Alex Box Stadium (1938)
The original Alex Box Stadium was LSU's baseball home from 1938 to 2008, where LSU won eight College World Series titles, before a new park opened just to the south.
Hollywood Park Racetrack
A Thoroughbred track founded by Hollywood studio figures that raced in Inglewood from 1938 to 2013, hosted the first Breeders' Cup, and was razed for the district containing SoFi Stadium.
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, 'the Aud', stood on the waterfront from 1940 to 2009 and was home to the NHL's Sabres and the NBA's Braves. Its site is now part of the Canalside district.
Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park
Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park in Raynham, Massachusetts, raced greyhounds from 1940 until a statewide ballot ban ended live racing in December 2009. The building remains in use for simulcast betting.
Roosevelt Raceway
Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, Long Island, began as an auto racing circuit in 1936 and became a landmark night harness track from 1940 to 1988. The site is now shopping centers, condominiums and apartments.
Rubber Bowl
The Rubber Bowl was the University of Akron's football stadium from 1940 to 2008. Condemned in 2017, it was demolished in stages from 2018 to 2023.
Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Fields was a Thoroughbred track on the San Francisco Bay shoreline in Albany and Berkeley, California, from 1941 to 2024. It was the last major Thoroughbred track in Northern California.
Uline Arena
Uline Arena, later the Washington Coliseum, was home to the BAA/NBA Washington Capitols and the site of the Beatles' first U.S. concert. The building survives as an REI store.
Garden State Park
A Cherry Hill track that opened in 1942, burned in 1977, was rebuilt as a lavish glass-walled plant in 1985 and closed for good in 2001, now replaced by a retail and housing town center.
Robertson Stadium
Built by the Houston school district with the WPA and opened in 1942, this stadium was home to the AFL's Houston Oilers and later the University of Houston. It was demolished in December 2012 for TDECU Stadium.
Northville Downs
Northville Downs, a harness track in Northville, Michigan, ran from 1944 until February 3, 2024, when it closed as the state's last horse racing track. The site is being redeveloped for housing and parks.
Tucson Greyhound Park
Tucson Greyhound Park in South Tucson, Arizona, raced greyhounds from 1944 until June 2016, when Arizona's ban took effect. After years of simulcast-only operation and vacancy, demolition began in 2025 for a youth soccer academy.
Maywood Park
Maywood Park was a Standardbred harness track in Melrose Park, Illinois, from 1946 to 2015. An Amazon distribution center now occupies the site.