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 →Pontiac Silverdome
The Pontiac Silverdome was an air-supported domed stadium north of Detroit. It housed the Lions for 27 seasons and the Pistons for a decade, and hosted Super Bowl XVI, WrestleMania III and the first indoor World Cup match.
The Summit
The Summit, later Compaq Center, was the Houston Rockets' arena from 1975 to 2003. The building was converted into Lakewood Church's main campus in 2005.
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was an open-air stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands. It was home to the New York Giants from 1976 and to the New York Jets from 1984 until both teams moved next door to MetLife Stadium in 2010.
Kingdome
Seattle's Kingdome housed the Seahawks, Mariners, SuperSonics and Sounders from 1976 until early 2000 and was imploded to clear the site for Lumen Field.
Herschel Greer Stadium
Greer Stadium was home to the Nashville Sounds from 1978 to 2014, famous for its guitar-shaped scoreboard. It was demolished in 2019 so the land could return to Fort Negley Park.
Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016)
This Louis Armstrong Stadium was the converted 1964 World's Fair Singer Bowl that served as the US Open's main stadium from 1978 to 1996 and its second court until 2016.
Indianapolis Tennis Center
The Indianapolis Tennis Center, a 10,000-seat stadium on the IUPUI campus, opened in 1979 and hosted the U.S. Clay Court Championships, the 1987 Pan American Games and the RCA Championships. It closed in 2010 and was demolished.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena on the Detroit riverfront was the Red Wings' home from December 1979 to 2017. The city dismantled it in 2019-2020, and the site is being redeveloped as Water Square.
Reunion Arena
Reunion Arena was Dallas's main indoor arena from 1980 to 2008, home to the NBA's Mavericks and, from 1993, the NHL's Stars. It was demolished in 2009.
Meadowlands Arena
The Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford was home to the NBA's Nets and the NHL's Devils for about three decades. It closed to public events in 2015 and has since been used as a rehearsal hall and film stage.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis's air-supported dome housed the Vikings, Twins and Gophers from 1982, hosted two World Series champions and a Super Bowl, and was demolished in 2014 for U.S. Bank Stadium.
Olympic Velodrome (Carson)
The Olympic Velodrome at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, opened in 1982 and hosted track cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. It was demolished in 2003 for the Home Depot Center.
RCA Dome
The RCA Dome, opened as the Hoosier Dome, was an air-supported domed stadium in downtown Indianapolis. It was home to the Colts from their 1984 arrival through the 2007 season.
VictoryLand
VictoryLand in Shorter, Alabama, raced greyhounds from September 1984 until May 2011. The property continues as a casino with simulcast wagering.
Dubuque Greyhound Park
Dubuque Greyhound Park opened in June 1985 as Iowa's first pari-mutuel track and ran greyhounds until May 2022. The building continues as Q Casino.
Joe W. Davis Stadium
Joe W. Davis Stadium was Huntsville's minor-league ballpark from 1985 to 2015 and was rebuilt as a soccer stadium that reopened in 2023.
Bluffs Run Greyhound Park
Bluffs Run Greyhound Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa, raced greyhounds from February 1986 until December 2015. The property continues as the Horseshoe Council Bluffs casino.
Birmingham Race Course
Birmingham Race Course opened as a thoroughbred track in 1987, added greyhounds in 1992 and ran only greyhounds from 1995 until its last live race on March 18, 2020. The building continues as a casino.
ARCO Arena
ARCO Arena, later Sleep Train Arena, was the Sacramento Kings' home from 1988 to 2016. It was demolished in 2022 for a planned medical campus.
Bradley Center
The Bradley Center was home of the Milwaukee Bucks from 1988 to 2018. It was demolished in 2019 after the team moved next door to Fiserv Forum.
Charlotte Coliseum
The Charlotte Coliseum, a 23,000-seat arena, was home to the original Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 2002 and briefly the Bobcats. It closed in 2005 and was imploded in 2007.
Coeur d'Alene Greyhound Park
Coeur d'Alene Greyhound Park in Post Falls, Idaho, opened in 1988 and ended regular live greyhound racing in December 1995 after heavy losses. The building is now an event center.
Houston Raceway Park
Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, was an NHRA national-event drag strip that opened in 1988 and closed after the April 2022 SpringNationals. A 3/8-mile dirt oval was added in 2000.
Miami Arena
Miami Arena in Overtown was the first home of the Miami Heat (1988-1999) and the Florida Panthers (1993-1998). Outmoded within a decade, it was demolished in 2008.