Lost venues, 2000–present
Venues that were still in use after 2000 before closing, including several domes and multipurpose stadiums replaced within the last two decades.
131 venues
View on map →Hazel Park Raceway
Hazel Park Raceway, north of Detroit, hosted Thoroughbred and harness racing from 1949 until it closed in April 2018. An Amazon distribution center now stands on the site.
Mile High Greyhound Park
Mile High Greyhound Park in Commerce City, Colorado, was the state's last live greyhound track when racing ended in 2008. It was demolished by 2013, and the 65-acre site is being redeveloped with housing.
Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park
Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park in Colorado Springs opened as the Rocky Mountain Kennel Club in July 1949 and raced greyhounds until 2005. The site is now a Copart vehicle storage lot.
Floyd Casey Stadium
Floyd Casey Stadium, originally Baylor Stadium, was Baylor University's football home from 1950 to 2013. It was imploded on May 14, 2016.
Stagg Memorial Stadium
Pacific Memorial Stadium, later Stagg Memorial, was the University of the Pacific's football stadium from 1950 until the program ended in 1995. It was closed in 2012 and removed starting in 2014.
Manzanita Speedway
Manzanita Speedway was a dirt track in southwest Phoenix that raced from August 1951 to April 2009. It hosted USAC sprint cars, NASCAR Winston West races and World of Outlaws events.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Southland Greyhound Park
Southland in West Memphis, Arkansas, raced greyhounds from 1956 until December 31, 2022. It now operates as a full casino.
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.
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.
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.
Stokely Athletic Center
Stokely Athletic Center was the University of Tennessee's basketball arena from 1958 to 1987. It closed in 2012 and was demolished in 2014.
Lockhart Stadium
Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, opened in 1959 and was home to the NASL's Fort Lauderdale Strikers and MLS's Miami Fusion. It was demolished in May 2019 and the site redeveloped for Inter Miami CF.
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena opened in Exposition Park in 1959 and housed the Lakers, Clippers, early Kings and USC basketball. It closed in 2016 and was razed for LAFC's soccer stadium.
Atco Dragway
Atco Dragway in Waterford Township, New Jersey, was an NHRA-sanctioned drag strip that opened in 1960 and closed abruptly on July 18, 2023. It was described as the state's oldest drag strip.
Candlestick Park
The windswept Candlestick Point stadium was the Giants' home from 1960 to 1999 and the 49ers' from 1971 to 2013, and was demolished in 2015 after a farewell concert by Paul McCartney.
Cobo Arena
Cobo Arena was the 12,000-seat arena attached to Detroit's Cobo convention center and home of the Detroit Pistons from 1961 to 1978. It closed in 2010 and its space became a ballroom.
Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink
The outdoor 400-meter speed skating oval at Squaw Valley, California, was a temporary venue built for the 1960 Winter Olympics. Its site has since been redeveloped for parking and a residential-retail complex.