Lost cycling venues
Velodromes and cycling tracks, including the board tracks that drew large crowds in the early twentieth century.
8 venues
View on map →Broadway Auditorium
Buffalo's Broadway Auditorium, a converted armory, was the city's main boxing and six-day bicycle racing venue from 1913 until its final event in June 1940. The building still stands and is owned by the city.
Dorais Velodrome
Dorais Velodrome in Detroit was a 325-meter concrete cycling track that opened in July 1969 and held races until about 1989. It now stands abandoned.
Eastern Park
Eastern Park in East New York was built for the 1890 Players' League and was the Brooklyn National League club's home through 1897. The site is now industrial.
Madison Square Garden (1890)
The second Madison Square Garden, designed by Stanford White, stood at Madison Avenue and 26th Street in Manhattan from 1890 to 1926. It hosted prizefights, six-day bicycle races and the first Millrose Games.
Madison Square Garden (1925)
The third Madison Square Garden stood on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets from 1925 to 1968, home to the Rangers, Knicks and the city's biggest fights. It was razed after the Garden moved to Penn Station; Worldwide Plaza now occupies the site.
New York Velodrome
The New York Velodrome on 225th Street in the Bronx hosted professional bicycle racing from 1921 until it burned on August 4, 1930. The site is now part of the River Plaza shopping center.
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.
Stone Mountain Velodrome
The Stone Mountain Velodrome was a temporary 250-meter track built in Stone Mountain Park for track cycling at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It was dismantled and sold soon after the Games.