Lost football venues
Professional and college football stadiums that are gone or no longer host the sport. The list includes open-air bowls, shared baseball-football stadiums and the domes built from the 1960s through the 1990s.
123 venues
View on map →Herndon Stadium
Herndon Stadium at Morris Brown College in Atlanta opened in 1948 and hosted field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics. It was later abandoned and stands gutted by vandals.
Holleder Memorial Stadium
Holleder Memorial Stadium, originally Aquinas Memorial Stadium, was a 20,000-seat stadium in Rochester, New York, home to the Rochester Lancers of the ASL and NASL from 1967 to 1980. It was demolished in 1985.
Honolulu Stadium
Honolulu Stadium was a 25,000-seat wooden stadium that hosted University of Hawaii football, several bowl games and the WFL's Hawaiians from 1926 to 1975. It was demolished in 1976 and the site is now Old Stadium Park.
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.
Hughes Stadium
Hughes Stadium was Colorado State University's off-campus football stadium from 1968 to 2016. It was demolished in 2018 after the Rams moved to an on-campus stadium.
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.
John F. Kennedy Stadium
Built for the 1926 Sesquicentennial, Philadelphia's huge municipal stadium hosted the Army-Navy Game, Eagles football, title fights and Live Aid. Condemned in 1989, it was demolished in 1992.
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.
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.
League Park
League Park, at East 66th Street and Lexington Avenue, was Cleveland's major league ballpark from 1891 and the Indians' main home until 1946. Part of it survives in a city park that reopened 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.
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.
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.
Marquette Stadium
Marquette Stadium was Marquette University's football stadium in Milwaukee from 1924 to 1960, and briefly a Green Bay Packers venue in 1952. Its grandstands were razed in 1976.
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Baltimore's 33rd Street stadium, begun as a 1922 football bowl and rebuilt around 1950-54, was home to the Orioles through 1991 and to the Colts, Stallions and Ravens before demolition in 2001-02.
Metropolitan Stadium
Built in suburban Bloomington to attract major-league sports, Metropolitan Stadium hosted the Twins and Vikings from 1961 through 1981; the Mall of America now covers the site.
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.
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.
Mile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium began as a minor-league ballpark in 1948 and grew into the Denver Broncos' home for 41 seasons. It also hosted the Colorado Rockies' first two MLB seasons.
Miles Stadium
Miles Stadium was Virginia Tech's football stadium from 1926 to 1964. It was razed in 1965, and residence halls were later built on the site.
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.
Mountaineer Field (1924)
The original Mountaineer Field was West Virginia University's football stadium from 1924 to 1979. It was razed in 1987, and university buildings now stand on its stands.
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)
Kansas City's Municipal Stadium, opened in 1923 as Muehlebach Field, served the Monarchs, the Athletics, the Chiefs and the early Royals until 1972. It was torn down in 1976.
Nicollet Park
Nicollet Park was the Minneapolis Millers' ballpark at Nicollet Avenue and 31st Street from 1896 to 1955. It was torn down soon after its last season and the land became a bank branch site.