Lost venues in Florida
26 former venues documented so far, across 20 cities. Mostly greyhound racing, football, soccer.
26 venues
View on map →Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
McKethan Stadium at Perry Field was the University of Florida's baseball home from 1949 (the 1988 stadium) until it was replaced by Condron Ballpark and demolished in 2020.
Amway Arena
Amway Arena, originally Orlando Arena, was home of the Orlando Magic from 1989 to 2010. It was imploded on March 25, 2012.
Bayfront Center
The Bayfront Center on St. Petersburg's waterfront hosted ABA, minor-league hockey and indoor soccer from 1965. It was demolished on December 1, 2004.
Calder Race Course
Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida, ran Thoroughbreds from 1971 until its last race in November 2020, latterly as Gulfstream Park West. Its grandstand was demolished in 2016, and a casino remains on the property.
Daytona Beach and Road Course
The Daytona Beach and Road Course combined the beach and a paved highway into a racing circuit that hosted NASCAR's early races until 1958. Daytona International Speedway replaced it.
Daytona Beach Kennel Club (Volusia County Kennel Club)
The original Volusia County Kennel Club, later the Daytona Beach Kennel Club, raced greyhounds next to Daytona International Speedway from 1948 until a replacement building opened on Williamson Boulevard in 2008.
Derby Lane
Derby Lane in St. Petersburg, Florida, ran greyhound races from January 1925 until December 2020, when Florida's Amendment 13 ban took effect. The building continued as a simulcast and poker venue.
Flagler Dog Track
Flagler Dog Track in Miami raced greyhounds from 1932 until 2018, after state regulators let its owner swap dog racing for jai-alai. The property operates as Magic City Casino.
Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Fort Lauderdale Stadium was the New York Yankees' spring training home from 1962 to 1995 and the Orioles' from 1996 to 2009, before it was demolished in 2019 for Inter Miami CF's stadium.
Fulford–Miami Speedway
Fulford–Miami Speedway was a steeply banked 1.25-mile board track in present-day North Miami Beach that held a single race on February 22, 1926. The September 1926 hurricane destroyed it.
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.
Hollywood Greyhound Track
The Hollywood Kennel Club opened in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in December 1934 and later became Hollywood Greyhound Track and Mardi Gras Casino. Live racing ended on May 5, 2018, and the building is now the Big Easy Casino.
Hollywood Sportatorium
The Hollywood Sportatorium was a bare-bones arena in western Broward County that hosted boxing, rodeo, wrestling and major rock tours from 1969 to 1988. It was demolished in 1993.
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.
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.
Orange Park Kennel Club
The Orange Park Kennel Club near Jacksonville raced greyhounds from 1946 until December 2020, the last track in Northeast Florida to do so. It continues as a bestbet gaming venue.
Palm Beach Kennel Club
Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach opened in 1932 and staged Florida's final greyhound races on December 31, 2020. Most of its land was sold in 2026 for a residential and retail development.
Payne Park
Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida hosted major-league spring training and minor-league baseball from 1924 until 1988, and its site has been a public park since 2007.
Phillips Field
Phillips Field was a 20,000-seat football stadium in Tampa, home of the University of Tampa Spartans from 1937 to 1967 and of the Cigar Bowl from 1946 to 1954. It was razed after Tampa Stadium opened.
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.
Tampa Stadium
Tampa Stadium, nicknamed 'The Big Sombrero', was the Buccaneers' first home and hosted two Super Bowls. It stood across the street from its replacement, Raymond James Stadium.
Tinker Field
Tinker Field was Orlando's longtime spring training and minor league park, used by the Senators/Twins from 1936 to 1990. It was demolished in 2015, and a history plaza now marks the site.
Tropical Park Race Track
Tropical Park Race Track near Coral Gables raced Thoroughbreds from 1931 to 1972 alongside Hialeah and Gulfstream. Miami-Dade County turned the land into a public park in 1979.