Lost venues in Massachusetts
14 former venues documented so far, across 8 cities. Mostly baseball, soccer, football.
14 venues
View on map →Boston Arena (Matthews Arena)
Boston Arena, renamed Matthews Arena in 1982, opened in 1910 and was the first home of the Boston Bruins and an early home of the Celtics. Northeastern University closed it in December 2025 and began taking it down in 2026.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was the arena built over North Station that housed the Bruins from 1928 and the Celtics from 1946 until both moved next door in 1995. It was demolished in 1998.
Braves Field
Braves Field was the Boston Braves' ballpark on Commonwealth Avenue from 1915 to 1952. After the team left, Boston University bought it, and part of the old structure survives inside the university's Nickerson Field.
Congress Street Grounds
The Congress Street Grounds in South Boston hosted the pennant-winning Boston Reds in 1890 and 1891 and the Beaneaters in 1894, when Bobby Lowe hit four home runs there in one game.
Foxboro Park
Foxboro Park, opened as Bay State Raceway in 1947, was a harness (and later Thoroughbred) track in Foxborough, Massachusetts, until 1997. It was torn down for Gillette Stadium.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium was a low-cost concrete-and-aluminum stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It was the Patriots' first permanent home, from 1971 through the 2001 season.
Huntington Avenue Grounds
The Huntington Avenue Grounds was a small wooden ballpark where Boston's American League club played from 1901 to 1911. It hosted the first modern World Series game in 1903, and the land is now part of Northeastern University.
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.
Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park
Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park in Raynham, Massachusetts, raced greyhounds from 1940 until a statewide ballot ban ended live racing in December 2009. The building remains in use for simulcast betting.
Riverside Park Speedway
Riverside Park Speedway was a quarter-mile paved oval inside Riverside Park amusement park in Agawam, Massachusetts, that ran modified stock cars from 1948 to 1999. It was demolished when the park became Six Flags New England.
South End Grounds
The South End Grounds was the home of Boston's National Association and National League club from 1871 until August 1914. Northeastern University buildings and a garage now cover the site.
Suffolk Downs
Boston's Thoroughbred track from 1935 to 2019, famed for Seabiscuit and a 1966 Beatles concert, now being redeveloped into a large housing and office district while the oval serves as a public track.
Westboro Speedway
Westboro Speedway was a quarter-mile asphalt oval on Route 9 in Westborough, Massachusetts, that raced from August 1947 to September 1985. The site is now a shopping plaza.
Wonderland Greyhound Park
Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts, ran greyhound races from 1935 until a statewide ballot measure ended live racing in 2009. The track was demolished starting in 2017.