Lost venues in New York
35 former venues documented so far, across 18 cities. Mostly baseball, football, boxing & wrestling.
Brooklyn, New York · 3 venues
View on map →Capitoline Grounds
The Capitoline Grounds in Bedford, Brooklyn, opened in 1864 as a combined skating pond and ballfield, and there the Atlantics ended Cincinnati's 84-game winning streak in 1870.
Site redeveloped
Gravesend Race Track
Gravesend Race Track was the Brooklyn Jockey Club's Thoroughbred track from 1886 until anti-betting laws stopped New York racing around 1910. It hosted the Preakness Stakes for more than a decade.
Site redevelopedPartially verified
Union Grounds
Union Grounds in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, opened in 1862 as the first fully enclosed baseball park and hosted National Association and National League clubs in the 1870s before its demolition in 1883.
Site redevelopedPartially verified