Lost venues in Texas
16 former venues documented so far, across 10 cities. Mostly football, soccer, baseball.
Houston, Texas · 4 venues
View on map →Buffalo Stadium
Buffalo Stadium, built by the St. Louis Cardinals for the Texas League Houston Buffaloes, opened in Houston's East End in 1928. It was sold for salvage in 1963, and a furniture showroom later went up on the site.
Colt Stadium
Colt Stadium was the temporary open-air home of Houston's expansion Colt .45s from 1962 to 1964. It was later dismantled and shipped to Mexico.
Robertson Stadium
Built by the Houston school district with the WPA and opened in 1942, this stadium was home to the AFL's Houston Oilers and later the University of Houston. It was demolished in December 2012 for TDECU Stadium.
The Summit
The Summit, later Compaq Center, was the Houston Rockets' arena from 1975 to 2003. The building was converted into Lakewood Church's main campus in 2005.