All former venues

Every published venue in the atlas. Each record cites its sources and shows what stands on the site today where that is known.

355 venues

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New York Velodrome

New York, New York · Cycling · 1921–1930

The New York Velodrome on 225th Street in the Bronx hosted professional bicycle racing from 1921 until it burned on August 4, 1930. The site is now part of the River Plaza shopping center.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Nicollet Park

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Baseball · 1896–1955

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.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Normal Park

Chicago, Illinois · Football · c. 1914–c. 1951

Normal Park was a football and baseball field on Chicago's South Side, in use from about 1914 to about 1951. It was an early home of the NFL's Chicago Cardinals.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Northrop Field

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Football · 1899–1923

Northrop Field was the University of Minnesota's on-campus football field from 1899 to 1923. It hosted the first Little Brown Jug game in 1903.

Status unknownPartially verified

Northville Downs

Northville, Michigan · Horse racing · 1944–2024

Northville Downs, a harness track in Northville, Michigan, ran from 1944 until February 3, 2024, when it closed as the state's last horse racing track. The site is being redeveloped for housing and parks.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Notre Dame Fieldhouse

Notre Dame, Indiana · Basketball · 1898–1968

Notre Dame Fieldhouse was the University of Notre Dame's athletic building and basketball home from 1898 to 1968. It was demolished in 1983.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Occoneechee Speedway

Hillsborough, North Carolina · Motorsports · 1947–1968

Occoneechee Speedway was a dirt track in Hillsborough, North Carolina, that hosted NASCAR from its first season in 1949 until 1968. The abandoned oval survives in the woods as a historic trail site.

Standing, repurposed

Offermann Stadium

Buffalo, New York · Baseball · 1924–1960

Offermann Stadium was the International League Buffalo Bisons' ballpark on Michigan Avenue from 1924 to 1960. It was torn down in 1961 and a school was built on the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Ohio Field

Columbus, Ohio · Football · 1898–1921

Ohio Field was Ohio State University's football field from 1898 to 1921, before Ohio Stadium opened. It was torn down in 1922.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Old Byrd Stadium

College Park, Maryland · Football · 1923–1947

Old Byrd Stadium was the University of Maryland's 5,000-seat football stadium from 1923 until about 1947. It was razed in 1953 and the site is now fraternity row.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Olympia Stadium

Detroit, Michigan · Hockey · 1927–1980

Olympia Stadium at Grand River and McGraw was the Red Wings' home from 1927 through 1979 and briefly the Pistons'. It was demolished in 1986 and replaced on site by a National Guard armory.

Site redeveloped

Olympic Velodrome (Carson)

Carson, California · Cycling · 1982–2003

The Olympic Velodrome at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, opened in 1982 and hosted track cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. It was demolished in 2003 for the Home Depot Center.

Site redeveloped

Omaha Civic Auditorium

Omaha, Nebraska · Basketball · 1955–2014

The Omaha Civic Auditorium was Omaha's main arena from 1955 to 2014, a part-time home of the NBA's Kansas City-Omaha Kings and home of Creighton basketball. It was demolished in 2016.

Demolished

Omni Coliseum

Atlanta, Georgia · Basketball · 1972–1997

The Omni Coliseum in downtown Atlanta hosted the Hawks from 1972 to 1997 and the NHL Flames until 1980. It was demolished in July 1997 and State Farm Arena was built on the same site.

Site redeveloped

Ontario Motor Speedway

Ontario, California · Motorsports · 1970–1980

A 2.5-mile oval built in the image of Indianapolis that operated in Ontario, California from 1970 to 1980 before financial failure led to its sale to Chevron and demolition for the Ontario Center development.

Site redeveloped

Orange County International Raceway

Irvine, California · Motorsports · 1967–1983

Orange County International Raceway in Irvine, California, was a drag strip and road course complex that opened on August 5, 1967, and closed on October 30, 1983. The Bob Bondurant driving school was founded there in 1968.

Status unknown

Orange Park Kennel Club

Orange Park, Florida · Greyhound racing · 1946–2020

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.

Standing, repurposed

Ownby Stadium

University Park, Texas · Football · 1926–1998

Ownby Stadium was SMU's on-campus football stadium, used from 1926 to 1948 and again in 1989-1994. It was demolished in 1998 and Gerald J. Ford Stadium was built on the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Packard Stadium

Tempe, Arizona · Baseball · 1974–2014

Packard Stadium was Arizona State's baseball home on its Tempe campus from 1974 to 2014, before the Sun Devils moved to Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

Status unknownPartially verified

Palace of the Fans / League Park (Cincinnati)

Cincinnati, Ohio · Baseball · 1902–1911

The Palace of the Fans was the Cincinnati Reds' ornate, partly concrete grandstand ballpark from 1902 to 1911, on the block later occupied by Crosley Field.

Site redeveloped

Palm Beach Kennel Club

West Palm Beach, Florida · Greyhound racing · 1932–2020

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.

Standing, repurposed

Pan-Pacific Auditorium

Los Angeles, California · Hockey · 1935–1972

The Streamline Moderne Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles hosted minor-league hockey and USC basketball. It closed in 1972 and burned in 1989; the site is now Pan Pacific Park.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Papoose Peak Olympic Jumping Hill

Olympic Valley, California · Olympic venues · 1958–1976

The Papoose Peak jumps at Squaw Valley (now Palisades Tahoe), California, were the ski jumping hills of the 1960 Winter Olympics. They fell out of use after 1976 and were demolished for a chairlift.

Demolished

Paramount Ranch Racetrack

Agoura Hills, California · Motorsports · 1956–1957

Paramount Ranch Racetrack was a 2-mile road course on a movie ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains used in 1956 and 1957. Fatal crashes at its last meet ended racing there.

Status unknown