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
View on map →Riddick Stadium
Riddick Stadium was NC State's football stadium from 1907 to 1965. It was demolished in stages between 1968 and 2013, and SAS Hall now occupies the site.
Ridgewood Grove
Ridgewood Grove was a 4,000-seat boxing and wrestling arena at the Brooklyn-Queens line from 1926 to 1956, with a brief 1980s revival. The building survives with other uses.
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati's riverfront multipurpose stadium was home to the Reds and Bengals from 1970, renamed Cinergy Field in 1996, and imploded at the end of 2002.
Riverside International Raceway
A Southern California road circuit that from 1957 to 1989 hosted NASCAR, Can-Am, Trans-Am, IMSA and a 1960 Formula One Grand Prix before being replaced by the Moreno Valley Mall and surrounding development.
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.
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.
Robison Field
Robison Field was the St. Louis National League club's home on the city's north side from 1893 to mid-1920. A high school was later built on the site.
Rockingham Park
New England's first Thoroughbred track, which raced in Salem, New Hampshire from 1906 until 2009 and closed in 2016 to make way for the Tuscan Village development.
Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park
Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park in Colorado Springs opened as the Rocky Mountain Kennel Club in July 1949 and raced greyhounds until 2005. The site is now a Copart vehicle storage lot.
Roosevelt Raceway
Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, Long Island, began as an auto racing circuit in 1936 and became a landmark night harness track from 1940 to 1988. The site is now shopping centers, condominiums and apartments.
Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium was a WPA-built Art Deco stadium on Jersey City's Newark Bay waterfront, where Jackie Robinson made his professional debut in 1946 and the Brooklyn Dodgers played part-time in 1956-57.
Rosenblatt Stadium
Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha hosted the College World Series from 1950 to 2010 and minor league baseball from 1949 to 2010. It was demolished in 2012-2013 and the land became part of the Henry Doorly Zoo.
Rubber Bowl
The Rubber Bowl was the University of Akron's football stadium from 1940 to 2008. Condemned in 2017, it was demolished in stages from 2018 to 2023.
Ruppert Stadium
Ruppert Stadium was the Ironbound ballpark of the Yankees' top farm club, the Newark Bears, and the Negro National League Newark Eagles, who won the 1946 Negro World Series there.
Russwood Park
Russwood Park was Memphis's main ballpark on Madison Avenue, home of the Southern Association Chicks. It burned down on Easter night 1960, hours after its last game.
Salt Palace
The Salt Palace was Salt Lake City's arena from 1969, home to the ABA champion Utah Stars and then the Utah Jazz until 1991. It was demolished in 1994 for the convention center.
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium was UNLV's football stadium and home of the Las Vegas Bowl from 1971 to 2019. Closed since 2020, it stands largely unused after UNLV moved to Allegiant Stadium.
San Diego Stadium
San Diego Stadium, later Jack Murphy, Qualcomm and SDCCU Stadium, was a Mission Valley multi-purpose stadium. It was home to the Chargers, the Padres and San Diego State football for decades.
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.
Seabrook Greyhound Park
Seabrook Greyhound Park on New Hampshire's Seacoast opened in July 1973 and ended live greyhound racing in 2009. The building now operates as The Brook casino.
Seattle Ice Arena
The Seattle Ice Arena in downtown Seattle was home of the Seattle Metropolitans, the first American team to win the Stanley Cup, in 1917. It closed in 1924 and was demolished in 1963.
Shea Stadium
The Mets' home from 1964 through 2008 and the Jets' through 1983, Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows was dismantled in 2008-09 and its footprint became parking for Citi Field.
Shibe Park
Shibe Park, renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953, was Philadelphia's major league ballpark from 1909 to 1970. It was the Athletics' home and later the Phillies'. A church now occupies the site.
Shoreline Star Greyhound Park
Shoreline Star Greyhound Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, raced greyhounds from 1995 until October 10, 2005. Its new owner did not resume live racing.