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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Sick's Stadium

Seattle, Washington · Baseball · 1938–1976

Sick's Stadium was a Rainier Valley ballpark built by brewer Emil Sick for his PCL Rainiers in 1938 and pressed into service as the one-season major league home of the 1969 Seattle Pilots.

Site redeveloped

Silver Stadium

Rochester, New York · Baseball · 1929–1996

Silver Stadium, opened in 1929 as Red Wing Stadium on Norton Street, was home to the Rochester Red Wings for 68 seasons before the club moved downtown.

Site redeveloped

Sodrac Park

North Sioux City, South Dakota · Greyhound racing · 1955–1993

Sodrac Park in North Sioux City, South Dakota, raced greyhounds from 1955 until 1993, when it dropped live racing. Its Kennel Club building burned during demolition in 1998, and housing now occupies the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

South End Grounds

Boston, Massachusetts · Baseball · 1871–1914

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.

Site redeveloped

South Side Park

Chicago, Illinois · Baseball · 1900–1940

South Side Park was the White Sox's home from 1900 to 1910 and, as Schorling's Park, the Chicago American Giants' home until a fire in December 1940. Public housing now stands on the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Southland Greyhound Park

West Memphis, Arkansas · Greyhound racing · 1956–2022

Southland in West Memphis, Arkansas, raced greyhounds from 1956 until December 31, 2022. It now operates as a full casino.

Standing, repurposed

Spokane Coliseum

Spokane, Washington · Hockey · 1954–1995

Spokane Coliseum was the city's arena from 1954 to 1995, home to Gonzaga basketball for a time and WHL hockey. It was demolished in 1995 when the Veterans Memorial Arena opened.

DemolishedPartially verified

Sportsman's Park

St. Louis, Missouri · Baseball · 1909–1966

Sportsman's Park stood at Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street. Rebuilt in steel and concrete in 1909, it was home to both St. Louis major league teams for decades until 1966. The land became a Boys Club athletic field.

Site redeveloped

Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink

Olympic Valley, California · Olympic venues · c. 1960–?

The outdoor 400-meter speed skating oval at Squaw Valley, California, was a temporary venue built for the 1960 Winter Olympics. Its site has since been redeveloped for parking and a residential-retail complex.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

St. John Arena

Columbus, Ohio · Basketball · 1956–1998

St. John Arena was Ohio State's basketball home from 1956 to 1998. It still stands and is used by Ohio State track and field and the marching band.

Standing, repurposedPartially verified

St. Louis Arena

St. Louis, Missouri · Hockey · 1929–1994

The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 near Forest Park and was the Blues' home from 1967 to 1994. It was demolished in February 1999 and the site redeveloped as The Highlands.

Site redeveloped

St. Nicholas Arena

New York, New York · Boxing & wrestling · 1896–1962

St. Nicholas Arena on West 66th Street in Manhattan opened as an ice rink in 1896 and was one of New York's main boxing clubs from 1906 until it closed in 1962. It later became an ABC television studio and was demolished in the 1980s.

Site redeveloped

Stagg Field

Chicago, Illinois · Football · 1893–1939

Stagg Field was the University of Chicago's football stadium from 1893, when it opened as Marshall Field, until the school dropped football after 1939. The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place beneath its west stands in 1942.

Site redeveloped

Stagg Memorial Stadium

Stockton, California · Football · 1950–2012

Pacific Memorial Stadium, later Stagg Memorial, was the University of the Pacific's football stadium from 1950 until the program ended in 1995. It was closed in 2012 and removed starting in 2014.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Stardust International Raceway

Spring Valley (Las Vegas Valley), Nevada · Motorsports · 1965–1971

Stardust International Raceway was a 3-mile road course and drag strip west of Las Vegas built to draw high rollers to the Stardust casino. It hosted Can-Am finales before closing and giving way to the Spring Valley housing development.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Stokely Athletic Center

Knoxville, Tennessee · Basketball · 1958–2012

Stokely Athletic Center was the University of Tennessee's basketball arena from 1958 to 1987. It closed in 2012 and was demolished in 2014.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Stoll Field/McLean Stadium

Lexington, Kentucky · Football · 1916–1972

Stoll Field, whose grandstands were named McLean Stadium in 1924, was the University of Kentucky's football home until 1972. The stands were razed in the 1970s.

Site redeveloped

Stone Mountain Tennis Center

Stone Mountain, Georgia · Tennis · 1996–2007

The Stone Mountain Tennis Center was the purpose-built tennis venue of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; it was abandoned after 2007 and demolished in 2017-2018.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Stone Mountain Velodrome

Stone Mountain, Georgia · Cycling · 1996–1996

The Stone Mountain Velodrome was a temporary 250-meter track built in Stone Mountain Park for track cycling at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It was dismantled and sold soon after the Games.

Site redeveloped

Suffolk Downs

East Boston, Massachusetts · Horse racing · 1935–2019

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.

Standing, repurposedPartially verified

Sulphur Dell

Nashville, Tennessee · Baseball · 1885–1963

Sulphur Dell was Nashville's main ballpark from 1885 to 1963, known for its steep right-field slope. It was razed in 1969, and the Sounds' First Horizon Park now stands on the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Sunnyside Garden Arena

Sunnyside (Queens, New York City), New York · Boxing & wrestling · 1947–1977

Sunnyside Garden Arena was a small Queens boxing and wrestling club from the late 1940s to 1977, in a former Gould family tennis building. It was razed in 1977 and a fast-food restaurant took its place.

Site redeveloped

Swampoodle Grounds

Washington, Washington, D.C. · Baseball · 1886–1889

Swampoodle Grounds, near the Capitol in Washington, was home to the National League's Washington Nationals from 1886 to 1889.

Site redeveloped

Syracuse Mile

Syracuse, New York · Motorsports · 1903–2015

The Syracuse Mile at the New York State Fairgrounds was a one-mile dirt oval that held auto races from 1903 until October 2015. It hosted AAA and USAC Indy cars, NASCAR Grand National races and Super DIRT Week, and was torn down in 2016.

Demolished