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 →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.
Uniontown Speedway
Uniontown Speedway was a 1.1-mile wooden board track at Hopwood, Pennsylvania, that held AAA races from 1916 to 1922. A half-mile dirt track later operated nearby on the site.
University of Detroit Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium was the Titans' football field and the Detroit Lions' early home, including their 1935 championship. It was demolished in 1971.
US 30 Drag Strip
US 30 Drag Strip in Hobart, Indiana, was an AHRA flagship drag strip that operated from at least 1957 until the end of the 1984 season. Parts of the strip and its buildings remained in 2001.
Vaughn Street Park
Vaughn Street Park was the home of Portland's Pacific Coast League Beavers from 1901 through 1955. It was razed in 1956 and the site is now industrial land.
Veterans Stadium
South Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium was the shared home of the Phillies and Eagles from 1971 until 2003 and was imploded in March 2004 to make way for parking for their new venues.
VictoryLand
VictoryLand in Shorter, Alabama, raced greyhounds from September 1984 until May 2011. The property continues as a casino with simulcast wagering.
Walt Disney World Speedway
Walt Disney World Speedway was a one-mile oval on the Walt Disney World Resort grounds that opened in 1995 and closed in August 2015. It hosted the Indy Racing League's Indy 200 from 1996 to 2000.
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium, known as 'The Rockpile', was a WPA-built stadium on Buffalo's East Side. It was home to the AAFC and AFL Bills and to the Buffalo Bisons, and was demolished in 1989.
Washington Park Race Track (Homewood)
Washington Park in south suburban Homewood, Illinois, was a major Chicago-area Thoroughbred track from 1926 until a fire destroyed its grandstand in February 1977. The land was redeveloped in the 1990s.
West Side Grounds
West Side Grounds was the Cubs' home from 1893 through 1915, the years of their 1907 and 1908 World Series titles. The University of Illinois medical campus now covers the site.
West Side Park (I)
West Side Park was the Chicago White Stockings' home on the Near West Side from 1885 to 1891, where they won the 1885 and 1886 National League pennants.
Westboro Speedway
Westboro Speedway was a quarter-mile asphalt oval on Route 9 in Westborough, Massachusetts, that raced from August 1947 to September 1985. The site is now a shopping plaza.
Westgate Park
Westgate Park was the Pacific Coast League Padres' privately built ballpark in Mission Valley from 1958 to 1967. It was razed and Fashion Valley mall now covers the site.
Wiedenmeyer's Park
Wiedenmeyer's Park in Newark's Ironbound was the city's minor-league ballpark from 1902 to 1918 and hosted one New York Highlanders game in 1904 to avoid New York's Sunday laws.
Wolfson Park
Wolfson Park was Jacksonville's minor-league ballpark from 1955 to 2002, home to the Braves and the Suns, and was demolished in 2002 for Jaguars practice fields.
Wonderland Greyhound Park
Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts, ran greyhound races from 1935 until a statewide ballot measure ended live racing in 2009. The track was demolished starting in 2017.
Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
Built by William Wrigley Jr. in 1925 for the Pacific Coast League Angels, Los Angeles's Wrigley Field later housed the American League Angels for one season in 1961 and was demolished in 1969.
Yankee Stadium
The original Yankee Stadium stood at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx from 1923 to 2008. It was the Yankees' home for most of that time and was replaced by a new stadium across the street.