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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Bennett Park

Detroit, Michigan · Baseball · 1896–1911

Bennett Park was the Detroit Tigers' ballpark at Michigan and Trumbull from 1896 to 1911, where Ty Cobb's Tigers won three pennants before it was replaced by Navin Field on the same corner.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Benning Race Track

Washington, Washington, D.C. · Horse racing · 1890–1908

Benning Race Track was Washington, D.C.'s Thoroughbred track from 1890 until Congress banned racing in the District in 1908. The Mayfair Mansions apartments now stand on the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Beulah Park

Grove City, Ohio · Horse racing · 1923–2014

Beulah Park in Grove City, near Columbus, was Ohio's first Thoroughbred track, racing from 1923 until 2014. The property has been rebuilt as a housing and park development.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Beverly Hills Speedway

Beverly Hills, California · Motorsports · 1920–1924

Beverly Hills Speedway was a 1.25-mile wooden board track that ran AAA championship races from 1920 to 1924. Rising land values led to its removal, and the site became part of the Wilshire Boulevard commercial district.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Birmingham Race Course

Birmingham, Alabama · Greyhound racing · 1987–2020

Birmingham Race Course opened as a thoroughbred track in 1987, added greyhounds in 1992 and ran only greyhounds from 1995 until its last live race on March 18, 2020. The building continues as a casino.

Standing, repurposed

Black Hills Kennel Club

Rapid City, South Dakota · Greyhound racing · 1949–1994

The Black Hills Kennel Club was a greyhound track near Rapid City, South Dakota, listed by Wikipedia as racing from 1949 to 1994.

Status unknownPartially verified

Bluffs Run Greyhound Park

Council Bluffs, Iowa · Greyhound racing · 1986–2015

Bluffs Run Greyhound Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa, raced greyhounds from February 1986 until December 2015. The property continues as the Horseshoe Council Bluffs casino.

Standing, repurposed

Blyth Arena

Olympic Valley, California · Hockey · 1960–1983

Blyth Arena was the open-sided ice arena built for the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, site of the opening ceremony and the United States' first Olympic hockey gold.

Site redeveloped

Borchert Field

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Baseball · 1888–1952

Borchert Field, opened in 1888 as Athletic Park, was the cramped north-side Milwaukee ballpark that housed the minor-league Brewers for half a century before County Stadium.

Site redeveloped

Boston Arena (Matthews Arena)

Boston, Massachusetts · Hockey · 1910–2025

Boston Arena, renamed Matthews Arena in 1982, opened in 1910 and was the first home of the Boston Bruins and an early home of the Celtics. Northeastern University closed it in December 2025 and began taking it down in 2026.

Status unknown

Boston Garden

Boston, Massachusetts · Hockey · 1928–1995

Boston Garden was the arena built over North Station that housed the Bruins from 1928 and the Celtics from 1946 until both moved next door in 1995. It was demolished in 1998.

Site redeveloped

Boundary Field (National Park)

Washington, Washington, D.C. · Baseball · 1891–1911

Boundary Field was a wooden ballpark at Georgia and Florida Avenues in Washington that hosted the Senators in the 1890s and again from 1904 to 1910, until fire destroyed its stands in March 1911.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Bowie Race Track

Bowie, Maryland · Horse racing · 1914–1985

Bowie Race Track in Prince George's County, Maryland, raced Thoroughbreds from 1914 to 1985 and pioneered winter racing in the 1950s. The grounds were later used as a training center.

Standing, repurposedPartially verified

Bradley Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Basketball · 1988–2018

The Bradley Center was home of the Milwaukee Bucks from 1988 to 2018. It was demolished in 2019 after the team moved next door to Fiserv Forum.

Demolished

Braves Field

Boston, Massachusetts · Baseball · 1915–1952

Braves Field was the Boston Braves' ballpark on Commonwealth Avenue from 1915 to 1952. After the team left, Boston University bought it, and part of the old structure survives inside the university's Nickerson Field.

Partially demolished

Bridgehampton Race Circuit

Noyack (near Sag Harbor), New York · Motorsports · 1957–1999

Bridgehampton Race Circuit was a 2.85-mile road course on Long Island that hosted Can-Am, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR races. It closed in 1999 and was turned into a private golf club.

Site redeveloped

Broadway Arena

New York, New York · Boxing & wrestling · 1914–1952

The Broadway Arena on Halsey Street in Brooklyn staged boxing from 1914 to 1951 and wrestling until 1952. The building became a warehouse and supermarket, and housing now occupies the site.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Broadway Auditorium

Buffalo, New York · Boxing & wrestling · 1913–1940

Buffalo's Broadway Auditorium, a converted armory, was the city's main boxing and six-day bicycle racing venue from 1913 until its final event in June 1940. The building still stands and is owned by the city.

Status unknownPartially verified

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

Buffalo, New York · Hockey · 1940–1996

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, 'the Aud', stood on the waterfront from 1940 to 2009 and was home to the NHL's Sabres and the NBA's Braves. Its site is now part of the Canalside district.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Buffalo Stadium

Houston, Texas · Baseball · 1928–1961

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.

Site redevelopedPartially verified

Busch Memorial Stadium

St. Louis, Missouri · Baseball · 1966–2005

The downtown St. Louis stadium that opened in 1966 housed the baseball Cardinals for 40 seasons and the football Cardinals through 1987 before being knocked down in late 2005.

Site redeveloped

Bush Stadium

Indianapolis, Indiana · Baseball · 1931–1996

Bush Stadium, opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium, was the Indianapolis Indians' home until 1996. It was partly demolished and turned into the Stadium Lofts apartments in 2013.

Partially demolishedPartially verified

Calder Race Course

Miami Gardens, Florida · Horse racing · 1971–2020

Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida, ran Thoroughbreds from 1971 until its last race in November 2020, latterly as Gulfstream Park West. Its grandstand was demolished in 2016, and a casino remains on the property.

Partially demolishedPartially verified

Candlestick Park

San Francisco, California · Baseball · 1960–2014

The windswept Candlestick Point stadium was the Giants' home from 1960 to 1999 and the 49ers' from 1971 to 2013, and was demolished in 2015 after a farewell concert by Paul McCartney.

Demolished