Drone views of the long abandoned Roosevelt School and Field/Stadium in Excelsior Springs, MO

03.26.23 Excelsior Springs, MO
Built in 1929 and abandoned in 2005, both the building and field have changed hands numerous times over the decades. A number of proposals have surfaced in recent years with plans to redevelop the site for a variety of uses; a refurbished stadium, apartments, senior apartments, and even remodeling the gym to serve as the home court for a minor league basketball team.
This video was caught on a cold, dreary, and overcast day in March 2023. The stadium still bears its namesake, FD Roosevelt, in stone arches marking the entrance to the stadium. Though probably not originally designated as the "Tigers," the branding of Excelsior Springs and its mascot can be seen on the scoreboard and in a concrete lawn sign on the south end of the stadium. The stadium is showing its age but the track retaining wall still proudly displays the Tiger's four state championships in football and track.
If you're interested in seeing what the field looked like back in 1951, the channel ‪@jonesbrett8‬ has videos from the stadium of the 1951 "Mineral Bowl" featuring the Higginsville Cornhuskers against the Harrisonville Wildcats. Spoiler alert, Harrisonville wins by 1, 14 to 13.
If you've got an additional info on the Roosevelt School or Field, please leave it in the comments below (like...if the stadium was built in 1929, why is the complex named after FDR when he was still the New York Governor in 1929 and didn't become President until 1933...maybe the archway were built later???)
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[@FreightTrainDrifter]

Amazing job Ed! 💯📸😎👊🏼

[@edfoulks8047]

Something a little different to mix it up, thanks for watching👊

[@FreightTrainDrifter]

@@edfoulks8047 you’re welcome Sir! 👊🏼

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Wow! They don't make them like that anymore -Jenny

[@edfoulks8047]

No ma'am, they sure don't! Thanks for watching👊

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@edfoulks8047 you are welcome!

[@TheSilentKCRailfan]

I ran there of my last track meet on my high school career back in 2001! That looks place looks depressing now! Great video though

[@edfoulks8047]

No kidding! From the little bit of info I could find, sounds like you were there just a few years before it closed down....you may have been a part of one of the final track meets in the school's history. Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment👊

[@TheSilentKCRailfan]

@@edfoulks8047 your very much welcome

[@jamesburnside3023]

Awesome video you can hear the voices cheering on their team, when you listen hard at center field eh.

[@edfoulks8047]

You sure can James...that's the thing that makes places like this so interesting to me...to think about all the people who walked through those arches, the defeats, the victory celebrations on the 50 yard line. So many memories to haunt a place like that! Thanks for watching👊