Demolished NFL Stadiums Then and Now

Demolished NFL stadiums then and now ft. Giants Stadium, Pontiac Silverdome, San Diego Stadium ... Comparison between demolished stadiums from their days hosting the NFL teams and what is at their place today.
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[@TFCStadiums]

Which of these demolished stadiums was your favorite?

[@gracedagostino5231]

The Vet

[@shanestanton8]

The Orange Bowl and Texas Stadium, they were prominent filming locations for “Any Given Sunday”

[@OleSmokeyVol]

The one that I didn’t see in your video… Cleveland Municipal Stadium/First Energy Stadium. ❤🤦🏼‍♂️

[@pjjaskowski999]

Tiger Stadium, but I admit I wasn’t old enough to see the Detroit Lions play there, just the Pontiac Silverdome.

[@brendaneverton5854]

Kezar

[@SantaDog81]

Just to think, right where Macho Man Randy Savage landed a flying elbow on Ricky The Dragon Steamboat at WrestleMania III, there's an Amazon employee wondering where in life they went wrong.

[@Kevin_1337]

😂😂😂

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

Probably the best point I've ever heard made haha.

[@VisualColloquialist]

Probably more like wondering when master Bezos will let them have another bathroom break

[@alexanderstrong2576]

@@VisualColloquialist Not on company time

[@albertsampson6568]

Bro, this hits deep. I saw the US play Switzerland in the 94 world cup there. One of the greatest experiences of my life. Pontiac Silverdome. I also watched WrestleMania 3. Crazy

[@johncate9541]

Tiger Stadium in Detroit still lives as a ballpark because the community kept cleaning up the site after the stadium was torn down and playing games on the field. It was finally redeveloped as Corner Ballpark. The flagpole from Tiger Stadium still stands there--it was never removed, and the playing surface is in the same spot it's been since 1912.

[@Schneltor]

Reds fan here...I got to see a game at Tiger Stadium the last year it was in service. It was a Sunday game, the Orioles won iirc. The stadium was breathtaking...I could imagine AL legends shagging flies and rounding the bases. It was like traveling back in time and, were it not for some modern advertisements, I might have believed I'd slipped back 50 years. A true gem of a stadium. I'm glad I got to see a game there. And I'm glad to know that it lives on, in some form.

[@faulltw]

I attended a game there back in the late 70s

[@Rockhound6165]

This is actually pretty cool.

[@jamiesilverman773]

Nice video, thank you. Very nostalgic. One thing I got from this was that, sadly, most of the old stadiums had proper names while their replacements are almost all corporate sponsorship names.

[@ozzieray]

Money talks

[@alfromtx245]

Agreed 100%. The old names generally reflected the communities or the history of the organization. I miss this.

[@andrewbishop4447]

Paul Brown Stadium recently changed to (Paycor) stadium 🏟 🙄

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@andrewbishop4447 a crime.

[@thart3333]

Everything is about money now

[@JBM425]

Inside a library on the University of Pittsburgh site where Forbes Field once stood, there is a cutout in the floor covered with glass, and under it was home plate approximately where it would have been on the playing field.

[@bananagonz3461]

mall of America (where metropolitan stadium was) has a marker where Homeplate was and a chair on the opposite wall where Harmon Killebrew hit the furthest homerun in the stadiums history. Also the log chute is where one of the endzones were and where the "miracle at the met" happened

[@wgcds7jyg897]

It’s a shame how the US destroys these famous stadiums. How cool would it be today to take a tour of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Or the original Yankee Stadium. It’d be like walking back in time. Just to name a couple.

[@willieb.haardigan8984]

@@wgcds7jyg897yea but it’s just not feasible

[@jokerz7936]

@@wgcds7jyg897 To be fair Ebbets Field was falling apart.

[@joaquinspandex7870]

When I went to Pitt in the 90s, the home plate was under glass in a long hallway. It wasn't a library at that point, and I had a night class in that building. I was the only person in that hallway one night and I went and pretended to be Roberto Clemente.

[@agy3487]

It’s so sad to see the stadium filled with someone’s childhood and players dream getting destroyed. Emptiness between past and now is very heartbreaking

[@korthjw]

Shea Stadium is a great example. As a kid growing up in the 1960s, Shea became the House of Champions when the huge underdog Mets defeated the mighty Baltimore Orioles in 1969. Months earlier, the football Jets defeated the even more mighty Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Shea Stadium, like the World Trade Center, was heavily criticized by the architectural crowd as ordinary steel and concrete in an era (1960s) when architecture and fashion generally weren't much to look at anyway. Shea Stadium, a magical place, gone forever, but never forgotten. Like the indomitable spirits of the late Tom Seaver and Bud Harrelson, and the 1969 and 1986 New York Mets, the magic of Shea Stadium will live forever!

[@npvuvuzela]

What are you talking about?

[@danc1197]

Old stadiums are deteriorated and smelly. Who wants to spend half of their income to watch a game at an old outdated stadium? Some of the new indoor arenas are much nicer than the old ones that they replaced .

[@thunderboltpenetrator8498]

When you latch on to the pass… ya dead

[@npvuvuzela]

@@thunderboltpenetrator8498 Couldn't agree more

[@sjhoff]

Shea, the polo grounds, Comisky, Tiger stadium, all have an aura, a nostalgic ring to them that the Petco park, met life, and all these corporate names just don't have.

[@retrohollywoodmotionpictures]

Especially when those corporate names seem to change every 5-6 yrs. It's ridiculous. I'm just glad they chose to save the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, so many childhood memories with my dad are there.

[@Chrisuperfly1]

I have seen a lot of games at old Comisky and, aside from the sense of nostalgia, it was a dump.

[@sjhoff]

@@Chrisuperfly1 it's about the names.

[@gabrielkowalski3086]

As a German, I wasn't aware that there were so many great stadiums in the US that got demolished. It must be very sad for supporters to see a historic ground be demolished and forgotten. As an Alemannia Aachen supporter I feel with you...

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

Generally we hate it, there's this weird need that everything has to be modernized so these awesome older stadiums get demolished for new state of the art stadiums and the history history is gone.

[@Tactical_Nuke0]

ok

[@ednicholson7839]

It depends. Some of these older stadiums -- especially the concrete monstrosities from the 60s thru the 80s -- were awful and needed to go. Others were simply falling apart and not grand enough or historic enough to justify saving them. Americans have been guilty of eradicating some great old buildings, but most of these stadiums aren't really that missed. There are some exceptions though -- I think especially the early, inner city baseball parks and maybe some of the great old indoor arenas too -- are most missed. But personally I think most of the older NFL stadiums were not good arenas and are not missed. The main exception would be Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which would be greatly missed if it were ever demolished -- maybe Soldier Field in Chicago too. The college football stadiums are different. College football generally has greater historic significance than the NFL -- as do its stadiums, which are usually preserved.

[@user-er8kz2jg6o]

@@ednicholson7839Agreed. College Stadiums are the best!!

[@x-90]

A lot of these were built for both baseball and football. Dual purpose stadiums suck for both sports and have bad fan experience compared to a purpose built one

[@ctoph75]

MetLife shouldn't have sponsored the Jets/Giants stadium. They should have sponsored the Mets stadium. What a missed opportunity.

[@jdawg8487]

My great uncle was the architect who designed the Pontiac Silverdome. Seeing it in such neglect was a pain to see before it was demolished for good.

[@andrewonrecord]

Well he didn’t do a great job of designing it because the reason it closed was because it was missing a lot of modern day amenities

[@dadzilla8015]

Yes, that is a mini Mile High Stadium in the Broncos parking lot. There is still a marker there for home plate when the Rockies opened in Mile High

[@dannysublett1014]

I can still hear Pat Summerall saying the names of these old stadiums. Brings back good memories.

[@chickey333]

"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." Joni Mitchell was way ahead of her time!

[@kennethpowers82982]

So we’re the counting crows. Lol

[@jorymil]

I had a dream about that song the other night. Guess my brain knew something I didn't.

[@whaduzitmatr]

@@kennethpowers82982 counting crows version is far superior to the original and I will die on that hill

[@oneofgodschildren]

Joe Louis Arena, Palace of Auburn Hills, Pontiac Silverdome, all great memories at all of them in Michigan ❤️

[@DNSKansas]

JLA was a piece of shit from what i heard. Too many stairs, cramped concourses, not enough restrooms. Should have never left Olympia.

[@oRealList]

Current Busch Stadium was not built in the exact location of Busch Memorial Stadium. They were offset by a city block or so, demolishing Busch Memorial to just make room for the left and center outfield wall and seats. The old footprint of Busch Memorial also includes Ballpark Village, various restaurants/stores, and 3 small parking lots.

[@sk33t_38]

something morbid about the Pontiac Superdome turning into an Amazon center lmao a sort of metaphor of how more and more US companies are being replaced by Jeff and his smile boxes

[@brianthomas4248]

At the site of Fulton county stadium, the outfield walls were left standing and there is a marker where Hank Aaron hit his 714th HR.

[@charlesphelps2730]

He tied Babe Ruth's record at Riverfront (714) and broke it at Fulton County Stadium (715). The plaque commemorates him breaking the record.

[@dixonmixin10]

My uncle showed me that back in the day when he took me to a Braves game.

[@laff000]

I parked my car there once. Thank God Fenway park still stands.

[@sabretooth1997]

Absolute disgrace that you have to navigate a car sewer to get to it.

[@DaveBuildsIt]

Fulton County still tugs the heartstrings. There was a lot of criticism of the "cookie-cutter" baseball stadiums of that era at the time, but there was something special about them.

[@pjjaskowski999]

The Green Bay Packers used to play a couple home games a year at Milwaukee County Stadium. It was torn down and is now used as a parking lot for American Family Field.

[@higgy04]

And a little league park sits on the site too

[@will.a.benjamin]

Good call, I noticed County Stadium was left out.

[@davanmani556]

To think that AFL franchise was considered in Milwaukee.

[@604cuinkillah]

It'll always be Miller Park to us, and we won't go to a brewers game since they eliminated the Packer away games. Then, they forced a tax on the surrounding counties for 25 years. Brewers suck and so does the new stadium. County stadium was awesome. I'll drive to Wrigleyville and watch the Cubs lose before I'll go to a brewers game, now THAT'S a stadium

[@josephambrose2852]

County Stadium was an absolute hell hole Not that there's anything wrong with that

[@jjaa6157]

I've been to the Mall of America and I was at the home plate that had been at Metropolitan Stadium where Harmon Killebrew hit a home run and it hit a seat. The seat was saved. Also have been to Pontiac Silverdome, Tiger Stadium and Shea Stadium. Last was for a baseball game where the Mets thoroughly demolished the San Francisco Giants, twelve to two.

[@josephambrose2852]

Please post positive proof pronto Pics pleasantly preferred

[@Revkor]

the seat is literaly bolted to where it sat.@@josephambrose2852

[@bobt5778]

Before sports franchises created and sold "naming rights" to highest bidders, stadiums had names that tied them to the communities they were part of. There was some sense of permanency about them. Now corporate names of stadiums seem to come and go every other year. Hard to pass the memories from one generation to the next...

[@kevinmartz3082]

So many famous games/plays happened in these places. Not an exhaustive list: The catch The original Hail Mary The drive The fumble Hank Aaron’s record home run. Willie Mays’ over the shoulder WS catch Bill Mazeroski’s WS winning home run Dolphins and Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl So much history- thank you.

[@Rockhound6165]

Don't forget that the Orange Bowl was where the Jets beat the Colts in SBIII.

[@privatepenguin3137]

Not to mention the concerts.... Live Aid at JFK Stadium The Beatles at Shea Stadium The Beatles final US concert - Candlestick Park

[@DelusionalBrownsFan_96]

The drive was in cleveland stadium, which didn’t make the video for some reason.

[@davanmani556]

Lance Alworth

[@robapple78]

Kezar Field (49ers) where DE Jim Marshall of the visiting Minnesota Vikings had his famous "wrong way run" in 1964

[@johnwiesner9590]

Funny that the former sites of the Cowboys and 49ers stadiums have literally nothing there now.

[@EthanNeal]

I've driven by the Cowboys' old stadium numerous times. It's kinda sad seeing such a well connected part of the city go to waste. Maybe the University of Dallas just across Loop 12 could make use of it one day? I dunno.

[@Rockhound6165]

Especially given the fact that Candlestick Park was the last place the Beatles were ever in concert.

[@gregb6469]

What that means is that either the owners of the lands are asking too much to make development feasible, or the politicians are being a-holes about deciding what to do with the lots.

[@LadyAnuB]

@@gregb6469 Candlestick Park is one sucky location for weather. Fog loves to roll in there during most of the year. During the winter, the playing field would suck as it was actually below sea level. So I can see why redeveloping it is on the slow track.

[@ozzieray]

@NJ CardFan Why did they name it Candlestick park?

[@walkerch]

Noticed a lot of the old stadiums became parking lots for the new stadium

[@JBM425]

The goal was to build the stadium next door so that a team would not have to temporarily relocate as they would have if the old was simply torn down and the new erected on that site. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium for a year or two in the 70s while making extensive renovations to old Yankee Stadium; not many cities have a second facility that can temporarily host a pro team.

[@713davidh42]

The Minnesota Vikings & Seattle Seahawks played games at nearby college stadiums while a new stadium was being built on the site of the old one. I counted 8 demolished stadiums which became mostly parking lots for an adjoining newer stadium.

[@visarr]

San Diego State played up in LA for a season or two while Snapdragon was being built.

[@barques95]

@@713davidh42 That worked out very well for the University of Minnesota. They leased it to the Vikings for two years and as part of the deal, they got an upgraded video board and a heated field.

[@stanstenson8168]

@@visarr Did the Aztecs always play in the same stadium as the Chargers?

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

Some of those stadiums had spectators sitting a mile from the field. Or, in Tiger Stadium's case, behind steel girders. And that was still OK. And side note: the center field flag pole is still in its original position at Tiger Stadium. And the surrounding Corktown area is coming back to life in a big way.

[@rile_up]

It looks like a really nice way to use the grounds.

[@matthewhetzler4912]

The ones that struck me were Candlestick Park; The Catch happened in what is now a pile of dirt. And Shea Stadium; where The Beatles first played in a stadium and it’s now a parking spot. I don’t know why change and progress makes me so sad. A very well done video!

[@wanyelewis9667]

Ha! Not all change is progress.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Especially the ones that weren't replaced with a new stadium ...

[@steveborrero2416]

Which is why candlestick park and texas stadium looks more like barren wasteland

[@jonathanpusar5931]

Candlestick park stuck out the most to me too. A multi purpose stadium for most of its life. The epitome of sustainable sports stadiums. Fairly close to public transit. Not outdated and little public clamoring for a new one. Now? It’ll stay vacant with Silicon Valley starting to crash. I hate the bay so much. The same people who cry sustainability are also the least when it comes to their actions.

[@hi86065]

@@jonathanpusar5931you got emotional and made things up in your comment. You’re from the bay for sure 😂😂😂

[@rockerseven]

I always like it when they acknowledge the old stadium and history. Like outlining the parking lot showing where the playing field used to be. The Mall of America is where the Twins' old ballpark used to be, and they have a marking on the floor where home plate was, as well as the seat mounted on a wall showing the farthest ball ever hit in the stadium.

[@kevinsmrz6710]

Im a White Sox fan, Comiskey Park, shown in this video. They've done a number of things. 1) Home Plate and batters box. 2) Foul lines. But most people dont see 3) the northern concourse ramp - curves the same way in the same spot as Old Comiskey. Even veers away from 35th like Comiskey did too.

[@ericmccaulley5008]

Yes. In the parking lot where The Vet once stood, there are markers where the bases were and for the field goal posts.

[@dicky7600]

In the old Forbes field one, Home plate still resides in the Pitt building.

[@Philtration]

I miss Comiskey Park and Chicago Stadium. Lots of good times had at both places.

[@gruj_onebluevinyltv]

The Madhouse on Madison RIP

[@ymcairedellbball]

Very interesting look back at the old ballparks. It's fun to see what the space is used for now. One fix I'd suggest is that the new Busch Stadium is not on the site of the old Busch Stadium. The new one is next door to where the old one used to be, similar to NY and other cities you featured, and the old stadium footprint is now Ballpark Village, a multi-use commercial development right across the street. Fun note: the ballparks overlapped slightly during construction, so they had to wait until the old ballpark was demolished to finish the new one. The old right field foul line is laid in brick in the concourse of the new ballpark where they overlapped.

[@JasonRonimous]

And during the construction the foul pole for the new stadium was marked in the old stadium. The elevated staircases that still exist led directly into the stadium, not to nowhere like they do now. Clark Street, which now intersects Ballpark Village and the new Busch would have carved right through the middle of the old stadium.

[@billbillinger2117]

Hilarious that every few years an NFL team can hold a city at threat to move if they don't get a shiny new stadium tax payer funded.

[@bigkahunaburger5185]

Great work on this video! Some of these bring back great memories.

[@jasonweiss2773]

Most of these funded by taxpayers, yet named by corporations. Terrible.

[@christopherdavenport8336]

Teams get tax payers to pay for the stadiums and then make more money off of naming the place. Good or bad it’s genius.

[@Avidav]

I loved that Tiger Stadium and Memorial stadium still "exist" to honor all the memories.

[@TheDboy82]

Tiger Stadium was demolished over 10 years ago

[@playdiscgolf1546]

@@TheDboy82 I think their point was it’s now “The Corner” ballpark and that was Tiger Stadiums nickname. It’s a memorial

[@gregb6469]

Another old ball park that still exists as a place to play ball is League Park in Cleveland, where Joe Jackson and Tris Speaker thrilled Indians fans for years.

[@ivokarmely453]

I loved this video! Well made and researched!!! Thank you!!!

[@crollwtide9452]

Historical videos like this are always cool to watch

[@bighousegroove]

Of course not all old stadiums can stay around forever. But I appreciate the ones where they have somehow represented the old stadium, the footprint, or the field, in whatever new thing came next.

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic video! Thanks for posting. 👍

[@darrellludlow]

Wonderful video. Thanks.

[@MarsJenkar]

Of all of these, the only one I'd actually ever been to was the Hoosier/RCA Dome. Not only had I been to it, I actually got to walk on the field a few times, as I was a student staff member of my local high school varsity football team. Twice, our team was scheduled to play in the dome as part of the regular season (once per season), and after the game both teams would congratulate each other on a good game played. After Lucas Oil Stadium was built, the Dome was demolished and the land was used to expand the existing convention center. I've been in the new area a few times when I went to Gen Con, which is hosted there. So I've been there before and after. I have fond memories of the old place, but I can't deny that Lucas Oil Stadium is a much better facility, and the new section of the convention center is nice too.

[@vincentguccione1474]

As a kid I actually was able to walk on the field at Tulane Stadium the day before the Saints inaugural game in 1967. They played the Rams. Notice how the field also had the opponent's name in one end zone...

[@Rockhound6165]

A few Super Bowls were played there. SBIV(Chiefs/Vikings), VI(Cowboys/Dolphins) & IX(Stealers/Vikings).

[@michaelleroy9281]

The opening kickoff in that Rams Saints game was returned 94 yards for a touchdown

[@matts7019]

The quad was dedicated as an intramural field in 1995. I kicked a 20 yard FG off a tee, then came up a hair short from 40. Yulman just to the north is a nice place to see a game. It slightly overlaps Tulane Stadium. You exit by walking under the Reily Center.

[@mejz2238]

Thanks for sharing all the information

[@billlozier5551]

I loved this. Kesar stadium in S.F. was my favorite. My mom took me to my first NFL game. 49ers vs Falcons. Niners won 24-20. Bench seating. Also the field Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry shoots bad guy Scorpio.Classic.

[@richardehas1305]

Forgot about Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The original Dawg Pound.

[@jeffreytownend597]

That was a great video. I love seeing this type of thing. Thank you very much

[@jasonr.6428]

Badass video! Thank you!

[@SteveGee1986]

Thank you for this. Suggestion: For people like me who study then and now photo's, it is best to get a view spanning out so we can see the landmarks around the stadium, and how they changed or remained over the years.

[@kamX-rz4uy]

And city. I know most of them but not all.

[@JitterMac1019]

Technically Busch moved a little over a bit and became part of ballpark village and the new stadium moved closer to the interstate 64

[@michaelodonnell9756]

Veterans Stadium now a parking lot for Citizens Park. That's just your obvious example. For the record,I watched The Vet being demolished on TV and I literally bawled my eyes out.

[@Mr.McFlyyy]

Cleveland First Energy Stadium is in the same exact spot as the old Cleveland Municipal stadium. Municipal stadium opened in 1931 and was demolished in 1997 after the Browns were moved to Baltimore, and is on the national registry of historic places.

[@joshua_wherley]

I never knew it was on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Thanks for the info.

[@fromtherubble6890]

Thanks for posting this... I love where they kept the image of the infield in the parking lot... This is a simple measure that gives some context

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

As someone from Philadelphia the Vet was my father's favorite stadium he owns a piece of the rubble from the stadium after it was torn down, and not only was it the home of the Eagles but the Phillies, the Phillies, & A also used to play at Shibe park too. While the Wells Fargo Center is the current home of the Flyers & Sixers and yes the Eagles also used to play there too but they also use to play at Penn field at the University of Pennsylvania.

[@jasonnelson1824]

This is fascinating and brings back memories of these stadiums and what they’ve turned into.

[@unicornsandrainbowsandchic2336]

I'm still sad about Jack Murphy in SD- saw pink floyd there and watched Marshall Faulk play many times from the nose bleeds with my brother. Had a lot of fun watching the Aztecs play from shady, covered seats when we got older and had more money.

[@stevencramsie9172]

Most Aztec games are at night and there wasn’t that many more shaded seats at the Q than there are at Snapdragon. One opening day that was unseasonably hot does not a future make

[@chargerfan2]

Also where Tony Gwynn played his whole career. Last time I was in that stadium was about 3-4 years ago. It was in really bad shape.

[@unicornsandrainbowsandchic2336]

@@stevencramsie9172 haha sorry this is late-- went to a lot of games in September so sun was definitely still out in the nose bleeds! I was comparing with that not with the new stadium 😁

[@frankrizzo4460]

I remember as a kid going to the old Orange Bowl with my Dad watching many Dolphins games in the 70s and 80s along with the Hurricanes too. It was old and needed many repairs but it definitely had character and was very loud when the fans were cheering. I watched it being torn down it was eventually going to happen but still was a sad day. RIP Orange Bowl thanks for the memories 🍊🏈

[@bobabooey4537]

I miss the old stadiums and their names.

[@dennisud]

My only real complaint is that more than half the comparisons are from either 1/2 or the opposite view of the original picture. For instance the Orange Bowl picture was from the east side while Loan Depot park's picture was from the west as an example. As for the quality is pretty good.

[@Rockhound6165]

Just to point out the 2 Philadelphia stadiums (JFK Stadium & Veterans Stadium), all 3 of the original stadiums/arenas in that area are all gone(when you include The Spectrum) and replaced by Citizens Bank Park(Phillies), Lincoln Financial Field(Eagles) and Wells Fargo Center(Flyers/Sixers) and the areas where the old buildings were were repurposed. Where the Spectrum stood is now Xfinity Live which is an entertainment center/restaurant/and bar. The Vet and JFK stadium as shown were turned into CBP's main parking lot and the Wells Fargo Center. Also, of the one's shown in this video I've been to The Vet/JFK Stadium(oddly enough for concerts only) and Busch Stadium in St. Louis. I also find it amazing how every single stadium except for 2 the land was either repurposed into either another sports venue or something else. The only exceptions were Candlestick Park(where the Beatles played their final concert) and Texas Stadium. Both are wastelands now.

[@RedArrow73]

Forgot Connie Mack Stadium (This video calls it Shibe Park)

[@stephenhershey1414]

​@@RedArrow73it was originally called Shibe Park. It didn't become Connie Mack Stadium until the 50's

[@Rockhound6165]

@@RedArrow73 there's a church where that stood at 21st and Lehigh. And as said the original name was Shibe Park.

[@jaco7675]

That was truly worth 8 minutes of my time. Thank you!

[@privatepenguin3137]

Thankful that Fenway is still around. They came very close to tearing it down in the 90s.

[@InMotionForAMillion]

This video made me nostalgic for places that I’ve never even been. 😭

[@richardrau9945]

Tulane Stadium scene was from opening day 9/17/1967, Saints inaugural season .. I was there in the south end zone, the only part not double-decked... .there were hegdes at that end.. a few players got their heads stuck in them over the years, after catching a TD pass in the back of the end zone ..Rams won 27-13. Rookie WR John Gilliam ran the opening kickoff back 101 yards for Saints first TD. .. we were 5-1 in pre-season, losing only to the Rams in Anaheim Stadium, 16-7, in the first game.

[@markmonzo4262]

Excellent video. Great before and after.

[@itsnotme07]

Love the "Then/Now" shots, except that Busch Stadium and Foxboro Stadium were NOT built on top of for the new stadiums. In the parking lot of Gillette Stadium is the outline of Foxboro Stadium. Busch was built nextdoor to the old stadium too.

[@BB13131313]

Forgot about Cleveland Stadium, it was legendary..

[@mantronix4627]

I remember back in the day it was a CONFLICT OF INTEREST to have a corporation's name on a public stadium!

[@zooyork1300]

Candlestick park. So many memories with my brother, friends and Dad. We had season tickets starting from 2007-14. Going from seeing the 49ers losing almost every game to Super Bowl contenders was amazing. I remember before going to our secret free parking spot, we’d stop by Piccolo Pete’s for some bomb sandwiches. Damn, those were much simpler times

[@dubya2010]

So sad that both candlestick and Pete’s are no longer

[@louieflash7190]

All the history in those old stadiums. It's kinda sad.😥

[@alldayallnitelv]

Thx for the video always wondered what happened to Turner Field grew up watching the Braves play there

[@Therealbp2010]

This video could've been 100 times better if it gave details about the stadiums, especially more historic ones. Such as who played there, location, years active etc. Would've been a cool history lesson.

[@chriskramer5297]

I'll never forget the first time I walked into veterans stadium. Ya really can't tell from outside...but when you walk through a tunnel to the inside...I was awestruck at how enormous it was

[@pitis2flie]

I was honestly awe struck at how huge it looked in this video, via the picture used. I never knew how huge that place was.

[@chriskramer5297]

@@pitis2flie it was insanely huge lol I didn't know either till I walked through that tunnel when I was a kid...nobody gave me a heads up in the car on the ride there lol

[@jonstefanik9400]

Been to the Vet once during it's final season. Not my cup of tea.

[@davebechtel1114]

Last time I was in Philly I saw the Philadelphia Stars play in Veterans Stadium in the original USFL .

[@pigs18]

You sure you were at Veterans? You could have been at Three Rivers for all you know.

[@m-11]

Need to add War Memorial Stadium, original home of the Buffalo Bills

[@curts6525]

Nicely done video. It makes me sad seeing all the stadiums of my youth gone

[@jaysaeger2057]

Thanks so much for posting this. It was great. Only wish you could have gotten Milwaukee County Stadium in the mix.

[@1practicaljoker]

It would have been nice to have the ‘now’ pictures taken from the same angle as the previous ones. Some do but a lot can’t be surmised in the shots

[@WoefulMinion]

They come pretty close. You can pause them and make out some of the roads to get your bearings.

[@alan30189]

If you’re interested in why they have the bass path laid out where the old Fulton County Stadium was, it’s because it shows how the actual field was laid out and also shows the point where Gank Aaron’s record-breaking home run ball hit, when he broke Babe Ruth’s home run record.

[@randyjames4713]

Would that be a Bigmouth Billy Bass?

[@highwayempire1]

What a great video!

[@Sparty1986]

Thanks for remembering and then including Tiger Stadium.

[@dogcowrph]

We missed old Cleveland Stadium.

[@Fakename70]

I don’t think anyone REALLY misses that one.

[@peanutbutterjeff5364]

Georgia Dome, Silverdome, RCA Dome, Metrodome, and Kingdome. Maybe Qualcomm. I’m a monster truck fan, and those are legendary grounds. I’m glad that the Astrodome was saved, not only, preserving monster truck history, but even just sports history in general. I hope other older stadiums like Angel Stadium stay around for many a year to come.

[@kevinlynn2456]

The dome at America center at st Louis is still operating

[@brettaxelson6163]

Nice piece of sports history! Serves as a reminder that everything comes to an end.

[@ILUVZIMR6]

great video

[@johnmccallum2425]

I love looking at the pictures of the old baseball stadiums in this video. The shape of the outfield walls were unique and it gave the game more character. I could not imagine playing at the Polo Grounds and then the next week playing at Yankee stadium. Playing the outfield would be totally different.

[@slixnox649]

Free home runs if you hit the ball right

[@SonnyBubba]

The new stadiums all seem to have that same cookie cutter design. A semicircular wall with only a ten foot height, with the minimum distance required by the league to make it easier to hit the ball out of the park. Part of how baseball evolved was from the complete lack of a standard configuration. Of course now, the field is so small that a player can throw the ball from one end of the stadium to the other. I say baseball needs a large field shaped like the Polo Grounds, but 600’ to straight away center field.

[@mikewack6778]

You forgot Yankee Stadium, League Park, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium

[@blacksunshine1089]

I was going to say the same. How does one forget venues where so many NFL Championship and conference championship games were played in?

[@robertburdick1057]

Great video love stuff like this history

[@Jeffdow1987]

Great vid! Can you use any color but white for the font next time? 🎉

[@d.martin7692]

Kind of haunting if you're an old timer. My life just went by...

[@Fred_Lougee]

Notice that the Astrodome is not on the list. Can only mean that it still hasn't been demolished.

[@660ryamaha]

It’s still standing and vacant

[@davidarents9000]

Actually, its used for storage for the Texans stadium. The seats and scoreboard are still largely intact. It is a historical landmark, so cant be torn down.

[@davedave8602]

@@davidarents9000 the old historic scoreboards were removed when the Dome was renovated for the Oilers and seats were ringing the field. It was terrible, especially since the Oilers still left a few years later.

[@howie9416]

You forgot old Yankee Stadium....home of the Giants

[@Rockhound6165]

It's a parking lot for the new Yankee Stadium.

[@ajstimac2489]

As a 34 year old, I think what disheartens me is the lack of unique names for today’s stadiums. Nowadays they’re all named after corporate entities. In my eyes, much of the mystique and legacy of the old stadiums come from the stadium names themselves. I sure miss my Tiger Stadium in Detroit 💙😢

[@Xenophanes198]

This was a cool video. I went to many games at Veteran's Stadium as a kid for the Phillies and Eagles.

[@lastguyminn2324]

All of these new stadiums with corporate sponsored names make me sick. There was a time when these stadiums felt like a part of our communities because they were given names that honored people or reflected the local culture. Now it's just a litany of ridiculous sounding insurance company and bank names that demonstrate how cynically sold-out our world truly is. Sad.

[@tashalynn29]

God forbid Big Pharma is ever allowed naming rights for 🏟

[@lastguyminn2324]

@@tashalynn29 Here comes the Cialisbowl.

[@davidfeltheim2501]

What I love about this video is seeing all the retro photos of these mid-century stadiums in their prime, and a direct comparison to what happened to them.

[@roaddog7542]

When you're on the third football stadium (Tiger Stadium, Pontiac Silverdome, Ford Field) and third hockey arena (Olympia, Joe Louis, Little Caesars) it means old age has arrived. 😟

[@josephschroeder7778]

I got to watch the Colts play one of their last games as the Baltimore Colts at Memorial Stadium. I also watched countless Orioles games there as well.

[@JakeHageman]

I got to walk and play on the field of Texas Stadium literal months before it got demolished. I was 8. Legitimately a highlight of my childhood getting to catch a TD pass from my dad in an NFL stadium. Surreal to think there’s nothing there now.

[@chickey333]

Aren't they building something else there now. Looks like it in the video. A Jerry Jones statue maybe.

[@JakeHageman]

@@chickey333 if they are, it’d be really far from the new stadium. They’re in different parts of Dallas

[@jesses5463]

@@chickey333 The site has looked like that since the stadium was demolished back in 2010. The stadium was surrounded on all sides by highways and over the past decade the Texas Department of Transportation has used the area as a staging site for major highway projects in the area. It will of course eventually be redeveloped.

[@chickey333]

@@jesses5463 Thank you... usually it doesn't take long for another developer to pounce on a piece of property like that. I'm sure it hasn't happened there yet for any number of reasons. Interesting to note that the former Candlestick Park property is also still barren wasteland.

[@spric03]

Well done!

[@Salty_Balls]

Fascinating. Also, screw these newer corporate names. 🤮

[@gregthomas5141]

Crosley Field in Cincinnati is also a good one. It was the Reds Stadium before Riverfront Stadium. Beautiful little park. Now it's a small industrial park. Crosley Field home plate is marked on Google Maps.

[@Knightmessenger]

The Detroit Lions first played at University of Detroit Stadium. That was demolished after UD-Mercy discontinued football, but I believe is now a turf field for other UDM sports. As a side note, the basketball court at UDM Calihan Hall is named after Dick Vitale.

[@SP-ie5by]

The picture of Candlestick Park does it no justice. That isn’t just a pile of dirt anymore, it’s a homeless encampment in San Francisco’s forgotten corner of the city. Local government has really turned a blind eye to the area.

[@WalshPhoto]

Thanks for credit line on my Three Rivers Stadium photo

[@williamstalvey6920]

Loved Atl Fulton County Stadium, tampa stadium was excellent Please never touch legends of Fenway Park or Wrigley Field......they are true legendary historic places!! Thanks for the cool Video!!