The Stadiums of Philadelphia!

[@brianpack5479]

Wells Fargo Center was previously known as First Union Center, aka F U Center.

[@barbarian92]

That feels very appropriate for Philly lol

[@FrankyMarinino]

That's awesome and fitting. Yinz jaggoffs behave over there ya here. You don't want the renegade to put you in your place.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

was the corestates center first i think

[@kchorst5037]

Those were great days. 😂

[@kevinhover461]

Also the home of the National Lacrosse League’s Philadelphia Wings.

[@josephfunches-green2458]

Thank you!!! Been waiting for this! Go Birds, Go Phils!

[@markp.2014]

Haha saying Penn & temple are more prestigious than Villanova is my favorite part

[@x-90]

Penn, yes. Temple ehhhhhhhhh

[@SharkVR_CM123]

The Wells Fargo Center also host the Philadelphia Wings box lacrosse team.

[@AmirBrooks]

"Non Combustible Cheese Steaks" is a fine album, but it's not a patch on "Shit My Sandwich Has Exploded"

[@alexmurphy8837]

The 5K capacity floor for this video blocks out a few arenas in the area: La Salle, St. Joe's and Drexel's basketball venues, as well as Temple's old arena which I believe is used for their volleyball team now

[@VentureBrotha7]

I also think the women’s basketball plays there as well

[@alexmurphy8837]

@@VentureBrotha7 I assumed the women's team for Temple played at Liacouras too

[@coltcadaddy2913]

I’m really happy you put the Philadelphia Soul’s logo, our arena football team, up during the Wells Fargo center part but they don’t currently play there. They’re dead

[@GloriaGrothe]

5:35 Philadelphia sure could use a NWSL Soccer Team at Subaru Stadium

[@thetruechops]

Subaru Park, but good effort

[@manuelgrothe608]

It’s the only way the match the letters

[@joblaaa]

A lot of fans want one but the Union ownership can't even support the MLS team so we would need a new owner or investor for a women's team unfortunately.

[@manuelgrothe608]

The Philadelphia City Mayor and Pennsylvania State Governor should negotiate and sign a deal with MLR, NWSL and WNBA

[@manuelgrothe608]

0:16 Lincoln Financial Field sure can use The United Football League’s Philadelphia Stars and a new Major League Rugby team for Philly City

[@davidbuswa9425]

Nobody will attend a second rate football league like the UFL in a NFL city

[@manuelgrothe608]

@@davidbuswa9425 come on, The UFL is becoming a pro big-ticket Springtime phenomenon like the NFL

[@markbrown4039]

The neon Liberty Bell is probably my favourite ballpark feature. And unlike the real Liberty Bell, it actually "rings".

[@PrinceAnt722]

Finneran Pavillion at one point was called DuPont Pavillion. After John du Pont's involvement in the murder of Dave Schultz, Villanova decided to remove du Pont's name from the arena.

[@joedavenport5293]

Do Pittsburgh next!

[@stewart437]

He did it today. It's up today

[@Mbarnstein62891]

Franklin Field was once home to the Eagles before the Vet and to the famous 1960 NFL Championship where the Eagles beat the Packers. This was the only post season loss in Vince Lombardi's career as an NFL head coach. And the Eagles didn't win a league championship again until Super Bowl LII.

[@phoenyx269]

My home city at last! Thank you!

[@kchorst5037]

Temple more prestigious than Villanova? 🧐 That was gutsy. So far, no one has minded.

[@neilwhitaker6284]

lol, I thought Villanova was a great college! :)

[@kchorst5037]

@neilwhitaker6284 it's what I thought & I taught high school in PA 26 years lol

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Citizens Bank takes whole family into mind,lets kids be kids. Ashburns Alley is dam cool.For me even above Mike, Richie Ashburn was the best player team had..I saw him as a Met' Still played great and hit . As the color guy on radio no one was better him. And and Charlie doing play by play, the best. They made even losing games great.Grew up a Yankee fan but now I also root for Phill's as well.Telling you now Yankees Phill's World SeriesGoing to happen.

[@msn64man1]

The stadiums of San Francisco Bay Area

[@Jpk21]

YES PLEASE

[@FrankyMarinino]

Wheres the ecw arena? Im disappointed. Fr my man. Tell me you hate wrestling without knowing about phillys rich history in the industry. The ecw arena is probably the most iconic venues in all of wrestling and deserved to be on this list. Please redo it my man.

[@kevinhover461]

While I understand the disappointment, it does state Minimum 5,000 spectators in the beginning for an indoor arena. The bingo hall on Swanson and Ritner does not meet that threshold. I do however feel ECf’nW could’ve filled the CoreStates Center at their peak.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Citizens Bank is the 2nd best ballpark behind only Fenway. The rat infested Vet was a mess.Then again eagle fans deserve rats All Philly big e hoops arenas are solidly good. All quirky and LOUD! My fave is Hawk Hill. Hogan Arena on St.Joe';s Smaller than Penn and Nova and Temple but way louder. Great fans and the Hawk will never die.Philly for all it's 1 million faults is the Crown Jewel of College Hoops.If you ate a true college hoops fan get to a Big 5 Game.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

the palestra at penn is the actual true monument to phila big 5 hoops though

[@davidwadsworth8982]

@@subparnaturedocumentary special place it is.Son and I are hitting all the gyms,only Nova is left. Hey why is not a big 6. Years back Drexel beat 3 of the 5.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

@@davidwadsworth8982 i've seen a handful of nova games when steve lappas was the coach they had kerry kittles at the time and the venue at the time was called the dupont pavillion its a great place to watch hoops the students make that place nice and loud

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

@@davidwadsworth8982 the daskalakis center where drexel play now is pretty nice i have no idea why they werent original phl big 5 but the big 5 has finally expanded to include drexel

[@davidwadsworth8982]

@@subparnaturedocumentary About time.Back when Bruiser was the coach,had a good team and they beat Penn,St Joes and Temple,

[@PhillyBagel]

I’ve been waiting for your take on Philly stadiums, nice to see! And you’re right. Franklin Field is one place nobody complains about the track. And even though the Blue Hens play in New Castle County which is part of the metro area, I don’t blame you for not including it. It’s a bit too far to be considered “Philly”.

[@larscederberg8564]

The bridge beside the Subaru Park should have been incorporated as a roof over the main stand it would have been cool 😀

[@Bbabybear02]

Pittsburgh next? Please.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Do it yourself

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I'll get started on it soon.

[@coryspang7548]

I've seen a Blue Rocks baseball game at Frawley Stadium. It was a pretty nice little venue when it comes to minor-league baseball.

[@lucianoalonso4389]

You forgot about 2300 Arena that previously hosted ECW

[@bhratbrat]

It only holds 1300. Capacity limit 5000

[@lucianoalonso4389]

@@bhratbrat but it's significant to Philadelphia sporting history

[@msn64man1]

The stadiums of Portland Oregon

[@roguelead72]

They have what 4 that meet the criteria? Providence Park, Memorial Auditorium, Rose Garden(don't care what they call it now it will always be the Rose Garden) and U Of Portland?

[@mrmartywaring]

The Vet is a Philly icon, especially the 700 level! That's all I could afford! Also, I'm from Chester & Subaru Park was a big deal when it was being built.

[@azion1995]

This native Philadelphian thanks you for the video. A few small quibbles, though. "Spectrum Two" was renamed for various banks for the simple reason that the banks paid for naming rights. The same can be seen throughout the US. Remaining with the two largest cities in Pennsylvania, Three Rivers Stadium was replaced as home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers was replaced, respectively, by PNC Park (a bank) and Acrisure Stadium (insurance). And, as you noted, the Vet was replaced by the Phils and Eagles playing in stadiums named for a bank (Citizens Bank Park, actually owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, ironically) + a financial services firm. The Penn Palestra is notable for two other things that you didn't mention. It has served as the traditional home of the Philadelphia Big 5, a league of sorts in which Penn, Temple, St. Joseph's, La Salle, and Viillanova compete for a championship. The competition is legendary in its intensity and is often credited for Philly-area college teams punching above their weight, so to speak, against national competition. Today, due to increased attendance, Big 5 games are more often played at the Wells Fargo Center. Also, the acoustics of the Palestra are such that a small crowd sounds big, and a big crowd sounds like nothing you've ever heard. I've been there for some great games, such as Penn beating Temple in a Big 5 game, and the sound was overwhelming. The Philadelphia Eagles used to consider Franklin Field as their home stadium, before the Vet was constructed. Finally, I suspect that most locals would think of Temple as being slightly less prestigious than Villanova. Very entertaining video, though. Well done!

[@SS-rw9kd]

Great job, love the channel. How about the stadiums of Alberta?

[@olney28]

The public high schools graduation ceremonies were held at the Liacouras center

[@JoshFehr]

I was actually at Lincoln Financial Field a few months ago for Wrestlemania 40 and it’s nice for sure just a little pricey like all other sports and event centers

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Wrestlemania? WTF is WRONG with you?

[@archstanton6102]

Was there last summer to watch Newcastle v Aston Villa. Totally agree with the prices.

[@JoshFehr]

@@archstanton6102 yeah for sure. Did you at least enjoy it?

[@archstanton6102]

@@JoshFehr Great atmosphere. Good views from behind the goals.

[@lucianoalonso4389]

I was at that same WrestleMania

[@BBall0027]

1:48 Also, they light it in a rainbow pattern for night games in June (at least they did for the June 27, 2022 game against the Braves and June 27, 2024 game against the Marlins, the only two Phillies games I've attended)

[@joblaaa]

Delaware mentioned! (Also, can confirm, do have to drive my Subaru to Subaru Park for Union games)

[@derekkaiser3149]

The cream cheese thing is actually incorrect! Philadelphia Cream Cheese was created in Philadelphia, New York

[@manny96p]

The Copa America started just Thursday of last week in the US, can you please do an urgent video of the stadiums?

[@heliumtrophy]

I can't hear Wells Fargo Center without Jim Jackson, the Flyers commentator, saying "Wells Fargo - Together we'll go far"

[@jeffshepherd1342]

There is an angle where you can spot the eagle motif at Lincoln financial field. The upper deck and roof resembles the wings in the old logo IMO

[@dustinrobertson5416]

You're right about Philadelphia cream cheese. It's actually from Chicago. I knew that the moment you brought it up.

[@andygrutkowski8734]

Temple more prestigious than Villanova????

[@rhd244]

I was able to say where is the Campbell's field but I didn't know it was demoed.

[@TheNJLegend]

What about the stadiums and arenas of New Jersey?

[@sirekumasutra7022]

Detroit next please

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

It's coming soon-ish.

[@TheNJLegend]

And also what about the stadiums and arenas of upstate New York?

[@jeremyaholmes7]

Can you do Baltimore next?!??

[@msn64man1]

The stadiums of Los Angeles California

[@semipenguin]

Wow. That was quick kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmqboIV6irV2m7ssi=l16-DqoErw122Oyp

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I did LA about two years ago. San Francisco is coming soon.

[@tweezerjam]

The Vet was a dump but in retrospect most of us miss it. It sucked to watch a baseball game there but it was fine for football. The bathroom situation was unfortunate though. 😂 You did pretty good dude. Can’t complain.

[@roguelead72]

My dad's office would get group tickets for the 600 level, had some fun times. Of course stopping dad from trying to box the Rocky statue after a game, with people starting to line up for a Boston concert was not fun.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Jim's on South is my #1 steak.

[@msn64man1]

Sf bay area stadiums and arenas

[@neilwhitaker6284]

Franklin Field, The Palestra and Finneran Pavilion are awesome! I think you should reconsider your capacity cut off. This video left off Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel), Tom Gola Arena (LaSalle), Hagan Arena (St. Joseph's) who along with Penn and Villanova form the Philadelphia Big 5 historically big basketball rivalries.

[@gamingwithscottie1478]

Boston and DC should get one!

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

HELL YES! i live 10 mins right outside of philadelphia! my teams represent! i worked on construction of both lincoln financial field and citizens bank park when i was an apprentice in plumbers union local 690!!!!!

[@scottydude456]

Go owls!

[@TheWill.Suttie45]

I went to citizens Park for a baseball game last May and I’ll tell you it was one of the greatest experiences of my life the food is amazing the walk down the concourse in centerfield is great and they even have a wiffle ball field you can play on Also, the Liberty Bell doesn’t just light up for Home runs it lights up during the night

[@FPRF2009]

Stadiums in New York City and National Lacrosse League arenas, please

[@malarkeyOW]

yall should do stadiums of alabama

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I've done Birmingham.

[@fernandodelatorre6332]

Comment 1 for a dublin video

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

It's uploaded and scheduled for July 13.

[@crownwreath59]

Do Florida next please 🙏

[@a_goblue2023]

Florida is not a city😂 gotta pick one Orlando Tampa Miami Jacksonville

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Orlando is coming soon.

[@ericroundtree8180]

Thank you 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@bizmen81]

Fun Fact: Santa is banned from Eagles games "for his own protection" since Eagles fans threw snowballs at him at a game in the 70s. Legend has it that the entire city of Philly got coal that year!

[@gregsells8549]

That game was in 1968, when the Eagles were at Franklin Field. The Vet was infamous for the rowdy crowds in the 700 level, and boasted its own jail.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Ice Ball's.Packed as hard as rocks.I have an Amy Bud who was at that game. N o he did not toss any. Santa has skipped Philly ever since.Coal is way too nice a gift for eagle fans.

[@m.a.mehalick0910]

We threw batteries at Santa as well...

[@tweezerjam]

@@m.a.mehalick0910batteries was jd drew many years later.

[@dougdooling5632]

Philadelphia Cream Cheese comes from New York.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

My neighbor is a Cowboy fan, dangerous habit inn South Jersey. He got cheap tickets for the game where Irvin got hurt so bad and the crowd did chant Die Mike Die and carrot., veggie,

[@tweezerjam]

You are incorrect. Your buddy embellished the story. There was no chant. 🙄

[@edwardburek1717]

Lincoln Financial Field, the Wells Fargo Center, and Citizens Bank Park all within a stone's throw away from each other - although it's understood that the locals prefer batteries...

[@tweezerjam]

Haha ill take that one cuz it was clever 😂

[@a_goblue2023]

Provolone on a cheesesteak is a crime 😂

[@tweezerjam]

What? The fake whiz is the rookie move!

[@a_goblue2023]

@@tweezerjam Provelone tastes like plastic, or nothing it’s disgusting

[@tweezerjam]

@@a_goblue2023 you gotta get better provolone. Or sharp provolone. Tons of flavor. But American is my go to.

[@a_goblue2023]

@@tweezerjam I have I just hate it, American or cheese whizz is the way to go

[@UserName0043]

Wrong city in Pennsylvania! We all want Pittsburgh!

[@tweezerjam]

Relax. Whats with the intrastate hate? I love Pittsburgh- its a beautiful city with fine folks.