Not only did the Beatles play their last concert at Candlestick Park, because of that, at his request, the very last event that the stadium hosted before demolition was a Paul McCartney concert
Candlestick was old, musty, not great for traffic, windy and cold (yes I earned a croix de candlestick pin back in the day at a Giants night game) - and i LOVED that stadium.
RIP Candlestick Park. Makes me miss my dad. He had season tickets to the 49ers but they were way up high, third row from the top. Actually, they weren't that bad. They were at an angle so you had a good view of the whole field and they were under that little overhang so you were protected if it rained. And sometimes if I got out of school early and the Giants had a day game we'd get $5 tickets to sit in the left field bleachers which were pretty uncomfortable but I wasn't complaining. Lots of great memories there. I was sad to see it go.
One of the big issues with Candlestick was very heavy fog. I was there in 1991 for a Giants night game and mid game the fog rolled in. A fireworks display went ahead but produced some amazing effects with colours.
The only NFL game I've ever been to was a preseason game between the Niners and Jags with my father. Even though the tickets were expensive, I insisted on buying them and going with him. I'm glad I did. RIP Dad 2003.
The demolition of the HHH Metrodome was necessary honestly.in 2010 there was a really bad roof collapse due to the weight of the snow on the roof. I believe there was another collapse just before they tore it down
From memory the Metrodome had a positive pressure roof...held up by constant internal pressure and did not have the structural support that other domes have
@@prudenciosolis2438 True that balls hit the roof, but it was quite rare. I think only one actually got stuck and never came down. Dave Kingman hit it. Balls would hit speakers hanging from the roof though. The real issue was the color of the ball matching the color of the roof. If fielders took their eye off the ball, they would loose it, and an easy fly became a hit.
@@jt7250 They used to rent the dome out to high schools and colleges and town ball teams. After the Twins would get done playing, they had games go all night long. One night, or early morning, we played a game there, 3:30 AM start. I had the pleasure of playing left field. In the 2nd inning, a ball got hit in the air, got into the lights, then left the lights and I lost it in the roof. . The next I saw, it was bouncing behind me for an inside the park homer. Coach just said "you're not the first, you won't be the last" and then let me play infield rest of the game.
In 1988 my buddy and I were in San Fran for a baseball holiday, 1 game in San Fran, 4 game series in Oakland to catch the Jays-Athetlics series. We walked from downtown"Taylor and Powel area" if I remember correctly, to Candlestick Park, following 3 St. all the way, as we were told to after asking for directions on how to get there, not being told how far it was
Used to work concessions at the "Stick" for the 9ers games...our stand was up on the mezzanine deck just above where the coaches and players entered...was so sad to see the demo of this stadium...RIP Candlestick, you will and are missed!
Besides the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, the most recent sports venues already demolished is the Palace of Auburn Hill home of the Pistons and Joe Louis Arena home of the Red Wings. Now they both the Pistons and Red Wings play at Little Caesar's Arena.
RIP Silverdome, you were great, yes as a lions fan we drink away our sorrows but you were a great stadium, now we got Ford field which is awesome with abysmal football so some things never change!
There are many factors in play. One is that baseball and football don't belong in the same stadiums. Another is keeping up with luxury suites and club seats require new sections.
@@eriklakeland3857 In Miami, the owner of the Dolphins has spent money to improve the stadium that HE owns. His taxes are far higher than any lease of a taxpayer subsidized stadium. He's rich enough.
It did not fall down at the first try because Michiganders had to buy crummy fireworks from Ohio since they are illegal in Michigan. (Yes I am kidding) It was the site of the first ever indoor World Cup match in 1994 (USA 1- Switzerland 1, I was there.)
Pointiac silver dome(or silverDOOM like our swedish caster pronounced it), i always think of midsummers eve 1994 when i hear that, what a night! Martin Dahlins evening!
@@billobrien5140 The teams that played World Cup Games there said it was one of the best fields they ever played on. The field was actually made up hexagonal pallets that fitted together. Once the game was over they moved all the pallets out onto the parking lots with fork trucks.
@Insert Name Here absolutely true, I went to Munich last year and made a stadium tour and I was really amazed by how futuristic the stadium looks. Sadly it isn't really used anymore
@@tarkanbashllari1627 yeeah I should've clarified. I knew there are some smaller events and games there but I nothing major like professional soccer or anything that fills up the stadium.
@@patrickreuber5422 I went there not long after it was built and saw Bayern Munich vs TSV 1860, the second team in Munich. Somewhat alarmed that all the police around the stadium carried machine guns.
A piece of trivia with the Sydney Football Stadium (opened 1988)...it was also used for the initial season of the Australin Baseball League in its' first year of use, 1989. One of the two Sydney franchises that played in that ABL (Mark 1) called it home for their one and only season. They were called the Sydney Metros.
Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Bahia state was and still is one of the major football venues in Brazil, and it was demolished in 2010 to give way to the current Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova (Itaipava is a local beer brand that purchased the naming rights), which was one of the venues of the FIFA 2014 World Cup as well as the Olympic football tournament for the Rio 2016 games.
I work live events production and we do events at Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta. More reason than just wanting a new stadium. The biggest was the the new soccer team. The MLS rules about having to play in a open air stadium. So until the new stadium opened they were playing at Gerogia Tech field. Plus they are getting big concerts back because the rigging loads were so low on the Dome plus it was always way to bright.
Enjoyed this vid very much. Three continents worth of info. I'm a Wolves fan meself but that Spurs stadium is brilliant. Australia's cricket and Aussie rules football stadiums are some of the best looking in the world. Looking forward to the next... Cheers!
I remember watching Braves baseball games on TV back in the 80's, and games played in two of the stadiums in this video were completely different experiences. San Diego games in Jack Murphy Stadium(I can't keep track of corporate sponsor names)were typical Southern California, while San Francisco games in The Stick were typical Alaska, with many players bundled up in heavy coats and mittens like they were waiting to start The Iditarod.
Metrodome hosted more then just Twins, Vikings, and Gopher football. It also hosted Gopher baseball early season games and other area college early games. NBA Timberwolves had their first season there and set attendance records that year as well. Vikings new stadium also hosts early college baseball games for Gophers and others as well.
that stadiums in Atlanta was really good it breaks my heart to see it gone HOWEVER the new one keeps my mouth shut. Lancaster park story is sad I wish it was still there
Akron Rubber Bowl. Built in 1940 and demolished a few years ago. It held 1000's of college, high school and even some NFL games there. I seen the Rolling Stones play there about 40 years ago. Just sayin.
When I was in (American) high school, my school's marching band, known as the Centerville Jazz Band, out of Centerville, Ohio, were one of 41 high school bands to participate in the last Bands of America Atlanta Super Regionals held in the Georgia Dome. Actually, another band from our area also performed in the Super Regionals, the Kettering Faimont High School Marching Band. It was an amazing experience to perform in that stadium.
I really liked the Subi! Maybe it was because I was just too excited to watch be at my first (and only) live Footy match. And Perth was a lovely city to live in and I don’t remember a fine red dust. The new oval must be nice.
Coincidentally, when the Giants played the A’s at Candlestick Park in the 1989 World Series. A random earthquake started, luckily however everyone got out safely.
Any time someone says something about cutting the mustard I automatically think of X-Pac. "Well Hulk Hogan, YOU SUCK, pal, so I don't think think you have any room to talk about anyone cutting any kind of mustard!"
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Shea Stadium in NY ( where the Beatles appeared the year it opened), home to the Mets and Jets, and Busch Stadium, home to the St.Louis Cardinals. A little earlier than your timeline, but worthy of mention.
The H.H.H. Metrodome hosted 3 major events in the span of about 5 months. The World Series in October 1991, 3 months later the Super Bowl in January 1992, and just a little over 2 months later the NCAA Final Four in April 1992. Also, the Timberwolves 1st season was played here in 89-90 and at the time set the NBA attendance record -- It was a great start to a hugely successful franchis....oh wait
Some of these stadiums feel like a major downgrade and the old one should have never been abandoned. Do a video on best and/or worst stadium replacements.
Fantastic video, been to a few,and yes Optus in Perth is amazing but the adalaide oval is the best.went to hundreds around Europe when I lived in the UK,not so much these days living down under. Keep um coming along with the brilliant commentry
Old Trafford, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and Lambeau Field are all stadiums I can see standing indefinitely. Short of a natural disaster destroying them they’ll continue to renovate them over and over again but I don’t think they’d tear them down. There seems to be a certain age that if it was going to be torn down and a new stadium built then it would have happened already. Sure there can be exceptions but for the teams I mentioned previously I’m guessing they aren’t among them.
The old San Mamés had a longer existence than Vicente Calderón, being built in 1913, had a more peculiar aspect with the arch and was actually demolished in the 2010's. Miss.
Im surprised you mentioned the Pontiac Silverdome (which attracted fame mostly for decaying so long) but not Joe Louis Arena. The Joe only lasted for 38 years as the home of the NHL Red Wings but they won 4 stanley cups during that time and made the playoffs for 25 consecutive years. Like many arenas built before the 90s, it was quickly antiquated but it was well maintained, the crowds were usually great and there wasn't a bad seat anywhere. The Palace of Auburn Hills was also recently demolished, not far from the Silverdome and actually a very modern arena that still felt brand new. But it was way out in suburbia with a large uncovered parking lot so not conducive to traffic or urban atmosphere.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums that's fair. I also think it'd be interesting to talk about new stadiums people feel turned out worse than what they replaced.
They finally demolished Lancaster Park, eh? I was during and well after the earthquake, and it didn't seem they were ever gonna tear it down. They just closed off parts of the city that were worst affected and left them to rot.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums Yes, that’s the case most of the time. But why did You visit Slovakia? I mean, it is uncommon for Australians(correct me if i’m wrong here) to visit us. Or did you watch a football game?
7:07 this used to be called TCF Bank and the Vikings played here when the Dome collapsed and while their new stadium was being built and actually left Huntington with a heated field. Personally I’ve been to all 3 stadiums and the one thing that sucked about Huntington is that it has metal bleachers instead of seats. 11:11 this is where the Vikings had to move the game that was supposed to be played the day of the collapse.
At qualcomm, the last team that played there was the san diego fleet of the aaf before the league folded. I thought that league would've flourished for a couple of years (if they would've played their cards right). I really liked that league. It had teams that you thought would've never existed there (salt lake city stallions, eg.).
Glad to see Subiaco made the list! But not sure what you mean about red dust...Perth is nowhere near the desert. Genuinely amazed you didn't go with a "stuck in the last decade" gag like most eastern staters do. Interestingly, Perth (Optus) Stadium was built next to the site of the old Burswood Dome, which had a pressurised fabric roof and hosted professional tennis games. It was demolished as part of the redevelopment of the entire area for the new stadium.
Jack Murphy Stadium was a nice place to watch a baseball and American Football game. I got to go to a few Padre games, and the 1991 Holiday Bowl. They changed the name to Qualcomm Park, kicking poor Jack Murphy to the curb.
Te has dejado uno de los más interesantes, por su historia, por su revolucionario arco de 1953 y por la construcción del nuevo estadio prácticamente en el mismo lugar del anterior; me refiero a San Mamés, el campo de fútbol, durante 100 años, del Athletic Club de Bilbao.
11:58 Rest in peace Football Park/Aami Stadium once the great home of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide but with every stand destroyed apart from a small park which has a shop full of stuff an Adelaide Crows fan would buy and some other stuff as well as the oval which is used for the Adelaide Crows to train. 7:58 Rest in peace Subiaco Oval. These two iconic Aussie Football stadiums will never leave our hearts, mainly Aami Stadium in my eyes because I am an Adelaide Crows supporter.
Can you do one on the NHL? Yes, some stadiums are shared with NBA teams, but it will be fun! And if you are running out of ideas, you can do College Basketball (USA).
I'm assuming you didn't mention the Orange Bowl which was demolished earlier than the 2010s! That Football-only Stadium is now the home of Baseball the Miami Marlins AND a minor fottball Bowl game as well.
I can't believe you did not include Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world and probably has the best location a stadium can ask for.
Candlestick has a ton more personality than Levi. Levi is such a disappointment. They should have kept the location, just nee stadium. Candlestick was outdated, but the location was mostly great.
As a Bucks fan I'm surprised the Bradley Center wasn't on there, but I will say it doesn't have the atmosphere that its replacement Fiserv Forum does. They honestly didn't need to replace the arena but I will say BMO might have been built on an indian burial ground in 1988.
Fun fact: the stadium the minnesota twins played at before the metrodome is now the mall of america, the largest shopping mall in the us and seventh in the world
sad part is that the iconic san siro stadium maybe demolished either for the rebuild or forever if milan and inter decide to move into their own private stadium. AC milan are planning to build a stadium in sesto san giovanni as it is cheaper to build a stadium their(the area is 14 kms away from san siro) in falck area of milan. they might do it with inter or without them, they are still negotiating. lets hope the new stadium is made on the demolished san siro area rather than away from it.
Lancaster Park 1881 - 2019: I think folks got their money's worth, and sure there were renovations and upgrades, but still 138 years is an amazing run.
Not only did the Beatles play their last concert at Candlestick Park, because of that, at his request, the very last event that the stadium hosted before demolition was a Paul McCartney concert
If I'm not mistaken Paul helped Billy Joel close shea in queens. I know he was the first show at Citi field
They should demolish EVERY building where the Beatles OR Paul McCartney performed.
@@Charlz1980tv why is that
@@danieljohnson5775 i don't like them. I really don't...really, really do not like them. Actually, i hate them.😉😆
Candlestick was old, musty, not great for traffic, windy and cold (yes I earned a croix de candlestick pin back in the day at a Giants night game) - and i LOVED that stadium.
RIP Candlestick Park. Makes me miss my dad. He had season tickets to the 49ers but they were way up high, third row from the top. Actually, they weren't that bad. They were at an angle so you had a good view of the whole field and they were under that little overhang so you were protected if it rained. And sometimes if I got out of school early and the Giants had a day game we'd get $5 tickets to sit in the left field bleachers which were pretty uncomfortable but I wasn't complaining. Lots of great memories there. I was sad to see it go.
And now that the Raiders have moved Levi's Stadium is probably the worst stadium in the NFL.
One of the big issues with Candlestick was very heavy fog. I was there in 1991 for a Giants night game and mid game the fog rolled in. A fireworks display went ahead but produced some amazing effects with colours.
The only NFL game I've ever been to was a preseason game between the Niners and Jags with my father. Even though the tickets were expensive, I insisted on buying them and going with him. I'm glad I did. RIP Dad 2003.
@@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma Levi’s stadium is nice
@@rhyser7463but it looks simple
You know it's a good day when you can learn more about stadiums.
The demolition of the HHH Metrodome was necessary honestly.in 2010 there was a really bad roof collapse due to the weight of the snow on the roof. I believe there was another collapse just before they tore it down
And the balls that should've been a long bomb are just stuck in the celling of the Metrodome, just like the Trop.
From memory the Metrodome had a positive pressure roof...held up by constant internal pressure and did not have the structural support that other domes have
@@prudenciosolis2438 True that balls hit the roof, but it was quite rare. I think only one actually got stuck and never came down. Dave Kingman hit it. Balls would hit speakers hanging from the roof though. The real issue was the color of the ball matching the color of the roof. If fielders took their eye off the ball, they would loose it, and an easy fly became a hit.
That footage is crazy
@@jt7250 They used to rent the dome out to high schools and colleges and town ball teams. After the Twins would get done playing, they had games go all night long. One night, or early morning, we played a game there, 3:30 AM start. I had the pleasure of playing left field. In the 2nd inning, a ball got hit in the air, got into the lights, then left the lights and I lost it in the roof. . The next I saw, it was bouncing behind me for an inside the park homer. Coach just said "you're not the first, you won't be the last" and then let me play infield rest of the game.
You forgot to mention that the Detroit Pistons also used the Silverdome until 1988, when they moved to the Palace at Auburn Hills.
If the scope of the video included smaller arenas, the Palace, Joe Louis Arena, and Cobo Arena could all have been included.
Yeah, remember that big blue curtain they used at Pistons games to make it a small venue?
In 1988 my buddy and I were in San Fran for a baseball holiday, 1 game in San Fran, 4 game series in Oakland to catch the Jays-Athetlics series. We walked from downtown"Taylor and Powel area" if I remember correctly, to Candlestick Park, following 3 St. all the way, as we were told to after asking for directions on how to get there, not being told how far it was
Used to work concessions at the "Stick" for the 9ers games...our stand was up on the mezzanine deck just above where the coaches and players entered...was so sad to see the demo of this stadium...RIP Candlestick, you will and are missed!
Besides the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, the most recent sports venues already demolished is the Palace of Auburn Hill home of the Pistons and Joe Louis Arena home of the Red Wings. Now they both the Pistons and Red Wings play at Little Caesar's Arena.
RIP Silverdome, you were great, yes as a lions fan we drink away our sorrows but you were a great stadium, now we got Ford field which is awesome with abysmal football so some things never change!
Took two tries to bring it down 😅
I remember hearing the sound waves from the 2nd implosion attempt in my office in Rochester Hills 😮
It´s insane and irrational how many (and how expensive they are) stadiums are demolished in the USA, just some decades old.
The replacement rate is absurd made worse by the usual con of having taxpayers subsidize the new stadium.
There are many factors in play. One is that baseball and football don't belong in the same stadiums. Another is keeping up with luxury suites and club seats require new sections.
@@eriklakeland3857 In Miami, the owner of the Dolphins has spent money to improve the stadium that HE owns. His taxes are far higher than any lease of a taxpayer subsidized stadium. He's rich enough.
Part of the reason why that a lot of these football stadiums were built cheaply or were originally baseball stadiums
Didn't mention that the Pontiac Silverdome refused to go down after the first demolition. It was hilarious.
As strong willed as detroiters
@Losttouchjs Still though, you have to admit it was pretty funny because... Detroit'ish
It did not fall down at the first try because Michiganders had to buy crummy fireworks from Ohio since they are illegal in Michigan. (Yes I am kidding)
It was the site of the first ever indoor World Cup match in 1994 (USA 1- Switzerland 1, I was there.)
Pointiac silver dome(or silverDOOM like our swedish caster pronounced it), i always think of midsummers eve 1994 when i hear that, what a night! Martin Dahlins evening!
@@billobrien5140
The teams that played World Cup Games there said it was one of the best fields they ever played on. The field was actually made up hexagonal pallets that fitted together. Once the game was over they moved all the pallets out onto the parking lots with fork trucks.
I don´t mind national football stadiums with tracks, the Olympistadion in Berlin looks amazing.
@Insert Name Here absolutely true, I went to Munich last year and made a stadium tour and I was really amazed by how futuristic the stadium looks. Sadly it isn't really used anymore
@@patrickreuber5422 who told you it isn't used? It's actually used for athletics and also by Bayern's B team.
@@tarkanbashllari1627 yeeah I should've clarified. I knew there are some smaller events and games there but I nothing major like professional soccer or anything that fills up the stadium.
@@tarkanbashllari1627 Bayern B is playing at Grünwalder Stadion
@@patrickreuber5422 I went there not long after it was built and saw Bayern Munich vs TSV 1860, the second team in Munich. Somewhat alarmed that all the police around the stadium carried machine guns.
A piece of trivia with the Sydney Football Stadium (opened 1988)...it was also used for the initial season of the Australin Baseball League in its' first year of use, 1989. One of the two Sydney franchises that played in that ABL (Mark 1) called it home for their one and only season. They were called the Sydney Metros.
The Georgia Dome was also the home stadium for Georgia State in the Sun Belt for a bit if I am remembering right. Love the content!
Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Bahia state was and still is one of the major football venues in Brazil, and it was demolished in 2010 to give way to the current Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova (Itaipava is a local beer brand that purchased the naming rights), which was one of the venues of the FIFA 2014 World Cup as well as the Olympic football tournament for the Rio 2016 games.
I only ever went to one game at Giants Stadium. It was in 2009, and I got to see both stadiums in person. It was really cool to see
Great video..especially liked seeing facilities from other countries and loved the Horacio CSI bit🙂
I work live events production and we do events at Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta. More reason than just wanting a new stadium. The biggest was the the new soccer team. The MLS rules about having to play in a open air stadium. So until the new stadium opened they were playing at Gerogia Tech field. Plus they are getting big concerts back because the rigging loads were so low on the Dome plus it was always way to bright.
I still think the new stadium the Atlanta Falcons play in now looks like a giant Chinese takeout box.
Enjoyed this vid very much. Three continents worth of info. I'm a Wolves fan meself but that Spurs stadium is brilliant. Australia's cricket and Aussie rules football stadiums are some of the best looking in the world. Looking forward to the next... Cheers!
I remember watching Braves baseball games on TV back in the 80's, and games played in two of the stadiums in this video were completely different experiences. San Diego games in Jack Murphy Stadium(I can't keep track of corporate sponsor names)were typical Southern California, while San Francisco games in The Stick were typical Alaska, with many players bundled up in heavy coats and mittens like they were waiting to start The Iditarod.
And it was probably in the 40s or 50s 😂😂😂😂😂😂 (I’m a Minnesotan so I’d love to have those temps right now)
RIP Pontiac Silverdome
Side Note: i occasionally watch the video of the Metrodome roof collapse and it still scares the crap outta me!
It was terrible to rig in the Georgia Dome, I imagine they were passed on large stadium shows quite often.
Joe Louis Arena in Detriot. Red Wings dynasty played there for many years and was a great old barn
Metrodome hosted more then just Twins, Vikings, and Gopher football. It also hosted Gopher baseball early season games and other area college early games. NBA Timberwolves had their first season there and set attendance records that year as well. Vikings new stadium also hosts early college baseball games for Gophers and others as well.
Yep, US Bank just hosted one this week.
that stadiums in Atlanta was really good it breaks my heart to see it gone HOWEVER the new one keeps my mouth shut.
Lancaster park story is sad I wish it was still there
Akron Rubber Bowl. Built in 1940 and demolished a few years ago. It held 1000's of college, high school and even some NFL games there. I seen the Rolling Stones play there about 40 years ago. Just sayin.
oh yeah i've seen it on this channel few weeks ago (MAC confernace), the new akron stadium has an awkward camera position too high or something
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Is it possible for you to do all UEFA Champions League stadiums? There are a lot of interesting ones.
Candlestick park was very bizarre looking inside when both teams played there.
Do the seating configurations change for cricket stadiums?
as a wrestling nerd, its always weird to hear the tokyo dome mentioned in the context of actual sports
When I was in (American) high school, my school's marching band, known as the Centerville Jazz Band, out of Centerville, Ohio, were one of 41 high school bands to participate in the last Bands of America Atlanta Super Regionals held in the Georgia Dome. Actually, another band from our area also performed in the Super Regionals, the Kettering Faimont High School Marching Band. It was an amazing experience to perform in that stadium.
0:20 was where the NJ F1 race was supposed to be I believe :(
I really liked the Subi! Maybe it was because I was just too excited to watch be at my first (and only) live Footy match. And Perth was a lovely city to live in and I don’t remember a fine red dust. The new oval must be nice.
Coincidentally, when the Giants played the A’s at Candlestick Park in the 1989 World Series. A random earthquake started, luckily however everyone got out safely.
The Stick held up better than the stadium in New Zealand. It was ready for baseball about a week later, with no serious damage.
actually the Silverdome at one point WAS sponsored by Pontiac, they had the symbol on the rooftop!
What a shame: You didn't mention Carisbrook in Dunedin. But still quite interesting. Thanks.
My bad. If I do make a stadiums demolished in the 2000s video, I'll sneak it in at the end.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums - no worrys. I just thought since you've already covered Lancaster Park it's only a little leap down to Dunedin. :-)
Any time someone says something about cutting the mustard I automatically think of X-Pac.
"Well Hulk Hogan, YOU SUCK, pal, so I don't think think you have any room to talk about anyone cutting any kind of mustard!"
i love stadiums and I love this channel
Cheers!
Some of these stadiums were real good, can't believe how much construction debris created demolishing those might not needed
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Shea Stadium in NY ( where the Beatles appeared the year it opened), home to the Mets and Jets, and Busch Stadium, home to the St.Louis Cardinals. A little earlier than your timeline, but worthy of mention.
The H.H.H. Metrodome hosted 3 major events in the span of about 5 months.
The World Series in October 1991, 3 months later the Super Bowl in January 1992, and just a little over 2 months later the NCAA Final Four in April 1992.
Also, the Timberwolves 1st season was played here in 89-90 and at the time set the NBA attendance record -- It was a great start to a hugely successful franchis....oh wait
San Diego Stadium was the first big league ballpark I've ever been to - I lived a few miles from it (as the crow flies) when I lived in San Diego.
Some of these stadiums feel like a major downgrade and the old one should have never been abandoned.
Do a video on best and/or worst stadium replacements.
Fantastic video, been to a few,and yes Optus in Perth is amazing but the adalaide oval is the best.went to hundreds around Europe when I lived in the UK,not so much these days living down under.
Keep um coming along with the brilliant commentry
Cheers!
I was so sad to see The Boleyn Ground/Upton Park get demolished. That was such an historical stadium and one of my favorites, if I am being honest.
Worst part about it is the fact the new stadium is so shite
Broke my heart to see Candlestick on the thumbnail. Glad I saw some great games there.
Old Trafford, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and Lambeau Field are all stadiums I can see standing indefinitely. Short of a natural disaster destroying them they’ll continue to renovate them over and over again but I don’t think they’d tear them down. There seems to be a certain age that if it was going to be torn down and a new stadium built then it would have happened already. Sure there can be exceptions but for the teams I mentioned previously I’m guessing they aren’t among them.
San Mamés is missing here. Athletic Club Bilbao stadium 1913-2013. Was demolished in 2013 after new San Mamés was completed.
There is a new Stadium planned for Rugby in Christchurch which will basically a smaller version of Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin
COYS
why smaller ? should be bigger
GREAT video really enjoyed :)
Cheers!
The old San Mamés had a longer existence than Vicente Calderón, being built in 1913, had a more peculiar aspect with the arch and was actually demolished in the 2010's. Miss.
Either I missed it, or your rundown of San Diego omitted mention that the new stadium for the Aztecs is going up on the site of the old one.
What about old Cardinal Stadium in Louisville Kentucky? That stadium was demolished in 2019
Im surprised you mentioned the Pontiac Silverdome (which attracted fame mostly for decaying so long) but not Joe Louis Arena.
The Joe only lasted for 38 years as the home of the NHL Red Wings but they won 4 stanley cups during that time and made the playoffs for 25 consecutive years.
Like many arenas built before the 90s, it was quickly antiquated but it was well maintained, the crowds were usually great and there wasn't a bad seat anywhere.
The Palace of Auburn Hills was also recently demolished, not far from the Silverdome and actually a very modern arena that still felt brand new. But it was way out in suburbia with a large uncovered parking lot so not conducive to traffic or urban atmosphere.
I didn't want to include any arenas, because I might just make a separate video for them.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums that's fair. I also think it'd be interesting to talk about new stadiums people feel turned out worse than what they replaced.
They finally demolished Lancaster Park, eh? I was during and well after the earthquake, and it didn't seem they were ever gonna tear it down. They just closed off parts of the city that were worst affected and left them to rot.
Make a video about 21-22 Champions league, and 21-22 Europa League
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara may not survive the 2020's. We'll be looking for it in your "Stadiums demolished in the 2020's" video in 10 years.
As a slovak person, I appreciate this video. And yes, your pronounciation was a little bit off, but thats totally common. Great Job
I have since been to Slovakia so maybe my pronunciation has improved a little bit.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums Yes, that’s the case most of the time. But why did You visit Slovakia? I mean, it is uncommon for Australians(correct me if i’m wrong here) to visit us. Or did you watch a football game?
@@klumpo0772 I'm a bit of a nomad. I've been all over Europe.
I thought this was a forgotten places video at first from the title and thumbnail.
Some old Stadiums will never be torn down Wrigley field in Chicago and Fenway park in Boston
Lambeau
7:07 this used to be called TCF Bank and the Vikings played here when the Dome collapsed and while their new stadium was being built and actually left Huntington with a heated field. Personally I’ve been to all 3 stadiums and the one thing that sucked about Huntington is that it has metal bleachers instead of seats. 11:11 this is where the Vikings had to move the game that was supposed to be played the day of the collapse.
I went to the last game in the Georgia Dome and the inagruall game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Miss Qualcomm, lots of memories outside of watching football. Saw my first Packer game there
man i miss football park, don’t get me wrong i love the adelaide oval but i miss the vibe around the old place
At qualcomm, the last team that played there was the san diego fleet of the aaf before the league folded. I thought that league would've flourished for a couple of years (if they would've played their cards right). I really liked that league. It had teams that you thought would've never existed there (salt lake city stallions, eg.).
RIP GA Dome you were so amazing
Glad to see Subiaco made the list! But not sure what you mean about red dust...Perth is nowhere near the desert. Genuinely amazed you didn't go with a "stuck in the last decade" gag like most eastern staters do.
Interestingly, Perth (Optus) Stadium was built next to the site of the old Burswood Dome, which had a pressurised fabric roof and hosted professional tennis games. It was demolished as part of the redevelopment of the entire area for the new stadium.
Jack Murphy Stadium was a nice place to watch a baseball and American Football game. I got to go to a few Padre games, and the 1991 Holiday Bowl.
They changed the name to Qualcomm Park, kicking poor Jack Murphy to the curb.
Te has dejado uno de los más interesantes, por su historia, por su revolucionario arco de 1953 y por la construcción del nuevo estadio prácticamente en el mismo lugar del anterior; me refiero a San Mamés, el campo de fútbol, durante 100 años, del Athletic Club de Bilbao.
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Rest in peace Football Park/Aami Stadium once the great home of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide but with every stand destroyed apart from a small park which has a shop full of stuff an Adelaide Crows fan would buy and some other stuff as well as the oval which is used for the Adelaide Crows to train.
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Rest in peace Subiaco Oval.
These two iconic Aussie Football stadiums will never leave our hearts, mainly Aami Stadium in my eyes because I am an Adelaide Crows supporter.
Do a Texas high school football stadium episode.
only in texas high school staduims are worthy of checking heck they're better than most premier stadiums in my country
"Also, a national football stadium with a track around the field isn't a good look"
**sweats in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium**
Can you do one on the NHL? Yes, some stadiums are shared with NBA teams, but it will be fun!
And if you are running out of ideas, you can do College Basketball (USA).
You should do Missouri Valley Conference football stadiums. The FargoDome for North Dakota State is very iconic
That is coming later this week.
I'm assuming you didn't mention the Orange Bowl which was demolished earlier than the 2010s! That Football-only Stadium is now the home of Baseball the Miami Marlins AND a minor fottball Bowl game as well.
key word earlier
Should have started off with Texas Stadium which was demolished in April 2010
Next time you update this you could add Oakland Coliseum because the Raiders left and relocated to LV and Oakland will be relocating to a new stadium.
Meanwhile, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) played in 2016 in the Pompeii Amphitheater that was built around 70 BC!
Wembley, Lansdown Road in Dublin, Highbury Stadium, Mundsdown Stadium in Koln, Cardiff Arms Park?
Were they all demolished in the 2010s? I will be making a separate video for the 2000s.
I can't believe you did not include Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world and probably has the best location a stadium can ask for.
What are those ruins at the start of the video?
You got that å-sound pretty good👌
I hope New Dome Stadium built at Candlestick Park and 49ers back to SF.
Do a Remake of Ranking MLS Stadium 2021 pls
RIP Candlestick Park..loved that place
Candlestick has a ton more personality than Levi. Levi is such a disappointment. They should have kept the location, just nee stadium. Candlestick was outdated, but the location was mostly great.
Hey
Cant wait for the Best Stadiums in Africa video
I went to one of the last NFL games in San Diego. It was adequate and easy to access. I always called it Jack Murphy.
Who else remembers Jimmy Carter calling him Hubert Horatio Hornblower?
in 2030 try a video of Stadiums Demolished in the 2020s (after 10 yrs in 2022)
That would work
As a Bucks fan I'm surprised the Bradley Center wasn't on there, but I will say it doesn't have the atmosphere that its replacement Fiserv Forum does. They honestly didn't need to replace the arena but I will say BMO might have been built on an indian burial ground in 1988.
They are talking abnouty stadiumns here, not arenas. NOtice that all of them are football.soccer.rugby/cricket fields.
What is the stadium at 0:01 to 0:06 ?
The Metrodome also hosted the Minnesota Kicks and Minnesota Strikers of the North American Soccer League.
Fun fact: the stadium the minnesota twins played at before the metrodome is now the mall of america, the largest shopping mall in the us and seventh in the world
sad part is that the iconic san siro stadium maybe demolished either for the rebuild or forever if milan and inter decide to move into their own private stadium. AC milan are planning to build a stadium in sesto san giovanni as it is cheaper to build a stadium their(the area is 14 kms away from san siro) in falck area of milan. they might do it with inter or without them, they are still negotiating. lets hope the new stadium is made on the demolished san siro area rather than away from it.
The stain at Subiaco Oval is caused by the bore water used to irrigate the oval
Lancaster Park 1881 - 2019: I think folks got their money's worth, and sure there were renovations and upgrades, but still 138 years is an amazing run.
Vicente Calderón was my favorite stadium ever, I’m really sad it was demolished 😞
You should mention that Puskás Ferenc Stadion didn't get that name until 2002. It was Népstadion from 1953.
What about Texas Stadium?