Former Stadium Locations in Cleveland, Ohio
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2020
- Here are several locations in the Cleveland, Ohio area that were the sites of the former stadium locations for the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Browns. The former stadium locations in this video are for: League Park, Cleveland Arena, the Richfield Coliseum and Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Demolition photo by: Paul M Walsh
* Some digital images were used as Fair Use for educational purposes for this video.
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THANK YOU for this video!! I have been trying to figure out WHERE on Euclid the Arena was!!! As a child in the 1950s my parents always took me there for my March birthday when the Ice Capades (or Follies, can't remember which one came in March) came to town each year. I have so many fond memories there. We saw a few hockey games to at that time. Then in 1964 the Arena hosted a "Beatle Booster Ball" which was for all us Beatle fans (I was 17 then) emceed by Tom Clay of CKLW radio from Windsor/Ontario/Detroit area. CKLW came in very strong in Cleveland and Tom Clay was a very popular DJ here, then. It was a fun day of Beatles music and dancing. Me and my friends attended it. After graduating from Kent State in '69, I moved to Detroit and lived in several other cities until I came back home to Cleveland in 1998. SO the arena had disappeared before I came back, since I was only a child and a teen the last time I was in the arena, I really couldn't remember WHERE it was located!! THANK AGAIN, GREAT VIDEO!! ( by the way, GREAT CHOICE OF MUSIC!!!)
As a lover of old ballparks and arenas, I very much enjoyed this video. I’m from New York City. I’ve never been to Cleveland. But while traveling across Ohio in 1977, I stopped to see the Richfield Coliseum, from the roadside. I was amazed that a sports arena would be built in the middle of nowhere. You neglected to mention the NHL’s Cleveland Barons played at the Coliseum for two years, ‘76-‘77 and ‘77-‘78. They had been the California Golden Seals, and moved to Ohio from Oakland, taking the nickname of the old Cleveland minor hockey league team. Their attendance was dreadful. After the second season, the owners merged the Barons with the old Minnesota North Stars. Great video!
Great video, it brought back many memories. I was lucky enough to see several Indians and Browns games at Municipal Stadium. I forgot about the "catwalks" in Muni stadium but as soon as I saw them, the memories came back. I never saw the Cav's in Richfield but saw several concerts there. I've attended many Browns, Indians and Cav's games in their new venues and they all are great places.
Moved to Columbus from Texas in '92. So happy I got to see a couple games and the "final play" at the old Municipal Stadium and saw Peter Gabriel in Richfield. I thought, "These are real rock fans!" compared to what I grew up with in KC and Dallas. Great memories and video!
Nice job on the video. I ushered for the Browns and Indians for 18 years at the old Municipal Stadium and Jacobs Field. I was at every game of The Miracle of Richfield except for the final game against Washington because my brother was getting married in Falls Church, Virginia just outside of D.C. and the priest was a Bullets fan. That final game was the same night as the rehearsal dinner, so we gave the priest a little grief, LOL! Also remember a lot of Cleveland Crusader games at the Coliseum, and lamentably the only two years of the NHL Barons before they merged them with the North Stars. Saw many AHL Barons games at the Cleveland Arena, and I even got to play a 10 minute exhibition game at halftime of a Cavs preseason game as a member of a team that radio DJ Jim Runyon put together to face a squad that Plain Dealer TV/Radio critic Bill Hickey assembled which included Browns legend Dick Schafrath, and Bevo Francis, who once scored over 100 points in a college basketball game. However, Runyon was able to secure the talents of former major league pitcher and Cleveland State baseball coach Garry Roggenburk, who also had been a high school basketball star at St. Ignatius, and we, Runyon's Rebounders, came out victorious vs. Hickey's Hot Shots.😊
Hey man, you did a great service documenting this. Great job.
This is one of the best videos I have seen in quite awhile. My father seen Babe Ruth play in League Park. He took me to see the great Jim Brown play in his last year in Municipal Stadium. I also seen many great Cavs games at the Coliseum along with many great concerts like Skinner, and Frampton, Yes, Bad Company and many more. I can't tell you how many Indians games I seen along with the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd and many more there. Ya, I am old. LOL, great memories of all of this tho. I feel lucky after watching this, thanks.
I love this video. I'm a life long Detroit resident but have spent much of my adult life going to Cleveland cause my in-laws live there. I absolutely love this city and I'm excited everytime we visit family which is a lot cause it's only 2 and a half hour drive. When I come here we always go to sporting events and I love the venues and the teams. So watching this video and learning the history of former venues and the history.
Great video. Seeing the Barrons hockey games at the Arena brought back memories.
Great video and music choices too. I still remember as a kid, going to the old municiple stadium for indians and Browns games. The food was so good, atmosphere back in those days was so amazing compared to today where there is really no connection, lost feelings of the past. To see people make videos and still keep memories alive is a blessing! I remember going to Browns winning playoff game against Patriots in Municiple Stadium with my dad. Many beautiful summer nights with Indians playing in the old stadium. Then going to Richfield Coliseum watching the Cavs play, great moments. one thing I will always remember, not just the games I attended in those stadiums, but the architect, the style, it had the old school vibes, feelings, man I miss those days.
The thing that I like about the new Browns stadium is that it is on the same site as old
The way you match the side by sides up, man, this is an absolutely awesome watch!
Great video! The Old League Park site is neat. I have been to it and you can actually go out and stand on the field. Saw many Indians games at Muni. Caught a foul ball from Steve Lyons during a double header on a Sunday afternoon with my dad. I only went to Richfield a few times, what I remember of it, it was a nice arena. Like you said, in todays world, it wouldn't have made it unless they built up the area around it. Great job!
Lived here all of my life and I only visited the coliseum and municipal stadium, never heard of the other places. Very educational. Thanks for your post.
The back corner entrance to the Coliseum was eventually used as an additional entrance. It was what we used coming from downtown because it was the easiest to access from I-77
Awesome job! I grew up here in the CLE - in my 50's now and this video brought back many wonderful memories. I'll never forget spreading out during an Indians win, top of the ninth, everyone would grab the seat on either side and bag the metal on metal seats. It sounded like a train going through. Thank you so much!
The Cleveland Arena was where the first rock and roll event occurred, The moon Ball with Allen Freed.
Great stuff! Thank you.
Thank you for putting this video together.
Great video like you I still miss the old stadium