Sacramento's stadium never got built, then abandoned (Arco Park)
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2025
- ARCO Park is an unfinished multi-purpose stadium directly north of the arena. The original plan was to have a AAA minor-league baseball stadium adjacent to the basketball stadium. The stadium would have been capable of expansion to accommodate both a Major League Baseball team (possibly the Oakland A's) and a National Football League team (possibly the-then Los Angeles Raiders). However, the facility was never finished because the Sacramento Sports Association ran out of money during construction in 1989 and a team was never secured. The remnants of this incomplete stadium include foundations and a tunnel leading to the basketball arena. With the subsequent redevelopment of the ARCO Arena site into California Northstate University's Medical Center Campus, the remnants of the incomplete stadium are likely to be demolished.
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Sacramento woulda been a great home for the A’s , at least it would keep them in the state.
Still could...
I would be much more content if it was Oakland vs. Sacramento as the conversation rather than godforsaken, and, sorry, but absolutely vile and disgusting piss vegas. At least Sacramento has a community that's real.
Sacramento and Oakland are effectively my true hometowns on nearly equal levels... and if the A's left Oakland for Sacramento, while I'd be a little bit miffed since I love my OAKLAND A's, I'd be at least a decent bit excited to see the Sacramento A's launch absolute bombs on windy, warm summer nights in my beloved Sacramento.
You got your wish ✌🏽😂
this aged sota well, fisher you suck at owning a baseball team
Arco Park was also on the radar of MLS in 1995 when it came to forming the league & establishing where teams were going to play. However MLS ultimately chose San Jose for their 2nd California franchise (at the time) because of the history the city had with the Earthquakes in the NASL. Then when Sacramento Republic became a club in 2012, there was talk that the Arco Park site would be used to build a soccer specific stadium but that fell through & the club played their matches at Hughes Stadium before moving to Heart Health Park (their current home) midway through the 2014 season.
This arena actually went up in 1988. It was the 2nd Arco Arena. The first Arco from 1985 was actually a makeshift arena made from a converted office building that held about 10000 fans and it was a total madhouse at the time. That old Arco structure actually still stands today as it was converted back into an office building! It hosts the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, as well as the State Funeral Buerau, and some Acupuncture thing. I have been there for some CDCA stuff that I needed to do for work when I was based in Sacramento.
It's right off of i80 at Truxel just north of the InNout Burger! Go say hi to the original Arco!
Yep I saw a couple of concerts there along with Boxing and other events way back when. and now the ex-wife works there lol 😊
Yes, that was a interesting structure. In fact if you can find old images of its exterior you can actually see the how the sides of the seats as rose up to the rear of the building. The indoor pictures look even more interesting.
Hello Brodie Brazil,
Thank you about Sacramento's stadium. Glad we live in Bay area.
Hope you, your family, friends, and everyone are well!
Take care, be safe, and peace out!
So much for the Sacramento Athletics!!! The Giants would have declared Sacto within their territorial rights!!!
And Sacramento would have said we ain't stfu
San Jose tried to say that and MLB shut them down. The Giants won’t return what the A’s gave them. Thankfully Sac is not in the Giants territory
the Sac As is a thing starting in 2025 and going to 2028
@@Mr.C_in_the_City Thanks G I ants for nothing!!!
I still don't understand the desire to move the as to vegas.
people are being deceived by the glitz and glamour of it! It’s too small of a market and transient. NHL and NBA should be the only sports there for now. See how they do and then add more sports. I like Vegas a lot but I’m just being honest
@John Revolution Fremont has less crime and less homelessness with support from politicians to get stadium built and A’s backed out. A’s are to blame for not getting anything done in Bay Area! Fremont is 20to 30 minutes from Oakland. A’s have had terrible ownership for many years. Cant blame everything on politicians because Fremont is much better to deal with and A’s still failed.
@John Revolution it does matter because they would’ve had a stadium in Fremont long time ago and not moving to Vegas. At least staying in Bay Area market! I agree Oakland politicians aren’t good but A’s are to blame for not getting a stadium built in a city that wanted them in Fremont. I lived there at the time and Wolff and Fisher wimped out.Fremont is in A’s territory but they wasted time on San Jose which is Giants territory. A’s have terrible ownership like the Raiders do. Everything you said about Oakland is true. Terrible leadership but Fisher did a terrible job communicating to the fans
@John Revolution I bring up Fremont because A’s couldn’t deal with a city much easier to deal with than Oakland. You and many others are fun of blaming Oakland politicians when a stadium should’ve been built long time ago in Fremont if A’s werent lead by wimpy owners. There should be no moving to Vegas that’s my point. I like Vegas and not a Vegas hater but A’s are to blame. That’s all I’m saying. I never said they are looking into Fremont or San Jose I said a stadium should’ve been built years ago so at least A’s stay in the Bay Area. If that happened, there would no moving to Vegas talk. That’s what I said
thats all fisher, no one wants to play in vegas
Brodie, I’ve caught some huge bass there!
For real? There’s fish in there?!
Brodie - the park was actually modeled to be a near copy of Angels Stadium in the 80s when the Rams played there.
Honestly I’d consider the A’s in sacramento instead of Vegas a huge win
Their a much better fit in Sacramento. This relocation to Vegas is gonna fucking fail tremendously.
Just like Southern California has 2 professional teams we need 2 in Northern California this is is how I would do it …
Sf Giants
Sac A’s
Sf gives the sac river cats to the A’s
A’s give their old stadium for the Giants put a Oakland minor league team
What you think Brody ? Please think about this !!
I agree with Luis it would keep the A’S in the state
Build Arco Park in Sacramento and moved The AVIATORS to Sacramento.
I was there in '87 for, Sacramento's March on Baseball. We either filled almost filled the third deck, not the 2nd deck.
I was there that day sitting in the bleachers. Amazing that they got that many fans there.
Arco Arena was built in 1988 not 1985, thats actually the 2nd Arco Arena, the first one is down the street from there and survives to this day as a state office building.. Only held like 10,000 for basketball if that.
Nah. Not 10,000. Not “10,000.” /
The Department of Consumer Affairs (dca). I went there with my mom in 2010 when was renewing her nurse's license.
There is also a secret tunnel that connected the arena and what would be stadium. Eventually the performers of Ringling Brothers used that tunnel as an area to get ready and became known as "the clown tunnel."
I’ve been in that tunnel. 😜 right next to where the tv trucks parked
@@brodiebrazil nice. I'm sure you saw all the clown photos on the wall.
If A’s move that’s where they should go not Vegas
That land is going to be redeveloped into a medical campus. No chance of professional sports returning there.
@@johnc7048 Oh I know that but it should’ve been considered long time ago
@@johnc7048 Everything nowadays is downtown this downtown that, thats why the Golden 1 Center is downtown where the Downtown Plaza Mall once was. A baseball (or football) stadium would have to be built in the railyards and not alot of land left there up for grabs if any.
Unfortunate. Would have loved to see the A's in Sac
Sacramento deserves a NFL Team
Natomas Gnats!!!
Only good thing, about a potential A's move to Vegas is that the team will remain on the West Coast.
Nah. Not Only good thing. Not “Only good thing.” Not remain on the West Coast. Not “remain on the West Coast.” /
Bay Area fans shouldn't overlook the impact Sacramento and the Central Valley has on Bay Area sports attendance and viewership, particularly baseball and football. I heard once that there were more 49er season ticket holders in Sacramento than in San Francisco. Biggest stumbling block to bring more franchises to Sac are Sacramentans themselves. We are a bigger market out here than Las Vegas, probably the largest market with only one pro sports team. We just don't push for one like we used to.
Nah. Not “Biggest stumbling block to bring more franchises to Sac are Sacramentans themselves.” /
They built had an interesting tunnel from the arena to the future ball park
The concrete and foundation work that still sits there is pretty much the sports version of the towers that were supposed to be built at 3rd/Capitol. Sucks neither were able to see any kind of completion. Arco Park would have been an amazing stadium.
Is that site still there??
I saw a UA-camr on Arco last year. Wanted to do a trip.
Construction stopped because previous owners ran out of money, the one's that brought the team here from KC. And also there was a tunnel to connect the two facilities, which was called the "Clown Tunnel" because of the circus when it came to town.
I was literally there today there are carp in the lake and ducks and stuff
I'm sure that if the A's or Raiders moved to Sacramento they would have wanted development rights around the stadium. "Acres of parking" is now considered wasted space and that land has to become a community with residential units, hotels and bars/restaurants.
That is sad, sports teams are a pain in the ass look what’s going on in Maryland and around the nation with these teams tired of all the drama Vegas should just get an expansion team MLB should tell Fisher and Company get it done or sell
Sacramento should step in to get the A’s seriously. That’s the only reasonable relocation option idea.
Nah. Not “That’s the only reasonable relocation option idea.” /
That rendering looks like a college football stadium. Too little seats to be NFL. Did a little research and it was supposed to be 53,000 seats for the football
The rendering reminds me of Anaheim Stadium after the Rams left.
I remember my Dad's Sacramento Surge (WLAF) season ticket renewal form showing an "artist rendition" of the future stadium. Circa 1991
A testament to greed and thoughtless ambition, with arrogance thrown in
Maybe it could be vacant
John J Fisher is a Texas-sized ratfink!!!
Fisher = Steaming Turd Pile!!! 😡😡
The current park where the River Cats play could easily be expanded for MLB and the A's. Check out photos of it. Raley Field right now has no bleacher seating, and the same for Franklin Covey in Salt Lake City, another site I think beats Las Vegas. The grandstand could be built upon (think how Fenway has added seating over the years to its grandstand) for either park, and adding bleacher seating with both could push capacity up to 30,000 plus.
Move the As To Las Vegas .
Sacramento A’s all day, Vegas is a no no
If it truly came to a point where Oakland was a zero chance probability.. why not try to move to Sac over Vegas. I heard SF may have territorial rights over that city and if that’s true when do we start pointing the finger at the giants for why the A’s are leaving the state. Such a a joke especially considering they almost relocated as a franchise too back in the day …
Sacramento or Portland would both be way better locations for the A's if they had to move. @#$% Vegas.
Oh man day games in Sacramento summer heat would be a lot of fun! Not!
It would have been built. But they stopped and no one picked up where they laft off.
Herons are thriving in the lake. It will most likely be untouched now that protected species are inhabiting the abandoned property.
Sacramento Herons!!!
Nah. Not nobody. Not “nobody.” /
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Sacramento A’s 2025
I’m sick and tired of the ongoing “Oakland stadium” issue and related drama - told me season tickets 🎟 rep from the As sales office to call me back after a move to Vegas