Alamodome is not a “forgotten stadium” it is used more than it isn’t used for events. It hosts pretty much everything. There is something going on in there almost daily. Definitely not forgotten 😂
One more that has been forgotten is the MECCA in Milwaukee. The Bucks original home still stands and is in use today as it is the home arena for the UW-Milwaukee Panthers and called Milwaukee Panthers Arena. Ironically, its replacement for the Bucks, the Bradley Center, was demolished in 2019 as the Bucks moved into their 3rd home, Fiserv Forum. During construction of Fiserv, you could see all 3 arenas standing side by side by side.
Turner Field was built specifically to be a baseball stadium. It being able to be used for the Olympics was only meant to be temporary. It was supposed to be a baseball stadium first and foremost.
And his reason for the Braves moving out of it after 20 years is wrong. It had to do with the city disallowing an entertainment complex surrounding the stadium, somewhat like the Battery. So when their lease was up, they left. Truist (SunTrust) is better in most ways to Turner Field.
@@maineventkrunch2265 they definitely upgraded on that part. The battery is the probably the best neighborhood/entertainment area outside of any stadium.
A little fun fact about the St. Louis new football stadium renderings: I remember doing a riverboat cruise tour in St. Louis in early 2015, and I remember the tour guides specifically mentioning "over there is where the city of St. Louis has planned a new football stadium for the Rams that is scheduled to be completed some time in the next 4-5 years". They had no clue what was coming
The Dome in St. Louis in INCREDIBLY busy. It's also the city's main convention center, and is booked through most of the year. Just because it doesn't host NFL games anymore doesn't mean it's not used.
FIRST Robotics has used it yearly in the earl to late 2010'a for their world championship. It seems like there is enough demand to keep it open for now but if they ever got a new NFL team it would probably at best be a temporary home as extensive renovations or a brand new stadium would likely be the requirement by the nfl to move a team there or to get an expansion team.
I'm glad you brought up the STL riverfront stadium that nobody outside St. Louis ever talks about when it comes to the NFL leaving ST. Louis. This was pretty much a done deal to be built but the Rams didn't want it, and the NFL never saw this coming together so quickly from STL. They wanted to be in the LA market that bad.
Oracle Arena didn't get new seats, they actually completely gutted the interior, leaving the the foundation. Outer walls and roof as the only original parts of the arena remaining. Think this happened in the mid 90s.
I went to a KISS concert at Oracle Arena ,now called Oakland Arena, and the interior is still there. The arena even hosted a Indoor Football League team there in 2022. It still holds concerts, ice shows, etc.
Here's a good one..."The Summit", aka "Compaq Center", in Houston. It is the former home to the Houston Rockets. And is now the home of Joel Osteen's megachurch, named "Lakewood Church." Great video!!!
When you were describing the Astrodome, you kept mentioning the Alamodome. The Astrodome is in Houston and the Alamodome is in San Antonio. The Astrodome is considered a national landmark. That is why it has not been demolished yet
Hey man, I’m loving it. Commentary is organic and thoughtful, and witty at the same time. You got something going. Definitely gonna keep watching what you come out with 👌🏽
UCLA and Gonzaga met in a Sweet 16 game at Oracle back in 2006 (it was that long ago?) where the Bruins came from behind and eliminated the Zags. Gus Johnson went nuts on the air too.
I hate it when groups get buildings or places on the national registry of historic places and don't pay for their upkeep, and they start falling apart.
So fun fact the astrodome is a historical landmark under the state of Texas so demolition is not possible. Some sort of renovation has to be approved by the historical committee.
Repurposing it as an NHL stadium would probably be a great idea to maintain the structure just like they did with Key Arena in Seattle. However, since Toyota arena now exists, it's not very likely.
Don't count on it. Old Tiger Stadium in Detroit was declared a historical landmark in 70s but was torn down anyway in 2009 as both the City of Detroit and the Tigers refused to preserve it.
As a Ranger fan it's incredibly depressing to see one of my favorite places on earth turned into an awkward looking football stadium for a spare fly by night minor league football team. Rangers Ballpark was so beautiful architecturally. Gutting it and putting a football field in it is a travesty.
While it isn't a great stadium for football, it is far better that it be used than it be wasted. I will never attend a Rangers game or other baseball game in the "new" stadium because I thought building it was stupid and unnecessary. Arlington taxpayers are the most gullible people on earth. First, they made Jerry Jones a billionaire, then they succumbed to idiotic arguments of Rangers owners and some fans that they must be inside and "comfortable" to watch baseball. Ever heard of TV? I ran the clock for a couple of football playoff games at the old ballpark in 2020, I think, and it is in a terrible place for football -- at one end of the stadium. Very difficult to see when the ball is being snapped at the other end. However, the officials on the field said it was a good place to work, and I think the teams that have played there feel the same. If UT Arlington ever gets a football team back, that's probably where they'll play, in spite of having a stadium on campus -- that isn't sufficient for D-1 FBS.
You need to make a video on the zOMBIFIED Brendan Byrne Arena (aka Continental Airlines Arena…aka IZOD Center or the arena near Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands). It was the former home of the NJ Devils and NJ Nets. When the Nets vacated it around 2010, the arena has not hosted events. It has on rare occasions been used as a sound stage. It is next to the American Dreams Mall and would be a good thing if it was torn down. Look it up! It still stands.
The club area of the arena has been converted into a regional State Police Headquarter of all things. The NJ Sports HOF is also still sitting in its box office. With the amount of vacant space at American Dream mall, they should move the plaques to a section of the American Dream Mall to showcase NJ's rich sports history.
It is a shame about RFK. It was a great stadium for football and outdoor concerts. I have seen many great bands (Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Traffic, Pink Floyd, The Ramones, Bush, Garbage, Foo Fighters, etc.) there in the 1990s.
Memorial Coliseum in Portland is another one. It's right next to the Rose Garden (I refuse to call it Moda) where the Blazers play. Only Portland would build a new NBA arena right next to the old one, and then refuse to demolish the old one.
In 2018, the bucks had their first, second and third home arenas built right next to each other. They only tore down the second one. The first one is still actively in use.
Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR., was built to honor, and respect the WW-2 veterans, and all the veterans after WW-2, and I happen to be a disabled Navy veteran, and all the veterans in the greater Portland area, and in Southwest Washington protested against it being demolished.
it's not the alamo Dome getting demolished.. that's the AstroDome in Houston. You covered the AlamoDome in the first part, which is in San Antonio... Thought the AstroDome is one of those Cookie Cutter stadiums it just had the roof...
The Eith wonder of the world, The Astrodome has been saved from the wrecking ball numerous times, and some are trying to get it designated as a national historic sight. This stadium could surely be turned into a fabulous convention center. It has great bones; it just needs a repurposing.
Turner was purpose built to host the Braves. They moved because their fan base is in the suburbs. Surprised the Forum in Inglewood wasn't included in the list, although it's being used as a music and not for sports.
They moved because the City of Atlanta owned the stadium and the parking lots, and the property around the stadium. The Braves asked the City of Atlanta for permission to build an entertainment district around the stadium and the city denied the request. This, when their lease was set to be up in 2016, they moved for the 2017 season. I imagine they had planned this since around 2011 or 2012 because they went public with the move to Cobb County in 2013. Prior to that time they had secured the land for a new stadium, had architectural plans drawn up for the stadium and entertainment complex, and had spoken to Cobb County officials to seek public funding. The move allowed the Braves to outright own the stadium, get revenue from concessions and parking, and to build the Battery around the stadium, from which they also get revenue. The Battery bolsters attendance because people have places to dine and hang out before or after the game, so more people want to go to games. The argument about fan base is correct, but it was more of a secondary argument to give further support or justification for the move to Cobb County.
CFG Bank Arena, originally the Baltimore Civic Center, hosted the Baltimore Bullets for about 10 years, including the 1971 finals run, and is still standing. It was obsolete the day it opened back in 1961 when the NHL said they would never consider it for expansion but it was recently given a major renovation set to reopen next month. It's primarily going to be a concert venue, which makes sense given the horseshoe seating bowl but they are going to try to get basketball tournaments and some one-off Wizards/Capitals/Terps games.
Thanks for the content. Living in the DMV, Washington football is everything even considering the team’s lack of success in Synder’s ownership. Although I’ve never seen a football game in RFK, my parent vividly remember their times there and the rafters shaking!! Apparently I’d missed out on it. I did once catch a DC United game in RFK when the stadium was shell of what it used to be. I how Washington will move back to the location if ownership is ever changed!
I will maintain that the Texas Rangers never NEEDED to leave The Ballpark In Arlington - what is now called Choctaw Stadium - because the run they had from 2010-2013 where they won the AL pennant twice and then drew more than 3 million attendance for each of the next two years should have defeated all the arguments about that supposed horrible heat hurting the team. The new place is just terrible, no amount of air conditioned comfort can take away that it's an ugly place built by people who never liked baseball. Ironically, my own high school is one of the teams now playing at The Ballpark/Choctaw as the city of Arlington is doing everything they can to keep the Rangers from tearing it down - the place now hosts two high schools, an XFL team, a minor league soccer club and I believe a pro rugby team.
The narrator mistakenly referred that "Astrodome" in Houston as the Alamodome @ 11:28. When it was first built in 1960s, it was considered as the 8th Wonder of the World. I am sorry that it can't preserved.
Thanks for leading with the Alamodome. You were right about the TCU/Oregon game. I was at the spurs game earlier this year The Dome. Cool to be a part of history BUT it needs to go. It’s a bit of an eye sore and it never lived up to its potential
If Oracle would be demolished, they could build a new A's stadium right next door; similar to what St. Louis did when they built the new Busch stadium. They built most of the new Busch, then completed the final section, after finishing the teardown in the off-season. Not sure why this hasn't been discussed.
Stupid how professional sports franchise owners always claim that stadiums are obsolete to get public monies to fund the construction for the new stadiums and the owners get to keep most of the revenue. Stop falling for the bait, folks.
If your goal was demonstrating how little your stadium knowledge is, this video was a triumph. Otherwise, to take a phrase you love to use, this was a big “swing and a miss”
RFK Stadium lasted far longer than I think anyone thought it would. Other than the Oakland Coliseum, I don't think any of the other cookie cutters lasted as long. It didn't owe anyone anything when then Redskins left in 1997. It certainly didn't owe anyone anything when the Nationals moved out in 2008. And it was at least 20 years past its expiration date when the DC United finally left for their own stadium.
Panthers Stadium is actually a very cool repurposing. The Georgia State football program is getting better all the time. They have a massive student enrollment and easy admission. It's in Atlanta so recruiting is easy - and hey! It's actually a very good university. That's one that worked out better for everyone. GSU did not have their own field until they moved into Turner Field. And the Braves have set attendance records in their new park about 12 miles from downtown - and it's far easier to get in and out of up there.
Not to be a jerk....but when you were showing the Astrodome, you kept saying Alamodome.... The reason that RFK had not been demoed yet is that there is still a fight over the land that the stadium is built upon. The land that RFK stadium is sitting on actually belongs to the Federal Gov`t Department of the Interior, and the city of Washington DC for several years has been negoating with the Department of the Interior to transfer or sell the land to the city of Washington DC. The only reason that RFK is finally going through the demo process is that the stadium structure has deteriorated to the point that it has become a hazard and unsafe, so the Federal Gov`t has finally Condemed the stadium and it is the Federal Gov`t that has contracted to have the stadium demoed. Also...while RFK was a 'cookie cutter' era stadium, it was one of the first of its kind build and instead of being a complete Circle, like the former Veterans Stadium and Riverfront Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium, it actually had some shape to it and actually made for a very decent Football Stadium and Baseball Stadium. Unlike the other 'cookie cutter' multipurpose stadiums, RFK had whole sections of seats on railroad tracks that could be pulled out or folded up. With the convertable seating sections, RFK actually formed a nice rectangle for Football and a nice diamond for Baseball.
We all can make mistakes, nobody is perfect, but if you notice that a los of people is telling you that you confused the Astrodome with the Alamodome the least you can do is going back to the video and edit it to fix the mistake. Otherwise, it was a cool video. 👍
RFK needs to come down and be replaced by an old style (with amenities) Harvard-esque U shaped stadium with the open end facing out to the US capitol building.
Yes it's the Astrodome it was sure was something years ago I got to see Oilers and Astros games there and some great concerts and the ringing and Brothers
Did you mean the Astrodome when you were mentioning Alamo Dome for the 2nd time? Also how about the XL Center formerly known as the Harford Civic Center when the Hartford Whalers were in Hartford? That' junk arena is still standing and still in use for minor league hockey. Stilll some old Whalers retired numbers hanging in the Rafters. Also some UCONN Men's' and women's Basketball games are played there as well as Hockey games some times or at least was untill they got their own arena built on the UCONN Campus.
What about the long abandoned astrodome? it still stands. Talk of maybe an nhl team if it comes to houston playing in it for a few years until new arena is complete. And old meadowlands arena home of nj devils is used as a film stage for movies now. Phx suns old vets coli still stands today too. Nets/isles nassau coli still around and has been downsized to host events. Montreal forum is now a movie theater. Maple leaf gardens is a historical landmark that still stands in toronto.
I heard there is now a grocery inside Maple Leaf Gardens, as they also reworked an ice rink with much less seating for a local university. While not saying "Astrodome", the stadium is pictured inside and out at the tail end of the video...
as a warriors fan chase Center is awesome but the atmosphere at oracle was by far the best in the NBA chase Center has a good atmosphere but it’ll never reach the level that oracle had
We should mention the Cotton Bowl's neighbor, Fair Park Coliseum. It used to host the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks (the minor league team for Chicago). Now nobody uses it except to sell stuff during the fair.
LMFAO!!!!!!! Mistaking the Astrodome for the Alamodome. Btw Sam Boyd Stadium should be included.
LOL picture at 11:48 literally the same picture as the Wikipedia for the ASTROdome
You mean the Astrodome
Alamo Dome, search it smarto
No, the Alamodome, not astrodome
Alamodome for sure, they just had a 50th anniversary for the spurs recently i think
It's called alamodome
@@zorro1955 The stadium at the 11:40 ish mark is the Astrodome
Alamodome is not a “forgotten stadium” it is used more than it isn’t used for events. It hosts pretty much everything. There is something going on in there almost daily. Definitely not forgotten 😂
TY for saying Alamo Dome NOT Astro Dome
On the day of this posting (today) the “forgotten” Alamodome is hosting UFC.
Yeah his list are trash
@@williamerazo3921 ...you sound fun...
@@bugnator It just hosted WWE's Royal Rumble in January.
One more that has been forgotten is the MECCA in Milwaukee. The Bucks original home still stands and is in use today as it is the home arena for the UW-Milwaukee Panthers and called Milwaukee Panthers Arena. Ironically, its replacement for the Bucks, the Bradley Center, was demolished in 2019 as the Bucks moved into their 3rd home, Fiserv Forum. During construction of Fiserv, you could see all 3 arenas standing side by side by side.
The MECCA is also the home of the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
@@PrinceAnt722 former home of admirals in ihl too before move to bradley center.
I remember when the Mecca was called the Milwaukee Arena
@@TheMrSuge for a short time it was also called the US Cellular Arena…. Since those naming rights expired it is still colloquially called The Cell
Mecca? It's called the UW Panther Arena.
The dome in St Louis holds a dirt oval race every December. It was so busy this year that the battlehawks home opener with pushed to week 4
Turner Field was built specifically to be a baseball stadium.
It being able to be used for the Olympics was only meant to be temporary. It was supposed to be a baseball stadium first and foremost.
And his reason for the Braves moving out of it after 20 years is wrong. It had to do with the city disallowing an entertainment complex surrounding the stadium, somewhat like the Battery. So when their lease was up, they left. Truist (SunTrust) is better in most ways to Turner Field.
@@willp.8120 I always heard they wanted out because of the area the stadium was built in. Not the best neighborhood.
@@maineventkrunch2265 they definitely upgraded on that part. The battery is the probably the best neighborhood/entertainment area outside of any stadium.
A little fun fact about the St. Louis new football stadium renderings: I remember doing a riverboat cruise tour in St. Louis in early 2015, and I remember the tour guides specifically mentioning "over there is where the city of St. Louis has planned a new football stadium for the Rams that is scheduled to be completed some time in the next 4-5 years". They had no clue what was coming
The Dome in St. Louis in INCREDIBLY busy. It's also the city's main convention center, and is booked through most of the year. Just because it doesn't host NFL games anymore doesn't mean it's not used.
FIRST Robotics has used it yearly in the earl to late 2010'a for their world championship. It seems like there is enough demand to keep it open for now but if they ever got a new NFL team it would probably at best be a temporary home as extensive renovations or a brand new stadium would likely be the requirement by the nfl to move a team there or to get an expansion team.
I'm glad you brought up the STL riverfront stadium that nobody outside St. Louis ever talks about when it comes to the NFL leaving ST. Louis. This was pretty much a done deal to be built but the Rams didn't want it, and the NFL never saw this coming together so quickly from STL. They wanted to be in the LA market that bad.
The Cotton Bowl is still standing in Dallas home to the Cowboys from 1960 to 1971.
Still used for college football which is what it was intended for.
The Cotton Bowl also hosts a HBCU football game the week before the Texas-- OU game.
@@tony_m_km6mzp As well as a meaningless bowl game, the Servpro First Responders Bowl.
Oracle Arena didn't get new seats, they actually completely gutted the interior, leaving the the foundation. Outer walls and roof as the only original parts of the arena remaining. Think this happened in the mid 90s.
Had to have been after 2005, I remember seeing through the building while driving past on a job I didn't have until 2005
Also the Raptors will now forever own Oracle.
Happened before the 2000 all star game, Vince Carter dunk contest
I went to a KISS concert at Oracle Arena ,now called Oakland Arena, and the interior is still there. The arena even hosted a Indoor Football League team there in 2022. It still holds concerts, ice shows, etc.
The Golden State warriors played at the pond in Anaheim during the renovation of Oracle
Here's a good one..."The Summit", aka "Compaq Center", in Houston. It is the former home to the Houston Rockets. And is now the home of Joel Osteen's megachurch, named "Lakewood Church." Great video!!!
How apropos that the original name of the Rockets stadium.was " The Summit", and now houses Joel Osteens megachurch. Hmmm, God had a hand in that.
Montreal's Olympic Stadium is pretty forgotten, it also killed the Expos.
Turner Field was built for the Braves. It was modified for the Olympics.
When you were describing the Astrodome, you kept mentioning the Alamodome. The Astrodome is in Houston and the Alamodome is in San Antonio. The Astrodome is considered a national landmark. That is why it has not been demolished yet
Oracle was actually the arena where UCLA had their big comeback over Gonzaga in 2006, the Adam Morrison game.
that was the SAP Center in San Jose, no?
Hey man, I’m loving it. Commentary is organic and thoughtful, and witty at the same time. You got something going. Definitely gonna keep watching what you come out with 👌🏽
I've been binging your videos over the past few days, good stuff man!!
You're right, Oregon had a MASSIVE lead of about 4 or 5 touchdowns before TCU came ALL the way back to win in OT.
UCLA and Gonzaga met in a Sweet 16 game at Oracle back in 2006 (it was that long ago?) where the Bruins came from behind and eliminated the Zags. Gus Johnson went nuts on the air too.
The Astrodome legally can’t be demolished, it’s on the national registry of historic places
And this was the comment I was looking for RIGHT!
I think it was just state of tx historic places. Can't remember. Put my 25 years living in shithouston in the deep recesses of memory. :)
I hate it when groups get buildings or places on the national registry of historic places and don't pay for their upkeep, and they start falling apart.
So fun fact the astrodome is a historical landmark under the state of Texas so demolition is not possible. Some sort of renovation has to be approved by the historical committee.
Repurposing it as an NHL stadium would probably be a great idea to maintain the structure just like they did with Key Arena in Seattle. However, since Toyota arena now exists, it's not very likely.
Don't count on it. Old Tiger Stadium in Detroit was declared a historical landmark in 70s but was torn down anyway in 2009 as both the City of Detroit and the Tigers refused to preserve it.
As a Ranger fan it's incredibly depressing to see one of my favorite places on earth turned into an awkward looking football stadium for a spare fly by night minor league football team. Rangers Ballpark was so beautiful architecturally. Gutting it and putting a football field in it is a travesty.
It also makes no sense to play minor league USL League 1 soccer in a bigger stadium in the Dallas area than the MLS team plays in.
Also home of the Dallas Jackals of Major League Rugby.
i miss globe life park too
The Arlington school district uses it for some games and in the playoffs.
While it isn't a great stadium for football, it is far better that it be used than it be wasted. I will never attend a Rangers game or other baseball game in the "new" stadium because I thought building it was stupid and unnecessary. Arlington taxpayers are the most gullible people on earth. First, they made Jerry Jones a billionaire, then they succumbed to idiotic arguments of Rangers owners and some fans that they must be inside and "comfortable" to watch baseball. Ever heard of TV? I ran the clock for a couple of football playoff games at the old ballpark in 2020, I think, and it is in a terrible place for football -- at one end of the stadium. Very difficult to see when the ball is being snapped at the other end. However, the officials on the field said it was a good place to work, and I think the teams that have played there feel the same. If UT Arlington ever gets a football team back, that's probably where they'll play, in spite of having a stadium on campus -- that isn't sufficient for D-1 FBS.
Battlehawks do be drawing a crowd tho
You need to make a video on the zOMBIFIED Brendan Byrne Arena (aka Continental Airlines Arena…aka IZOD Center or the arena near Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands). It was the former home of the NJ Devils and NJ Nets. When the Nets vacated it around 2010, the arena has not hosted events. It has on rare occasions been used as a sound stage. It is next to the American Dreams Mall and would be a good thing if it was torn down.
Look it up! It still stands.
The club area of the arena has been converted into a regional State Police Headquarter of all things. The NJ Sports HOF is also still sitting in its box office. With the amount of vacant space at American Dream mall, they should move the plaques to a section of the American Dream Mall to showcase NJ's rich sports history.
It is a shame about RFK. It was a great stadium for football and outdoor concerts. I have seen many great bands (Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Traffic, Pink Floyd, The Ramones, Bush, Garbage, Foo Fighters, etc.) there in the 1990s.
The outside of Oracle looks like modern engineering to me, not outdated
Oof looks pretty outdated to me
Memorial Coliseum in Portland is another one. It's right next to the Rose Garden (I refuse to call it Moda) where the Blazers play. Only Portland would build a new NBA arena right next to the old one, and then refuse to demolish the old one.
In 2018, the bucks had their first, second and third home arenas built right next to each other. They only tore down the second one. The first one is still actively in use.
@@wilderac2250 Yeah, with the Bucks construction cam, they had great pictures of all 3 arenas sitting in a row.
I saw slayer at the memorial coliseum super cool
Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR., was built to honor, and respect the WW-2 veterans, and all the veterans after WW-2, and I happen to be a disabled Navy veteran, and all the veterans in the greater Portland area, and in Southwest Washington protested against it being demolished.
The hockey team plays there
The Astrodome has been designated as a historic landmark and therefore will not be demolished.
it's not the alamo Dome getting demolished.. that's the AstroDome in Houston. You covered the AlamoDome in the first part, which is in San Antonio... Thought the AstroDome is one of those Cookie Cutter stadiums it just had the roof...
The Eith wonder of the world, The Astrodome has been saved from the wrecking ball numerous times, and some are trying to get it designated as a national historic sight. This stadium could surely be turned into a fabulous convention center. It has great bones; it just needs a repurposing.
Turner was purpose built to host the Braves. They moved because their fan base is in the suburbs.
Surprised the Forum in Inglewood wasn't included in the list, although it's being used as a music and not for sports.
The Kia Forum aa it’s now known as is a historical landmark
They moved because the City of Atlanta owned the stadium and the parking lots, and the property around the stadium.
The Braves asked the City of Atlanta for permission to build an entertainment district around the stadium and the city denied the request.
This, when their lease was set to be up in 2016, they moved for the 2017 season. I imagine they had planned this since around 2011 or 2012 because they went public with the move to Cobb County in 2013. Prior to that time they had secured the land for a new stadium, had architectural plans drawn up for the stadium and entertainment complex, and had spoken to Cobb County officials to seek public funding.
The move allowed the Braves to outright own the stadium, get revenue from concessions and parking, and to build the Battery around the stadium, from which they also get revenue. The Battery bolsters attendance because people have places to dine and hang out before or after the game, so more people want to go to games.
The argument about fan base is correct, but it was more of a secondary argument to give further support or justification for the move to Cobb County.
FYI, a chunk of RFK's parking lot was torn up and remodeled into a kids' sports and recreational park area.
CFG Bank Arena, originally the Baltimore Civic Center, hosted the Baltimore Bullets for about 10 years, including the 1971 finals run, and is still standing. It was obsolete the day it opened back in 1961 when the NHL said they would never consider it for expansion but it was recently given a major renovation set to reopen next month. It's primarily going to be a concert venue, which makes sense given the horseshoe seating bowl but they are going to try to get basketball tournaments and some one-off Wizards/Capitals/Terps games.
They had the CIAA tournament even when the renovation wasn’t finished, they closed the upper lever for it.
Globe Life Park is now called Choctaw Stadium.
And Turner Field is now called Center Parc Stadium.
Thanks for the content. Living in the DMV, Washington football is everything even considering the team’s lack of success in Synder’s ownership. Although I’ve never seen a football game in RFK, my parent vividly remember their times there and the rafters shaking!! Apparently I’d missed out on it.
I did once catch a DC United game in RFK when the stadium was shell of what it used to be. I how Washington will move back to the location if ownership is ever changed!
I will maintain that the Texas Rangers never NEEDED to leave The Ballpark In Arlington - what is now called Choctaw Stadium - because the run they had from 2010-2013 where they won the AL pennant twice and then drew more than 3 million attendance for each of the next two years should have defeated all the arguments about that supposed horrible heat hurting the team. The new place is just terrible, no amount of air conditioned comfort can take away that it's an ugly place built by people who never liked baseball. Ironically, my own high school is one of the teams now playing at The Ballpark/Choctaw as the city of Arlington is doing everything they can to keep the Rangers from tearing it down - the place now hosts two high schools, an XFL team, a minor league soccer club and I believe a pro rugby team.
Amazing how the Alamodome is being demolished while it’s still hosting events. Hope they don’t schedule detonation during the Final Four.
Astrodome brother, not Alamodome. Lol
The XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks are drawing good crowds.
Did you mean Astrodome at the end, not Alamo Dome?
I'm surprised he doesn't check his videos before posting.
The narrator mistakenly referred that "Astrodome" in Houston as the Alamodome @ 11:28. When it was first built in 1960s, it was considered as the 8th Wonder of the World. I am sorry that it can't preserved.
Thanks for leading with the Alamodome. You were right about the TCU/Oregon game. I was at the spurs game earlier this year The Dome. Cool to be a part of history BUT it needs to go. It’s a bit of an eye sore and it never lived up to its potential
Note: The Illinois-Missouri football game (Bragging Rights) has been held at the Dome at America’s Center.
He says “Alamodome”
Me: THATS THE ASTRODOME
If Oracle would be demolished, they could build a new A's stadium right next door; similar to what St. Louis did when they built the new Busch stadium. They built most of the new Busch, then completed the final section, after finishing the teardown in the off-season. Not sure why this hasn't been discussed.
Stupid how professional sports franchise owners always claim that stadiums are obsolete to get public monies to fund the construction for the new stadiums and the owners get to keep most of the revenue. Stop falling for the bait, folks.
Alamodome hosted the Saints back in 2005 after Katrina. They played 3 of their home games there.
St. Louis dome is not obsolete
100% Truth. It does need to be renovated though.
The Edward jones dome also holds the gateway dirt nationals one of the biggest dirt modified races
Cotton bowl. The Cowboys original stadium. Still hanging around. It host the TX vs OU aka the Red River Classic game every year.
Forgot RFK stadium in D.C. but that is scheduled to be demolished this year (2023).
Actually, the Rams RETURNED to Los Angeles.
If your goal was demonstrating how little your stadium knowledge is, this video was a triumph. Otherwise, to take a phrase you love to use, this was a big “swing and a miss”
Thank you. I was wanting to post something of similar content, but was sure how to say it. Then I saw this comment. Well said.
Went to a few CFL games at the Alamodome.
RFK Stadium lasted far longer than I think anyone thought it would. Other than the Oakland Coliseum, I don't think any of the other cookie cutters lasted as long. It didn't owe anyone anything when then Redskins left in 1997. It certainly didn't owe anyone anything when the Nationals moved out in 2008. And it was at least 20 years past its expiration date when the DC United finally left for their own stadium.
bro called the alamodome forgotten
(is literally regularly used)
The astrodome can't be demolished now because it has landmark status by the state of texas
I wouldn’t call spring leagues knockoffs of the nfl. It’s intended to give guys chances to get film against other athletes trying to do the same.
The stadium you showed at the 11.50 mark is the Houston Astrodome.
RFK site should be where the new stadium goes
Panthers Stadium is actually a very cool repurposing. The Georgia State football program is getting better all the time. They have a massive student enrollment and easy admission. It's in Atlanta so recruiting is easy - and hey! It's actually a very good university. That's one that worked out better for everyone. GSU did not have their own field until they moved into Turner Field. And the Braves have set attendance records in their new park about 12 miles from downtown - and it's far easier to get in and out of up there.
Not to be a jerk....but when you were showing the Astrodome, you kept saying Alamodome....
The reason that RFK had not been demoed yet is that there is still a fight over the land that the stadium is built upon. The land that RFK stadium is sitting on actually belongs to the Federal Gov`t Department of the Interior, and the city of Washington DC for several years has been negoating with the Department of the Interior to transfer or sell the land to the city of Washington DC. The only reason that RFK is finally going through the demo process is that the stadium structure has deteriorated to the point that it has become a hazard and unsafe, so the Federal Gov`t has finally Condemed the stadium and it is the Federal Gov`t that has contracted to have the stadium demoed.
Also...while RFK was a 'cookie cutter' era stadium, it was one of the first of its kind build and instead of being a complete Circle, like the former Veterans Stadium and Riverfront Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium, it actually had some shape to it and actually made for a very decent Football Stadium and Baseball Stadium. Unlike the other 'cookie cutter' multipurpose stadiums, RFK had whole sections of seats on railroad tracks that could be pulled out or folded up. With the convertable seating sections, RFK actually formed a nice rectangle for Football and a nice diamond for Baseball.
How many times are you going to call the Astrodome the Alamodome?? Sheesh!!
Can u do the funniest college basketball banners for a vid
We all can make mistakes, nobody is perfect, but if you notice that a los of people is telling you that you confused the Astrodome with the Alamodome the least you can do is going back to the video and edit it to fix the mistake. Otherwise, it was a cool video. 👍
You can always refurb a stadium instead of building a new one... gonna be way cheaper with the prices of materials going up
Yeah dude thinks all sporting venues are dated 🤨
That's definitely the Astrodome
Astrodome, not Alamodome 😅 you had a typo when mentioning the Astrodome
So wasteful that a stadium that costs hundreds of millions of dollars is considered obsolete after just 20 years.
What’s going on with Olympic Stadium in Montreal?
They're not letting go of it. It's used for exhibition baseball, largely attended football & soccer games Monster Jam.
This guy has a whole video on Olympic Stadium in Montreal
Have you ever heard of the Astrodome? I guess not.
Alamo search it smarts
Please keep making videos at this clip
You pictured the Astrodome when talking about the Alamodome.
Dome sweet dome. The Battle dome has a bitter sweet spot in may St.Louisan’s hearts.
The XFL Gonna keep some of these stadium in working condition the XFL IS HERE TO STAY
The Astro Dome is protected from what I've read and it can't be torn down.
The dome also hosts the dirt track nationals
RFK needs to come down and be replaced by an old style (with amenities) Harvard-esque U shaped stadium with the open end facing out to the US capitol building.
Yes it's the Astrodome it was sure was something years ago I got to see Oilers and Astros games there and some great concerts and the ringing and Brothers
11:25... ASTRODOME!
You forgot Stade Olympique/Olympic Stadium in Montreal and Nassau Coliseum I'm Uniondale
Astro dome. I thought RFK was already down
Graduated in the Alamodome ✌🏼
Yall he made a mistake with the Astrodome don't tear the guys head off for it, good lord
Did you mean the Astrodome when you were mentioning Alamo Dome for the 2nd time? Also how about the XL Center formerly known as the Harford Civic Center when the Hartford Whalers were in Hartford? That' junk arena is still standing and still in use for minor league hockey. Stilll some old Whalers retired numbers hanging in the Rafters. Also some UCONN Men's' and women's Basketball games are played there as well as Hockey games some times or at least was untill they got their own arena built on the UCONN Campus.
TCU was down to Oregon, 38 to 0, and TCU came back and won! I think 2015-range.
The Alamodome was built for the World League of American Football's San Antonio Riders.
No it wasn’t sorry Constructed in 1993 in hopes of landing an NFL team or an NFL expansion teams
This guy made me forget the name of the a
Astrodome by calling it the Alamodome!
Ahh got it, Alamodome in Houston and the Astrodome in San Antonio
@11:26 is the Astrodome in HOuston, not the Alamodome. The Astrodome is not about to be demolished.
Alamodome? Looked like the Asrrodome to me
Astrodome Astrodome
I've been to the dome at the America's center not too bad my never been to a battlehawks game
The Saints played in the Alamodome in 2005.
What about the long abandoned astrodome? it still stands. Talk of maybe an nhl team if it comes to houston playing in it for a few years until new arena is complete. And old meadowlands arena home of nj devils is used as a film stage for movies now. Phx suns old vets coli still stands today too. Nets/isles nassau coli still around and has been downsized to host events. Montreal forum is now a movie theater. Maple leaf gardens is a historical landmark that still stands in toronto.
I heard there is now a grocery inside Maple Leaf Gardens, as they also reworked an ice rink with much less seating for a local university.
While not saying "Astrodome", the stadium is pictured inside and out at the tail end of the video...
The video creator got it wrong. He meant to say Astrodome but he mistakenly said Alamodome.
as a warriors fan chase Center is awesome but the atmosphere at oracle was by far the best in the NBA chase Center has a good atmosphere but it’ll never reach the level that oracle had
At about 11:40 starts talking about the Astro Dome and keeps calling it the Alamo Dome
The Cotton Bowl in Dallas should have been on this list
We should mention the Cotton Bowl's neighbor, Fair Park Coliseum. It used to host the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks (the minor league team for Chicago). Now nobody uses it except to sell stuff during the fair.
you keep saying Alamo Dome in the end when you meant to say ASTRO Dome lol
You mixed up the ASTROdome with the ALAMOdome