Well fun fact about the Mall Of America, it sits on the grounds of what used to be Metropolitan Stadium which was home to the Twins and Vikings until 1981. They have a marker of home plate used to be and a few other markers in the mall. US Bank Stadium also sits on the grounds where the old Metrodome used to be.
Not too far from there in Bloomington was the Met Center. Though it had a few different sports teams used it over the years, its main tenant was the NHL's Minnesota North Stars, who used it from 1967 to 1993. There's an IKEA store on one part of the property, while another is an overflow lot for Mall of America, and American Boulevard was rerouted through another part.
Also, Xcel Energy Center took the place of the St. Paul Civic Center, famed for its clear dasher boards when it hosted the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association and the Minnesota high school hockey tournament. A nearby smaller arena, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, had been a precursor of the Civic Center with more space than today.
I feel like the Armory deserved an honorable mention. It might be a concert venue these days, but it did serve the Lakers in the 50s before they moved to LA.
Part of the MoA also sits on the site of the Metropolitan Sports Center, AKA The Met, which was home to the NHL’s North Stars until they moved to Dallas in 1993.
As someone who grew up in Southern California, I have to say I love living in Minnesota. I went to my first Twins game in 2012. I started working up here in 2016, then moved up here permanently in 2021. I’ve been to a few of those places. US Bank Stadium is nice. I’ve been there for both football games and concerts.
FYI, The Armory still stands downtown and it's where the Minneapolis Lakers used to play. Capacity of 8,400 and still hosts concerts and boxing matches.
The Houston Astros/Sugar Land Space Cowboys and the Atlanta Braves/Gwinnett Stripers are similar setups to the Twins/Saints. Houston and Sugar Land are only about 22 miles apart, and Atlanta and Gwinnett play about 35 miles apart. If Major League Baseball expands to Salt Lake (or if the Athletics relocate there) we may have another one with the Bees scheduled to move to a new stadium in Daybreak. There is also the potential of Las Vegas and Summerlin both having teams.
The small capacity of CHS is due to the fact that it was built while they were an indy team. My understanding of the situation is that MLB granted an exception to the Triple-A capacity rule because of the stadiums relative newness and their track record of consistent sellouts.
The small capacity of CHS is due to the fact that it was built while they were an indy team. My understanding of the situation is that MLB granted an exception to the Triple-A capacity rule because of the stadiums relative newness and their track record of consistent sellouts.
Another feature about Williams Arena is that it was split between hockey on one side and basketball on the other. The seats in the basketball court over hanged the ice rink. A wall separated the two venues.
Xcel Energy Center sits on the site of the former St. Paul Civic Center, which opened during the 1972-73 hockey season and was home to the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association. Its most intriguing feature was clear “boards” that were installed because the first row of seats ranged from a couple to several feet away from the ice. In later years, those boards were replaced with standard fiberglass boards. The SPCC was demolished to make way for the larger Xcel Center.
The things with US bank is that they have massive doors/windows that they can open during the warm weather months to allow for proper natural air flow into the stadium.
I don't know if this is still true but when the stadium opened they were the biggest doors in the world. When working at the stadium I got to stand right there and watch them open. It was an impressive sight to see.
I used to live In Minneapolis in 05. I have been to target field, 3m at Mariucci. And xcel energy arena Also went to a few twins games at the old metronome. Minneapolis is a great underrated city
Please do a video on the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Home to 7.3 million and most likely the greatest number of stadiums in Canada. It would be great to have a Canadian City be featured and as much as it pains me to say this being from Western Canada, it should be the Toronto area.
I gather that you were implying that the Huntington Bank future expansion would take place by filling in the gap, but it is actually built so that they could add a 30,000 seat third deck from the press box all the way around to where the stands currently end and the gap would remain.
They initially made it that when in case the Vikings moved in to become regular tenants. That idea was dropped when they approved the construction of US Bank stadium.
When you make the stadiums of Philadelphia video, can you mention Stephen A. Schwarzman Stadium? It's home to my high school's rival team, the Abington Senior High School Ghosts. Stephen A. Schwarzman is president and CEO of Blackstone and he gave a donation to improve the stadium. It has a fascinating brick exterior, one of it's kind in Suburban 1 football, I know how much you love bricks. It's under capacity requirements though. Also mention Atco Raceway. It closed up last year, I believe it still remains. It had stands with a good capacity.
P.S. since it looks like you're adding malls in the world tour videos, you can also add the King of Prussia Mall, another one of the biggest malls in the US. Lol
I agree. And in my opinion Minnesota has the best NFL and MLB stadiums. And it is 1 of the few cities that NBA and NHL teams do not share the same arena,but have their own.
Most of these are great! My favourite has to be Williams Arena because I'm a sucker for old buildings! Anybody live in Minnesota please tell me the difference between Minneapolis and St. Paul? Are their different demographics, different social classes (like is one working class the other middle), cultures etc. I always thought of them as the same place one giant city but now I'm curious to learn the truth!
both cities are divided by the Mississippi River, one on the west the other on the east. St Paul is the state's capital, but apart from that i honestly don't know of any demographic or social differences between the two. i don't live in the cities but i personally prefer St Paul as i think its a nicer city.
@@boomerpatrol2838 thank you for your reply. I've never been there. I always assumed they were similar but watching this video I wondered if I was wrong.
Minneapolis is a bit bigger, more modern. Really the big sibling of the two. Milling industry was huge with a powerful falls. Saint Paul was the northern most navigable part of the Mississippi, has the capital. It's a bit smaller, older. More old historic neighborhoods are preserved. Very charming, a bit more chill. Both have upper class, working class, and poor sections. Minneapolis is wealthy around a chain of Lakes and Saint Paul's west side/near the Cathedral. The river divides them but they share a border on the northern part of the city. Both really cool spots. I live in Minneapolis but work in Saint Paul.
there will be some debate about which one is the best. Memorial Stadium (Texas), Boone Pickens (OSU), Nippert Stadium (Cinci), Memorial Stadium (OU), Amon Carter (TCU) are all awesome!!!
@@neilwhitaker6284Texas and OU shouldn’t be included in my opinion since he included them in his SEC ranking video. He should however include Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State since they will all be joining the conference as Texas and OU leaves. That being said Folsom field of CU will probably be ranked very high, as he has covered the stadium numerous times in the past, and it is quite stunning. Hoping for the video come July when all the moves happen.
@@jathbr4113 hey thank you for the response. I forgot that teams were moving conferences. I haven't been following closely the last few years. I overlooked that.
i miss Midway stadium, the stadium the Saints used to play in. mostly for nostalgic reasons as my family and i went there a lot but CHS just isn't in a good area and doesn't have the same charm.
not me, I just rolled my eyes. The idea of total and complete "equality" is a religion and an exhausting one at that. They don't play in that arena because it would be a disadvantage playing in a 10,000 capacity arena when they get a couple of thousand spectators. Besides their arena is pretty awesome and looks great.
Somalis are still a small minority in Minnesota. They build a couple apartment blocks and you people scream over how they are taking over the entire state.
Well fun fact about the Mall Of America, it sits on the grounds of what used to be Metropolitan Stadium which was home to the Twins and Vikings until 1981. They have a marker of home plate used to be and a few other markers in the mall. US Bank Stadium also sits on the grounds where the old Metrodome used to be.
Not too far from there in Bloomington was the Met Center. Though it had a few different sports teams used it over the years, its main tenant was the NHL's Minnesota North Stars, who used it from 1967 to 1993. There's an IKEA store on one part of the property, while another is an overflow lot for Mall of America, and American Boulevard was rerouted through another part.
@@bluebear1985 Oh yeah I forgot about that arena.
Also in the Nickelodeon experience the seat that Harmen Killabrew hit the farthest home run in the park’s history is on the wall
@@wildwilliamplayz6295 yeah that too.
Also, Xcel Energy Center took the place of the St. Paul Civic Center, famed for its clear dasher boards when it hosted the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association and the Minnesota high school hockey tournament. A nearby smaller arena, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, had been a precursor of the Civic Center with more space than today.
I feel like the Armory deserved an honorable mention. It might be a concert venue these days, but it did serve the Lakers in the 50s before they moved to LA.
The Lakers mainly played at the long-gone Minneapolis Auditorium, where the convention center is now.
I’m going there to see Judas Priest in May. I’ve never been there before, so I’m looking forward to it.
Not to mention, the Mall of America was built on the site of Metropolitan Stadium, the original home of the Twins and Vikings.
Part of the MoA also sits on the site of the Metropolitan Sports Center, AKA The Met, which was home to the NHL’s North Stars until they moved to Dallas in 1993.
As someone who grew up in Southern California, I have to say I love living in Minnesota. I went to my first Twins game in 2012. I started working up here in 2016, then moved up here permanently in 2021. I’ve been to a few of those places. US Bank Stadium is nice. I’ve been there for both football games and concerts.
When you enter Target Field, they have a bar with a wall of local beers. A Twins fan hearing i was from England bought me one as a welcome gift.
University of St. Thomas is getting a new basketball/hockey arena. It is supposed to open in 2025.
FYI, The Armory still stands downtown and it's where the Minneapolis Lakers used to play. Capacity of 8,400 and still hosts concerts and boxing matches.
Wow I’ve been there several times, I didnt know the lakers used to play there, very cool!
I'm from Minnesota and I appreciate this video
Thank you! Hello from Minnesota!
The mall of America hosted the 1st ever WCW Monday Nitro.
That’s nuts
The Twins and Saints respective ballparks are located on either end of the same light rail line.
It makes it easy to send Byron Buxton there for both performance AND his usual 45% of the season being injured.
It’s funny, the twin cities actually have both an MLB team and a Triple A baseball team. The St. Paul Saints stadium only holds around 7,000 though
The Houston Astros/Sugar Land Space Cowboys and the Atlanta Braves/Gwinnett Stripers are similar setups to the Twins/Saints. Houston and Sugar Land are only about 22 miles apart, and Atlanta and Gwinnett play about 35 miles apart.
If Major League Baseball expands to Salt Lake (or if the Athletics relocate there) we may have another one with the Bees scheduled to move to a new stadium in Daybreak. There is also the potential of Las Vegas and Summerlin both having teams.
The small capacity of CHS is due to the fact that it was built while they were an indy team. My understanding of the situation is that MLB granted an exception to the Triple-A capacity rule because of the stadiums relative newness and their track record of consistent sellouts.
The small capacity of CHS is due to the fact that it was built while they were an indy team. My understanding of the situation is that MLB granted an exception to the Triple-A capacity rule because of the stadiums relative newness and their track record of consistent sellouts.
the Saints were an independent league team until relatively recently
Another feature about Williams Arena is that it was split between hockey on one side and basketball on the other. The seats in the basketball court over hanged the ice rink. A wall separated the two venues.
Xcel Energy Center sits on the site of the former St. Paul Civic Center, which opened during the 1972-73 hockey season and was home to the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association. Its most intriguing feature was clear “boards” that were installed because the first row of seats ranged from a couple to several feet away from the ice. In later years, those boards were replaced with standard fiberglass boards. The SPCC was demolished to make way for the larger Xcel Center.
I live in the Twin Cities so I think you for this video.
Love to see one on Detroit please 😊😊
I graduated in 87 and we (along with other High schools in the area) had our ceremony inside the Met Center. Now it's an Ikea.
From the Twin Cities and you nailed it. Great job for a guy from Oz. “Saudi Arabian style” 😂
Well done! And thank you!
The things with US bank is that they have massive doors/windows that they can open during the warm weather months to allow for proper natural air flow into the stadium.
I don't know if this is still true but when the stadium opened they were the biggest doors in the world. When working at the stadium I got to stand right there and watch them open. It was an impressive sight to see.
I used to live In Minneapolis in 05. I have been to target field, 3m at Mariucci. And xcel energy arena Also went to a few twins games at the old metronome. Minneapolis is a great underrated city
I loved working at the Mall of America just to talk to all the travelers who came through there. So many agree that it's an underrated city.
I've seen the US bank stadium in person and it's totally different than seeing it online. There's a sense of awe when you see it in person
I'm Michael Towns And I live in NE Minneapolis. Been here all my life. Born Here
Thanks for mentioning the Gophers Women's hockey team!
My hometown 🥹
the atmosphere at 3m marriucci is incredible highly recommend
Please do a video on the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Home to 7.3 million and most likely the greatest number of stadiums in Canada. It would be great to have a Canadian City be featured and as much as it pains me to say this being from Western Canada, it should be the Toronto area.
They put an ice rink on CHS in the winter with free open skate also a big snow slide down into the outfield from the stands
Really digging the howl at 4:24
Maybe in the next few years we can howl a couple weeks longer.
Have you covered the Scandinavian soccer leagues' stadiums yet? Like the Allsvenskan and the Danish Superliga?
You forgot to mention that Maturi Pavillion was once the home of Golden Gopher hockey and called Mariucci Arena.
How old is the video used here? Those trees have been gone from target field for at least a decade
US Bank has large doors that give an outdoor feel.
What was your favorite? Another wonderful video
can u do one of these for Boston pls ?
Some people call the football stadium the longboat, some of us call it the Jawa Sandcrawler because of its profile. Oh, and birdkiller.
I was gonna add bird killer but you were one step ahead of me.
Noice!
The Vikings stadium doesn't have a retractable roof, but you should've mentioned the huge doors that open.
Yep, I've walked through those doors on a Fall day. The doors are left open too if it's not windy. #Skol #WinTwins
I gather that you were implying that the Huntington Bank future expansion would take place by filling in the gap, but it is actually built so that they could add a 30,000 seat third deck from the press box all the way around to where the stands currently end and the gap would remain.
They initially made it that when in case the Vikings moved in to become regular tenants. That idea was dropped when they approved the construction of US Bank stadium.
The Minnesota Twins are in fact the first professional sports team in the US named for their state of residence rather than the city.
Suggestion for the next video about US cities, Seattle!
when will the central american stadiums video come out
When you make the stadiums of Philadelphia video, can you mention Stephen A. Schwarzman Stadium? It's home to my high school's rival team, the Abington Senior High School Ghosts. Stephen A. Schwarzman is president and CEO of Blackstone and he gave a donation to improve the stadium. It has a fascinating brick exterior, one of it's kind in Suburban 1 football, I know how much you love bricks. It's under capacity requirements though.
Also mention Atco Raceway. It closed up last year, I believe it still remains. It had stands with a good capacity.
P.S. since it looks like you're adding malls in the world tour videos, you can also add the King of Prussia Mall, another one of the biggest malls in the US. Lol
I think you should have mentioned the old armory even though its now a concert venue it still stands and was the home of the Lakers before they moved.
Genuine contender for stadium capital of the world! They're all of such high quality
I agree. And in my opinion Minnesota has the best NFL and MLB stadiums. And it is 1 of the few cities that NBA and NHL teams do not share the same arena,but have their own.
It's because we had the Metrodome for so many years as the Twins & Viking's stadiums. Then we went on a stadium frenzy so they're all new.
Most of these are great! My favourite has to be Williams Arena because I'm a sucker for old buildings! Anybody live in Minnesota please tell me the difference between Minneapolis and St. Paul? Are their different demographics, different social classes (like is one working class the other middle), cultures etc. I always thought of them as the same place one giant city but now I'm curious to learn the truth!
both cities are divided by the Mississippi River, one on the west the other on the east. St Paul is the state's capital, but apart from that i honestly don't know of any demographic or social differences between the two. i don't live in the cities but i personally prefer St Paul as i think its a nicer city.
@@boomerpatrol2838 thank you for your reply. I've never been there. I always assumed they were similar but watching this video I wondered if I was wrong.
Minneapolis is a bit bigger, more modern. Really the big sibling of the two. Milling industry was huge with a powerful falls. Saint Paul was the northern most navigable part of the Mississippi, has the capital. It's a bit smaller, older. More old historic neighborhoods are preserved. Very charming, a bit more chill. Both have upper class, working class, and poor sections. Minneapolis is wealthy around a chain of Lakes and Saint Paul's west side/near the Cathedral. The river divides them but they share a border on the northern part of the city. Both really cool spots. I live in Minneapolis but work in Saint Paul.
@@eazydp thank you for the reply. Maybe one day I will get a road trip/vacation in to that region. I live in Saskatchewan so its doable.
They're like a mullet (only prettier). St. Paul is the business in the front. Minneapolis is the party in the back.
Ft. Myers FL
Could you rank big 12 stadiums?
there will be some debate about which one is the best. Memorial Stadium (Texas), Boone Pickens (OSU), Nippert Stadium (Cinci), Memorial Stadium (OU), Amon Carter (TCU) are all awesome!!!
@@neilwhitaker6284Texas and OU shouldn’t be included in my opinion since he included them in his SEC ranking video. He should however include Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State since they will all be joining the conference as Texas and OU leaves.
That being said Folsom field of CU will probably be ranked very high, as he has covered the stadium numerous times in the past, and it is quite stunning. Hoping for the video come July when all the moves happen.
@@jathbr4113 hey thank you for the response. I forgot that teams were moving conferences. I haven't been following closely the last few years. I overlooked that.
I believe he already did all the college conferences.
@@michaelrodriguez2784 he did a video, but never ranked them
Is that mall in Melbourne featured in 'Kath and Kim'? Look at moiii!
No, the one in the video is Chadstone, the Kath & Kim one is Fountain Gate.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums ah, right. I thought 'fountain Gate' was a fictional name.
I've never heard anyone call US Bank Stadium, the ship
The Twins' stadium has a boomerang roof-- how did an Aussie miss THAT? ;-)
Can you please do buffalo
Is this where we get the term "Twinkies" from?
No,. That's Hostess I believe, and the Twins picked it up as a nickname because... I don't know. We're odd.
if u see the yellow line its for high school football 9 man uses that for out of bounds
i miss Midway stadium, the stadium the Saints used to play in. mostly for nostalgic reasons as my family and i went there a lot but CHS just isn't in a good area and doesn't have the same charm.
"Train" Good times at midway, but I have to disagree CHS is in a waaay better area. Near the train, many bars/restaurants
Across the street from the state fairgrounds.
Now it time for toronto stadiums
AEW MENTION 4:27
"Saudi Arabia style" killed me
not me, I just rolled my eyes. The idea of total and complete "equality" is a religion and an exhausting one at that. They don't play in that arena because it would be a disadvantage playing in a 10,000 capacity arena when they get a couple of thousand spectators. Besides their arena is pretty awesome and looks great.
@neilwhitaker6284 It is an aspiration, not a religion. Nothing superstitious about it.
What is wrong with wanting and promoting equality?
Ironic how your dissing the Twin Cities while hyping up Melbourne, Minnesota has 1/5th of the GDP as your entire country. Kick rocks mate
0:15 and 4:04 Target Center and Target Field are the same names of sponsors in one area in Minnesota
Xcel not on Mississippi
Close enough
It's Mississippi adjacent.
@@mattosika A block away, how dare they?
The Stadiums of Minnegadishu, Somalisota.
Cool. Cos vikings and saints are what, indigenous in the centre of the North America?
@@gordon1545 Vikings come from a similar climate and environment.
Somalis are still a small minority in Minnesota. They build a couple apartment blocks and you people scream over how they are taking over the entire state.
Minneapolis what a dump
Imma take a guess that you have never been there and hate George Floyd for getting murdered....
The twin cities' stadiums are great but they're top notch when a Wisconsin team wins in them.
You didn't mention Mall of America was the former site of Metropolitan Stadium!!