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Defunct NFL venues

  • Chicago StadiumPaddy Harmon sank his entire fortune into the Chicago Stadium project. He borrowed $600,000 from James E. Norris to fund the construction.
  • Shea StadiumWilliam A. Shea Municipal Stadium opened on the 17th of April 1964, after twenty-nine months of construction and $28.5 million in spending.
  • Candlestick ParkThe land at Candlestick Point was purchased by local contractor Charles Harney in 1952 for a quarry and industrial development.
  • Douglas Park (Rock Island)In 1904, workers began building a new athletic facility at the corner of 18th Avenue and 10th Street in Rock Island. The project took one year to complete…
  • Wrigley FieldThe first game at the new ballpark took place on the 23rd of April 1914. Charles Weeghman hired architect Zachary Taylor Davis to design the structure for…