For baseball stadiums, I love both Wrigley Field and PNC Park in Pittsburgh. I actually attended an event at PNC Park, which was held in private areas of the stadium. The places inside the park which are reserved for players, staff, and rich fans are just as incredible as the public parts of the stadium. Not to mention the amount of priceless baseball memorabilia hanging on walls which most people will never see. It was a dream come true for a baseball fan.
I am not a fan of most new baseball stadiums in the US. They seem to try to capture the quirkiness of stadiums long gone. It just strikes me as fake. Especially when you have design elements that were the result of lot constraints in the old days and are now mimicked by stadiums that have unlimited room to build and are completely surrounded by parking lots. The Green Monster at Fenway is there because that's the only way they could shoehorn a stadium into that space. The bleachers at Wrigley look that way because of the size of the lot. What is Petco's excuse for the "warehouses"?
Now, as for football, I really like the redesigned Soldier Field, from the seats that is. The outside is not really to my liking, but the view from the seats is great. I was able to watch a friendly between Real Madrid and Guadalajara Chivas a few years ago from the front row right at the midfield line and it was fantastic.
For baseball stadiums, I love both Wrigley Field and PNC Park in Pittsburgh. I actually attended an event at PNC Park, which was held in private areas of the stadium. The places inside the park which are reserved for players, staff, and rich fans are just as incredible as the public parts of the stadium. Not to mention the amount of priceless baseball memorabilia hanging on walls which most people will never see. It was a dream come true for a baseball fan.
I am not a fan of most new baseball stadiums in the US. They seem to try to capture the quirkiness of stadiums long gone. It just strikes me as fake. Especially when you have design elements that were the result of lot constraints in the old days and are now mimicked by stadiums that have unlimited room to build and are completely surrounded by parking lots. The Green Monster at Fenway is there because that's the only way they could shoehorn a stadium into that space. The bleachers at Wrigley look that way because of the size of the lot. What is Petco's excuse for the "warehouses"?
Now, as for football, I really like the redesigned Soldier Field, from the seats that is. The outside is not really to my liking, but the view from the seats is great. I was able to watch a friendly between Real Madrid and Guadalajara Chivas a few years ago from the front row right at the midfield line and it was fantastic.
The Western Metal Supply building was built in 1910. The ballpark was built to incorporate the historic structure. I agree that some of the ballparks appear to be contrived, but they are better than what preceded them.
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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
The best arena ever!
Detroit's Olympia Stadium, old home of the Red Wings (1926-1979).
"The Old Red Barn" was demolished in 1986.
There is talk of replicating Olympia when Detroit replaces Joe Louis Arena (still one of the best arenas to watch a hockey game) with a new Arena in the near future.
Qwest Field from the inside looking at the top almost looks like Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. And the "Horseshoe" in Columbus is one of my favorite stadiums.
-- 2 Olympics
-- 2 Superbowls
-- 1 World Series
-- Home to inumerable professional sports franchises
-- One-time home of the UCLA Bruins
-- Long-time home of the USC Trojans
-- L.A. Landmark
Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium
The University of Texas at Austin
The old horseshoe seating seen in the North endzone has been torn down and is being replaced with a new double-decked section that will increase capacity to well over 90,000...
DKR is also home to Godzillatron, the world's largest high definition video screen...
Here is a better look at the Cowboys new stadium,it will be ready for the 09 season, and will host the 2011 Superbowl, it has a 60 yard long scoreboard/megatron. Also it has a video screen on the outside, it's seen in the middle of the stadium in the above photo.