Though closed for 20 years and facing demolition, Miami Marine Stadium got a boost when city commissioners voted this summer to give the nonprofit Friends of Miami Marine Stadium control of the property while it creates a plan to renovate and reopen the facility.
Miami Marine Stadium —
Though closed for 20 years and facing demolition, Miami Marine Stadium got a boost when city commissioners voted this summer to give the nonprofit Friends of Miami Marine Stadium control of the property while it creates a plan to renovate and reopen the facility.
Courtesy Rick Bravo
Harris County voters will vote this November on a bond initiative to renovate the dilapidated structure that once housed the Houston Astros and Houston Oilers.
Reliant Astrodome, Houston —
Harris County voters will vote this November on a bond initiative to renovate the dilapidated structure that once housed the Houston Astros and Houston Oilers.
Courtesy Ed Schipul
In 1968, Joe Frazier turned a three-story structure into his personal gym, living upstairs and training downstairs. The structure was on the brink of oblivion until this year, when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Joe Frazier's Gym, Philadelphia —
In 1968, Joe Frazier turned a three-story structure into his personal gym, living upstairs and training downstairs. The structure was on the brink of oblivion until this year, when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Courtesy Ben Leech
The facility has been vacant since 1997 when a lack of upkeep forced local schools to discontinue using it. It was named a National Historic Landmark this year.
Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, New Jersey —
The facility has been vacant since 1997 when a lack of upkeep forced local schools to discontinue using it. It was named a National Historic Landmark this year.
Courtesy Melissa Murphy
Despite Tiger Stadium's listing on the National Register of Historic Places, multiple efforts failed to save the stadium that opened on the same day in 1912 as Fenway Park in Boston. A group of volunteer weekend warriors still maintains the baseball diamond.
Tiger Stadium, Detroit —
Despite Tiger Stadium's listing on the National Register of Historic Places, multiple efforts failed to save the stadium that opened on the same day in 1912 as Fenway Park in Boston. A group of volunteer weekend warriors still maintains the baseball diamond.
Courtesy David Giard
The movement to save the Kingdome was primarily financial, since taxpayers still owed $125 million when it was demolished in 2000. The dome was widely unloved in life, but great athletes played there, notably former U.S. Rep. Steve Largent of the Seahawks, and Mariners Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.
Kingdome, Seattle —
The movement to save the Kingdome was primarily financial, since taxpayers still owed $125 million when it was demolished in 2000. The dome was widely unloved in life, but great athletes played there, notably former U.S. Rep. Steve Largent of the Seahawks, and Mariners Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.
Courtesy Tim Ringold