Candlestick Park
Candlestick Park | |
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Candlestick The Stick |
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Candlestick Park photographed during a zeppelin flight (2010) | |
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Harney Stadium (1956–1959) |
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place | 602 Jamestown Avenue San Francisco , California |
Coordinates | 37 ° 42 '48.5 " N , 122 ° 23' 11" W |
owner | City of San Francisco |
operator | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
start of building | August 12, 1958 |
opening | April 12, 1960 |
First game | April 12, 1960 San Francisco Giants - St. Louis Cardinals 3: 2 |
demolition | February 4 to September 24, 2015 |
surface |
Natural turf ( Kentucky Bluegrass , 1960–1969, 1979–2014), artificial turf (AstroTurf, 1970–1978) |
costs | 15 million US dollars (1960) |
architect | John Bolles & Associates |
capacity | 70,207 seats (football) 63,000 seats (baseball) 43,765 seats (1960) |
playing area |
Left Field: 330 ft (1960), 335 ft Left-Center Field: 397 ft (1960), 365 ft Center Field: 420 ft (1960), 400 ft Right Field: 330 ft (1960), 328 ft Right-Center Field : 397 ft (1960), 365 ft Backstop: 73 ft (1960), 66 ft |
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The Candlestick Park was an American football - and baseball - stadium in the US city of San Francisco , California .
history
The stadium was the home of the American football team of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers from 1971 to 2013 . Originally it was used as venue for the baseball team San Francisco Giants of MLB built up to 1999, fought out their home games here from 1960th In 2000, attracted Giants in for 357 million dollars built AT & T Park has to offer. The Oakland Raiders NFL team also used the stadium for the 1961 season . From 2004 to 2008, the stadium was known as Monster Park due to the sale of naming rights to Monster Cable Products . After these expired in 2008, the original name was used again.
After the 2013 NFL season , the 49ers moved to the new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara . The stadium was closed on August 14, 2014. The demolition of the 49ers home was carried out from February 4 to September 24, 2015. A shopping center and apartments will be built in its place .
Trivia
On August 29, 1966, the Beatles gave their last concert in Candlestick Park. After the concert, they never appeared again in front of a large audience. The last concert at Candlestick Park was given by soloist Paul McCartney on August 14, 2014.
gallery
The candlestick before a Paul McCartney concert
See also
Web links
- ballparksofbaseball.com: Candlestick Park (English)
- stadiumsofprofootball.com: Candlestick Park (English)
- football.ballparks.com. Candlestick Park (English)
- Candlestick Park ( Memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- npr.org: So Long, Candlestick Park, And Thanks For All The Fog (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 49ers.com: Candlestick Park Demolition ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from September 24, 2015
- ↑ football-aktuell.de: The End of the Candlestick Park Article from February 7, 2015
- ↑ uk.businessinsider.com: 19 dramatic photos of San Francisco's iconic Candlestick Park being demolished piece by piece article dated February 6, 2015
- ↑ beatlesbible.com: Live: Candlestick Park, San Francisco: The Beatles' final concert (English)