Downing Stadium
Downing Stadium, previously known as Triborough Stadium and Randall's Island Stadium, was a 22,000-seat stadium in New York City. It was renamed Downing Stadium in 1955 after John J. Downing, a director at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It was demolished in 2002 and the current Icahn Stadium was built on the site.
Downing Stadium during the 1964 U.S. Olympic track and field trials | |
| Former names | Randall's Island Stadium (1936–1948) Triborough Stadium (1948–1955) |
|---|---|
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Owner | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1935 |
| Built | 1935–1936 |
| Opened | July 11, 1936 |
| Closed | 2002 |
| Architect | Robert Moses |
| Tenants | |
| New York Yankees (AFL II) (some games, 1936–1937) Negro league games (1936–1940) Olympic trials (1936–1964) New York Yankees/Americans (AFL III) (some games 1940–1941) Brooklyn Dodgers (CFL) (1966) New York Stars (WFL) (1974) New York Cosmos (NASL) (1974–1975) New York Centaurs (A-League) (1995) New York United (ASL) (1981) Several concerts (1938–2002) | |
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