Baltimore Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Memorial Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an oversized block officially called Venable Park, a former city park from the 1920s. The site was bound by Ellerslie Avenue to the west, 36th Street to the north, and Ednor Road to the east.
"The Old Grey Lady of 33rd Street" | |
Memorial Stadium in 2000 | |
| Address | 900 East 33rd Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°19′46″N 76°36′5″W |
| Owner | City of Baltimore |
| Operator | Maryland Stadium Authority |
| Capacity | 31,000 (1950) 47,855 (1953) 53,371 (1991) |
| Field size | Left Field – 309 ft Left-Center – 446 ft (1954), 378 ft (1990) Center Field – 445 ft (1954), 405 ft (1980) Right-Center – 446 ft (1954), 378 ft (1990) Right Field – 309 ft |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1921 (first version) 1949 (second version) |
| Opened | December 2, 1922 (first version) April 20, 1950 (second version) |
| Closed | December 14, 1997 |
| Demolished | April 2001–February 15, 2002 |
| Construction cost | US$6.5 million ($82.3 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Hall, Border, and Donaldson |
| Structural engineer | R. E. L. Williams (building construction), Faisant and Kooken (consulting) |
| General contractor | DeLucca-Davis & Carozza/Joseph F. Hughes |
| Tenants | |
Baltimore Orioles (IL) mid-season 1944–1953
Baltimore Colts (AAFC / NFL) 1947–1950
Baltimore Comets (NASL) 1974–1975 | |
Two stadiums were located here — a 1922 version known primarily as Baltimore Stadium or Municipal Stadium; and a rebuilt, double-deck, multi-sport stadium, completed in mid-1954, and rechristened Baltimore Memorial Stadium — Memorial Stadium for short.