Memorial Stadium Fort Wayne Tickets

Memorial Stadium Fort Wayne
December 19, 1976. Minutes after the conclusion of an NFL playoff game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. An air plane crashed into the upper deck of a stadium.

The exterior wall of the stadium behind home plate was dominated text, which served as a memorial to those killed in the two world wars. Which Stadium? Well????

Better known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum" for the enthusiasm of its spectators, the Memorial Stadium has served as the home venue for Baltimore's two North American Soccer League teams, the Bays (1967-1968) and the Comets (1974).

Memorial Stadium also hosted several University of Maryland home football games against such opponents as Clemson and Penn State. In 1988 the stadium served as Navy's "home" venue for their annual football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the stadium stood on an oversized block that previously housed two different stadiums in 1922 - Baltimore Stadium / Municipal Stadium, and Venable Stadium. The stadium was also known as "The Old Gray Lady of 33rd Street".

Primarily a football stadium, it was forced into service as a baseball park by the Baltimore Orioles of the International League, when their previous home, Oriole Park, was destroyed by fire. In its early years it hosted various college-level games, including the occasional Army-Navy Game.

Memorial Stadium proved to be lucky for the Orioles for they rose to glory in heroic fashion, going on to win the International League championship that year, and also the Junior World Series over Louisville of the American Association.

Impelled by the Orioles' success, and also by the presence of professional football, the city chose to rebuild the stadium as a facility of major league caliber renaming it Memorial Stadium in honor of the dead of World War I and World War II. Beginning 1949, the reconstruction was done in stages with the old Municipal Stadium stands being annihilated in stages.

Memorial Stadium was completed in 1950 with a total outlay of $6.5 million. Built with a single, horseshoe-shaped deck housing 31000 spectators, with the open end facing north, the stadium was designed to host both football and baseball. A roofless upper deck was added in 1954 when the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the major league version of the Baltimore Orioles.

The playing area as well as the foul territory was initially quite large. The construction of inner fences after 1958, however, reduced the size of the outfield somewhat. Ultimately, however the stadium took the shape of a baseball park with the addition of several rows of box seats which further reduced the foul ground.

It did host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game that year. Memorial Stadium was one of the nation's few venues to host a World Series, an MLB All-Star Game, and an NFL Championship game.

Memorial Stadium was relegated to temporary-home status for several sports teams. During the CFL's two seasons in Baltimore, the stadium became noted for being one of the few American facilities with a playing surface large enough to accommodate a regulation Canadian football field - this likely contributed to the Stallions' success both on and off the field. The Stallions were replaced as tenants by the Ravens in 1996, which used the stadium until the end of the 1997 NFL regular season.

Plans for development began and accordingly the city of Baltimore requested proposals. Most proposals projected to conserve some or the entire stadium, including the memorial to World War II veterans and words on the facade.

Mayor (and now current Governor) Martin J. O'Malley, however, favored the proposal that resulted in the total razing of the stadium, an act held in utter condemnation by many. Former Mayor and Governor William Donald Schaefer continue to protest that the stadium was razed for political reasons.

Beginning in April, 2026, within ten months, the esteemed and historic stadium was demolished. Much of the stadium vestiges were used to build an artificial reef in Chesapeake Bay. Potentially, any crabs that flourished there could end up in the crab cakes sold at the ballparks that succeeded Memorial Stadium.

As of 2026, the former site of Memorial Stadium now houses Maryland's largest YMCA facility and the developing vision of "Stadium Place" a mixed income community for seniors in Baltimore City.

Currently there are three senior apartment complexes up and running on site, with the fourth to be completed in September of 2026.

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Memorial Stadium Fort Wayne
December 19, 1976. Minutes after the conclusion of an NFL playoff game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. An air plane crashed into the upper deck of a stadium.

The exterior wall of the stadium behind home plate was dominated text, which served as a memorial to those killed in the two world wars. Which Stadium? Well????

Better known as The World's Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum for the enthusiasm of its spectators, the Memorial Stadium has served as the home venue for Baltimore's two North American Soccer League teams, the Bays (1967-1968) and the Comets (1974).

Memorial Stadium also hosted several University of Maryland home football games against such opponents as Clemson and Penn State. In 1988 the stadium served as Navy's home venue for their annual football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the stadium stood on an oversized block that previously housed two different stadiums in 1922 - Baltimore Stadium / Municipal Stadium, and Venable Stadium. The stadium was also known as The Old Gray Lady of 33rd Street.

Primarily a football stadium, it was forced into service as a baseball park by the Baltimore Orioles of the International League, when their previous home, Oriole Park, was destroyed by fire. In its early years it hosted various college-level games, including the occasional Army-Navy Game.

Memorial Stadium proved to be lucky for the Orioles for they rose to glory in heroic fashion, going on to win the International League championship that year, and also the Junior World Series over Louisville of the American Association.

Impelled by the Orioles' success, and also by the presence of professional football, the city chose to rebuild the stadium as a facility of major league caliber renaming it Memorial Stadium in honor of the dead of World War I and World War II. Beginning 1949, the reconstruction was done in stages with the old Municipal Stadium stands being annihilated in stages.

Memorial Stadium was completed in 1950 with a total outlay of $6.5 million. Built with a single, horseshoe-shaped deck housing 31000 spectators, with the open end facing north, the stadium was designed to host both football and baseball. A roofless upper deck was added in 1954 when the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the major league version of the Baltimore Orioles.

The playing area as well as the foul territory was initially quite large. The construction of inner fences after 1958, however, reduced the size of the outfield somewhat. Ultimately, however the stadium took the shape of a baseball park with the addition of several rows of box seats which further reduced the foul ground.

It did host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game that year. Memorial Stadium was one of the nation's few venues to host a World Series, an MLB All-Star Game, and an NFL Championship game.

Memorial Stadium was relegated to temporary-home status for several sports teams. During the CFL's two seasons in Baltimore, the stadium became noted for being one of the few American facilities with a playing surface large enough to accommodate a regulation Canadian football field - this likely contributed to the Stallions' success both on and off the field. The Stallions were replaced as tenants by the Ravens in 1996, which used the stadium until the end of the 1997 NFL regular season.

Plans for development began and accordingly the city of Baltimore requested proposals. Most proposals projected to conserve some or the entire stadium, including the memorial to World War II veterans and words on the facade.

Mayor (and now current Governor) Martin J. O'Malley, however, favored the proposal that resulted in the total razing of the stadium, an act held in utter condemnation by many. Former Mayor and Governor William Donald Schaefer continue to protest that the stadium was razed for political reasons.

Beginning in April, 2026, within ten months, the esteemed and historic stadium was demolished. Much of the stadium vestiges were used to build an artificial reef in Chesapeake Bay. Potentially, any crabs that flourished there could end up in the crab cakes sold at the ballparks that succeeded Memorial Stadium.

As of 2026, the former site of Memorial Stadium now houses Maryland's largest YMCA facility and the developing vision of Stadium Place a mixed income community for seniors in Baltimore City.

Currently there are three senior apartment complexes up and running on site, with the fourth to be completed in September of 2026.