Pitt Stadium
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Pitt Stadium was a historic outdoor football venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that primarily served as the longtime home field of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and also hosted early home games for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor football stadium
ⓘ
stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pitt Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh)
|
| architecturalStyle | bowl stadium ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 69,000 ⓘ |
| city |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| closure | 1999 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1999 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason |
need for modern facilities
ⓘ
structural deterioration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
horseshoe-shaped seating bowl
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open end zone ⓘ running track around the field ⓘ |
| historicalUse | home field for Pitt national championship football teams ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOf |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland neighborhood, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting University of Pittsburgh home football games for most of the 20th century
ⓘ
hosting early home games of the Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
| opened | September 26, 1925 ⓘ |
| operator | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Pittsburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pittsburgh campus
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| recordAttendance | over 70,000 ⓘ |
| region | Western Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Acrisure Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Heinz Field
Petersen Events Center ⓘ |
| replacedStructureOnSite | Petersen Events Center ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| successorFacilityFunction |
basketball and indoor events moved to Petersen Events Center
ⓘ
football games moved to Heinz Field ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ Pitt Panthers ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pittsburgh track and field
|
| usedFor |
American football
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college football ⓘ concerts ⓘ large university events ⓘ professional football ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh)