Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
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Philadelphia Municipal Stadium was a large multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for hosting major football games, boxing matches, and large public events in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Municipal Stadium canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-purpose stadium
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stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | JFK Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | horseshoe-shaped bowl ⓘ |
| builtFor | Sesquicentennial International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1992 ⓘ |
| demolitionStartDate | 1992-09 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Municipal Stadium
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia Municipal Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Important mid-20th-century sports and events venue in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
American Football League games
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Army–Navy Game NERFINISHED ⓘ College football games ⓘ Heavyweight boxing championship bouts ⓘ International soccer matches ⓘ Liberty Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ Live Aid NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Eagles home games ⓘ Professional football games ⓘ |
| laterName | John F. Kennedy Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ South Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Veterans Stadium site
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Wells Fargo Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1926-04-15 ⓘ |
| openedFor | United States Sesquicentennial Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | American football ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lincoln Financial Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
102000
ⓘ
105000 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Hosted major heavyweight boxing title fights in the 1920s and 1930s
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Hosted multiple Army–Navy Games in the mid-20th century ⓘ Site of the 1985 Live Aid concert in the United States ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
Philadelphia Eagles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple Owls football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boxing
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college football ⓘ concerts ⓘ political rallies ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ soccer ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.