Metropolitan Stadium

Metropolitan Stadium was an outdoor sports stadium in the north central United States, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Millers of Minor League Baseball were... Wikipedia

• Address:  8000 Cedar Avenue South
• Location:  Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
• Owner:  City of Minneapolis (1956–1977), Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (1977–1981)
• Capacity:  Baseball: 18,200 (1956), 21,000 (1957–1959), 30,022 (1960–1961), 39,525 (1962), 40,073 (1963–1964), 45,182 (1965–1969), 45,914 (1970–1972), 45,921 (1973–1974), 45,919 (1975–1981), Football: 41,200 (1961–1964), 47,900 (1965–1970), 49,784 (1971–1973), 47,900 (1974–1976), 48,446 (1977–1981)
• Field size:  Left field: 343 ft (104.55 m), Left-center: 365 ft (111.25 m), Center field: 402 ft (122.53 m), Right-center: 370 ft (112.78 m), Right field: 330 ft (100.58 m), Backstop: 60 ft (18.29 m), Wall: 8 ft (2.44 m)
• Surface:  Natural grass
• Broke ground:  June 20, 1955
• Opened:  April 24, 1956
• Closed:  December 20, 1981
• Demolished:  January 28, 1985
• Construction cost:  $8.5 million, ($ in 2015 dollars)
• Architect:  Osborn Architects & Engineers, Thorshov and Cerny
• General contractor:  Johnson, Drake & Piper/Kimmes/Axel Ohman
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo