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End of an Era in DC. |
| Published: September 26, 2007, 4:45 pm |
| Tags: early, ballpark review, commentary, 2007 season, dc stadium, rfk stadium, stadium review, washington nationals, washington senators |
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End of an Era in DC The Washington Nationals defeated the Phillies this week to end the era of RFK Stadium. RFK opened in 1961 as a NFL football stadium. The American League Washington Senators moved into the first multi-purpose circular stadium with swivelling grandstands. On April 9, 1962 the Senators beat the Tigers 4-1 in front of 44,000+ rain soaked fans to open the era of stadium building that ended with the construction of SkyDome in 1989. RFK opened as D.C Stadium, it was a small stadium and located on the Capital Mall. It featured wooden seats and were coloured in red/maroon/gold of the Washington Redskins. The stadium had a unique design which was not repeated with any other multi-purpose stadium. The upperdeck grandstand featured more rows along the foullines and fewer seats in the outfield. This concession made the roof look like a “waffle that stuck to the waffle iron” according the ballpark authority Phil Lowry. I concur with this assessment [ Full article ] |
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