Tiger Stadium
The Detroit Tigers have been looking for a World Series victory since 1984. Their fans have also been looking for someone responsible for demolishing Tiger Stadium. From 1912 to 1999, Tiger Stadium was the home of the Detroit Tigers, and from 1938-1974, the Lions were known as the home of Tiger Stadium.
In 1975, the site was declared a Michigan Historic Site, and in 1989, the Sacred Land was added to the National Register of Historic Sites. Despite these protections, Tiger Stadium was unable to avoid the demolition that took place in 2009. In 2000, LTTE moved to their current home, Komerica Park.
Athens Olympic Beach Volleyball
Considering the entire Olympic philosophy that came into being in ancient Greece, the 2004 Olympics was a homecoming festival. What would have been a pleasant affair for the Greeks has actually become a recurring nightmare that has not yet been fully resolved. Overall, the 2004 Olympics were considered successful. The level of competition was high, the venue was good and there were no major negative events affecting the athletes.
For Greece, however, they finished 15th in the total number of medals, not the ideal number for the host country. After the game, their finances are in trouble. As a result, the vast majority of venues built specifically for the Olympics are now abandoned and in disarray.
Rio Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro, the first time the Games have been held in South America. It was also the only time the Summer Olympics were held in the host country for winter. Digested? Good. It was also the second Olympic Games to be held in a developing country after the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Ahead of the Olympics, many were concerned about the epidemic of zika virus and the contamination found in Guanabara Bay, where many events were held. Fortunately, the virus didn't work, and all the water activities in the bay were smooth sailing. After Brazil won seven gold medals at the Olympics, the vast majority of stadiums, venues and stadiums were abandoned.
Beijing Olympic Games
On the face of it, before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the main concern should be water quality, not air quality. The 2008 Olympics were the most expensive Summer Olympics ever held and the second most expensive. Overall, the Olympics were considered successful. One of these successes has been the quality of the facilities built in China before the Olympics.
However, like many other Olympic host cities, the venues end with unused concrete monomers. Stadiums and arenas have become a thorn in the city's eye. One of them is the Shunyi Canoe and Kayak Park, which now looks more like a polluted moat guarding an abandoned castle.
Sky
Houston needed a hero, and they got the shape of a domed stadium. "Starry Sky" opened with great fanfare in 1965. Known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," celestial domes were early adopters of artificial turf. This piece of turf, later known as AstroTurf, was one of many quirky elements in the cave domes that have been called homes for decades.
In 2014, the celestial dome was named the National Register of Historic Places and Monuments. Today, much of Houston's most famous dome remains unused, in a partially dilapidated state. During Hurricane Katrina, the Astro Dome became a temporary refuge for thousands of displaced residents in the southeast.
Sarajevo Olympics
From then on, teenagers may meet after dark and do something illegal, which was the slide and sled at the Olympics at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Those graffiti-covered walls were once a sheet of raw concrete slabs covered in thin ice. The '84 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, the capital of now-disbanded Yugoslavia, without too many fireworks.
Really, the most exciting part of these races was the later venues. Since the Bosnian War, the abandoned remnants of the 84' Games have produced a creepy feel, often covered with graffiti, overgrown with lush vegetation and filled with bullet holes from armed conflicts that engulfed the area.
Golden Dome
Is this a military base in Siberia or a port outside Seattle? If you guess the first option, you'll be thousands of miles away. The photo here is Seattle's famous Golden Dome, home to seahawks and sailors from the 1970s to 1999. "Golden Dome" is a quirky fan among Seattle loyal fans, but this cute dome is not without fair problems.
In 1994, part of the ceiling collapsed during the Mariners' pre-game war. This nearly averted disaster, along with other minor accidents, pushed the city to approve funding for new stadiums. On March 26, 2000, the Golden Dome was destroyed by an implosion.
Silver Dome
Maybe the Lions' problems didn't start with the stadium, but with this terrible stadium. The Pontiac Silver Dome opened with great fanfare in Pontiac, Michigan in 1975. The stadium is the largest in the National Football League and has many architectural firsts, such as its PTFE-coated dome. But like its eponymous car brand, the silver dome is doomed to failure.
An isolated eye socket in the Michigan tundra, the Silver Dome was a cage for lions until 2001. Once the Lions left Fortfield, the dome was largely unused and vacant. In 2017, the dome was partially demolished after years of unused condition. In 2018, the final devastating blow destroyed the rest of the dome.
Nansen ski jumping
Milan, New Hampshire, with a population of about 1,000 people, is just a flashpoint. However, as early as 1936, Milan became a hot topic in the town and the region, thanks to the newly built Nansen Ski Jump (NansenSkiJump). At the time, it was the largest ski jump in the eastern United States and where Olympic athletes from the East Coast trained.
Nansen ski jumped during the glorious period, with their arrival, they left, and by 1988, the jump had lost its use and was left to rot. Recently, conservation efforts have been initiated to restore the original beauty jump. Today, the jump still stands in the middle of a state-managed park.
Shea Stadium
The most popular home of the Metropolitan Opera in New York was built in 1964-2008. The quirky stadium in Queens has become iconic for its Mets home runs, neon signs throughout the lobby, and its orange foul club (the only one in MLB). Although Shay is a fan favorite, ownership, in line with the trend towards stadium modernization, the decision to build a new stadium is necessary.
In 2009, the Mets moved into their new residence, Citi Field, leaving the old Shea abandoned and forgotten. Shay's demolition was completed in early 2009, much to the chagrin of die-hard Mets fans who refused to accept the fate of the old stadium.
Berlin Olympics
The politically charged Olympics in Berlin in 1936 were the first televised Olympics, which at the time were considered the most decadent olympic games to date. Behind the gorgeous façade of the beautiful venue is the evil rooted in pre-war Germany, that is, the blatant racism and anti-Semitism that manifested itself at the Olympic Games.
Despite ostensibly racism, African-American athlete Jesse Owens led the Olympics with four gold medals. Germany leads all countries in the total number of medals, with the United States in second place. These Olympic Games were the last Olympic Games from the end of World War II until 1948.