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Flyers Stanley Cup Champions Parade From The '70s

Friday, March 6, 2009

***ALL-PHILLY TEAM*** Info Session Part 8

These are the places we watch our heroes play in.

-The Phillies first home
-Phils played here from 1883 to 1886
-Located by 23rd Street, Ridge Avenue, 25th Street and Columbia Avenue (which is now Cecil B. Moore Avenue)


-The A's played here from 1901 to 1908
-The A's won the 1902 and 1905 AL Pennant while calling this park home
-Held 9,500 people
-On the block of N. 29th St., Columbia Avenue (now Cecil B. Moore Avenue), N. 30th Street and Oxford Street 


-Phillies played here from 1887 to 1938 and Eagles played here from 1933 to 1935
-The 1915 Pennant winning Phillies played here
-Held as much as 20,000 people
-Right field fence was only 280 feet from home plate
-Located on N. Broad St., W. Huntingdon St., N. 15th St. and W. Lehigh Avenue


-The A's played here from 1909 to 1954
-The Phillies played here fr0m 1938 to 1970
-The Eagles played here during 1940 and from 1942 to 1957
-Home to all of the A's World Series and Pennant Winners
-Home to the Phillies 1950 Pennant Winner
-Home to the 1948 and 1949 Championship Eagles and hosted the 1948 NFL Championship Game in a major snow storm
-At one point, the center field fence was 515 feet from home plate
-Held as many as 33,608 people
-On the corner of 21st Street and Lehigh Avenue 
-Is still beloved even by people today

-The Eagles played here from 1936 to 1940
-Holds up to 100,000 people
-The Wachovia Center is in its exact spot today
-The 1980 Phillies ended their parade route there
-Actually, these are two different venues. The picture below is of the Civic Center. Due to the mishap, whatever votes this particular choice gets will count as votes for both venues. 
-This picture is it getting demolished in 2005
-The Philadelphia Warriors played here from 1952 to 1962
-The 76ers played here from 1963 to 1967
-Home for the Warriors when they won the Championship in 1956
-Home for the 76ers when they won the Championship in 1967
-Holds 9,600 for basketball
-Located on 3400 Civic Center Blvd. 

***Philadelphia Arena was a part time home for the Warriors, 1946 to 1962, and 76ers, 1963 to 1967. It was located on 4350 Market Street. Once again, any votes that go in this option will go to each venue. 



-Eagles played here from 1958 to 1970
-Won the 1960 NFL Championship in this stadium on the day after Christmas in 1960
-Hold 60,658 for Eagles games
-On S. 33rd and Spruce Streets on the University of Pennsylvania's campus


-Flyers played here from the 1968 to 1996 seasons
-76ers played here from the 1968 to 1966 seasons
-Home for the Flyers during their 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup Championships, as well as their 1976, 1980, 1985 and 1987 Conference Championships
-Flyers won Game 6 of the 1974 Finals, the clincher, in the Spectrum
-Home for the 76ers during their 1983 Championship and their 1977, 1980 and 1982 Eastern Conference Championships
-Located on South Broad Street in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex
-Holds 17,380 for hockey and 18,136 for basketball
-Known as "America's Showplace"
-The 1976 and 1992 NHL All-Star Games were there
-The 1970 and 1976 NBA All-Star Games were there


-Phillies played there from 1971 to 2003 and Eagles from 1971 to 2002
-Phillies won the 1980 World Series in this stadium
-Was also home for the Phillies 1976, 1977 and 1978 NL East Division winning years and 1983 and 1993 NL Pennant winning years
-Eagles played here when they won the 1980 NFC Championship 
-The 1976 and 1996 MLB All-Star games were here
-Held 62,306 for baseball and 65,286 for football
-Nicknamed "The Vet"
-Famous for the 700 Level
-One of the most beloved stadiums in city history
-The 76ers 1983 Championship parade route ended here
-Located on South Broad Street in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex and one of the Phillies parking lots is in its location


-The 76ers and the Flyers have been playing here since the 1997 season
-Home for the Flyers 1997 Eastern Conference Championship season and 76ers 2001 Championship season. Both of the titles were clinched in the building
-Hosted the 2002 NBA All-Star Game
-Holds 21,600 for basketball and 19,519 for baseball
-Located on South Broad Street in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex


-Eagles have been playing here since the 2003 season
-Won the 2004 NFC Championship here
-Holds 68,532
-Nicknamed "The Linc"
-Located in the back of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex


-Home for the Phillies since the 2004 season
-Won the 2008 World Series in this ballpark
-Won the 2007 NL East Division in this ballpark
-Nicknamed "The Bank" and "CBP"
-Holds 43,647
-Has many appealing features, such as Ashburn Alley
-Fans are able to watch the game from the concourse 
-The Phillies 2008 Championship parade route ended here
-Located on Citzens Bank Way in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex

One more to go. One more Info Session for the initial voting to go!

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