Remember JFK Stadium in Philly? 🤔 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, known as the John F. Kennedy Stadium until being demolished in 1992, was an open-air stadium constructed by Turner in 1926 for Philadelphia’s Sesquicentennial Exposition. Constructed of brick and concrete, the stadium, designed by architectural firm Simon & Simon, was located on Broad Street at Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia. Each of the stadium's 35 arched entrances was adorned in limestone and trimmed with granite. The massive horseshoe-shaped structure spanned 710’ by 1,020’ and regularly accommodated 75,000 spectators. On one rainy night, Municipal Stadium played host to more than 120,000 boxing enthusiasts who watched Gene Tunney defeat Jack Dempsey. In addition to being a premier outdoor boxing venue, the stadium also served as home field for the Philadelphia Quakers (American Football League – 1920s), the Philadelphia Eagles (1930s), and the Philadelphia Bell (World Football League) in the 1970s. The Stadium was condemned in 1992 and subsequently demolished. Standing in its place is the Wells Fargo Center, which is part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. #BuiltbyTurner #BroadStreet #SouthPhilly #TurnerPhiladelphia #JFK
Susan Young
1mo
Lots of epic rock concerts at JFK stadium in the 70s and 80s!
InvoiceASAP
1mo
Wow, the history of JFK Stadium in Philly is fascinating! 🌟
Al Rosa
1mo
JFK Stadium was demolished in 1992 in 100 Days. LF Driscoll was the Construction Manager overseeing the Project. We worked 2 12 hour shifts 6 and 7 days a week to complete the demolition. The site was filled in and prepped for the building of " Spectrum II " as it was called at that time. That construction started 2 years later in 1994 and LF Driscoll was the Construction Manager. WOW long time ago now ! FUN DAYS !
Patrick Mancari
1mo
Was a great stadium, attended many events there including Live Aid
Such great memories of JFK Stadium! Thanks for sharing this piece of history!
UR Studio
1mo
JFK Stadium in Philly had an incredible history!
The Leader's GPS
1mo
Interesting! Thanks for sharing
Alexander Veith
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So many great dead shows, the stones, the who at JFK philly section WP of the stadium vis where are crew would meet over 50 people, WP stands fir wasted people ahhh 1981 through 1993 great shows
David Reed
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ahhhh yes, Front street where we would all meet and race our cars!
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1moCan anyone estimate how many batteries or blunt objects have been thrown at the visiting teams over the years? Bwhahahaha