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The Wachovia Spectrum joins a list of former major sports venues whose days have passed.
Opened: 1887
Closed: 1938
Home to: Phillies 1887-1938; Eagles 1933-35
Notable: It was just 280 feet down the right-field line, but there was a 60-foot wall with the famous "Phillies use Lifebuoy'' sign
21st and Lehigh
Opened: 1909
Closed: 1970
Home to: Athletics 1909-54; Phillies 1927, 1938-70; Eagles 1940-57
Notable: Name changed to honor Connie Mack in 1953; hosted All-Star Games in 1943 and 1952
Broad Street near Pattison Avenue.
Opened: 1926
Closed: 1989
Home to: Eagles 1936-39; site of 42 Army-Navy games; Navy's "home" field hosted games vs. Notre Dame in 1960s
Notable: More than 120,000 saw Gene Tunney beat Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title in 1926; originally called Sesquicentennial Stadium
Broad Street and Pattison Avenue
Opened: 1971
Closed: 2003
Home to: Phillies 1971-2003; Eagles 1971-2003
Notable: It was part of the wave of multipurpose stadiums built in the late 1960s-early 1970s, and played host to 17 Army-Navy games
Civic Center Boulevard, near the Penn campus
Opened: 1931
Closed: 1996
Home to: Warriors 1952-62; 76ers 1963-67
Notable: The last event was the 1996 Atlantic Ten tournament. Known as an art deco landmark, it had multiple friezes. The venue hosted political conventions, boxing headliners, as well as a papal Mass in 1979.
48th and Market
Opened: 1920
Closed: 1983
Home to: NHL's Philadelphia Quakers 1930-31; minor-league hockey; Warriors 1952-62 (part-time); 76ers 1963-67 (part-time)
Notable: The Roy Rogers Rodeo opened in 1943 and visited for more than 20 years; it was the site of boxing matches, pro wrestling, roller derby, and minor-league ice hockey.
Frankford Avenue and Devereaux Street
Opened: 1923
Closed: 1931
Home to: NFL's Frankford Yellow Jackets
Notable: It was also called Yellow Jacket Field.
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