Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium was an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 to 2002. The stadium was built in 1948 to accommodate the Denver Bears baseball team,... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  Bears Stadium (1948–1968)
  • Address:  2755 West 17th Avenue
  • Location:  Denver, Colorado
  • Owner:  City & County of Denver, (1968–2001), Rocky Mountain Sports, Inc, (Denver Bears/Broncos, 1948–1968)
  • Operator:  Denver Parks and Recreation
  • Capacity:  76,273 (1986–2001), 75,100 (1984–1985), 75,123 (1982–1983), 75,103 (1980–1981), 75,092 (1979), 75,087 (1977–1978), 63,532 (1976), 51,706 (1973–1975), 51,656 (1972), 51,200 (1971), 50,705 (1970), 50,000 (1968–1969), 34,643 (1966–1967), 34,264 (1962–1965), 34,657 (1960–1961), 18,000 (1948–1959)
  • Field size:  Left Field: 333 ft (101.5 m), Left-Center: 366 ft (111.56 m), Center Field: 423 ft (128.93 m), Right-Center: 400 ft (121.92 m), Right Field: 370 ft (112.78 m)
  • Surface:  Natural grass
  • Broke ground:  1947
  • Opened:  August 14, 1948
  • Expanded:  1959, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1986
  • Closed:  September 8, 2001
  • Demolished:  January–April 17, 2002
  • Architect:  Stanley E. Morse
  • General contractor:  Platt Rogers, Construction Company
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo