- City:
- Charlotte, NC
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The 17,000-seat stadium was built in the Elizabeth community of Charlotte in 1936. The stadium recently underwent a renovation following structural issues and had its capacity reduced following the removal of the east end stands, and a downsizing of the visitors side.
“Memorial Stadium is mainly used for high school sporting events and also serves as a public venue. Prior to the construction of nearby Bank of America Stadium, Memorial Stadium was Charlotte’s largest outdoor venue, and is still the largest municipal venue in the city.
Ground was broken on the stadium in 1934 and the gates were officially opened two years later in 1936. Named in honor of local soldiers who fell in World War I, the stadium was a project of the Works Progress Administration.”
Source notes
Site visit, February 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium
Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on July 23, 2012.
Additional contributions by Bobby Brandon III, March 4, 2018.
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