Which U.S. city has the best pro sports arenas?

[krudmonk]

Philly, Denver, Seattle...trying to think of more...

[Icy Tea]

Philly has two great stadiums although the locations are pretty lame.

[krudmonk]

Yes, I do think it is a travesty for an old city like Philadelphia to have that tacky sportsplex thing.

[loboABQ]

I think Denver has nice arenas for pro sports.
All are relatively new.
Coors Field - Colorado Rockies (baseball)

Invesco Field at Mile High - Denver Broncos (Football)

Pepsi Center - Denver Nuggets (basketball) Colorado Avalanche (hockey)

Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Colorado Rapids (soccer)
Dick's Sporting Goods Park

[Finger Laker]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

Yes, I do think it is a travesty for an old city like Philadelphia to have that tacky sportsplex thing.

why, would you rather see new and modern stadiums, parking lots, etc crammed into old historic neighborhoods?

i really liked the location while living there, easily accessed by either car or public transport, plenty of space for tailgating, etc

it would of been neat to live in the days of places like Connie Mack stadium that just fit into the neighborhood, but with the amount of space and activity that the modern games draw and demand it's just difficult to pull off having all stadiums be really centrally located and easy to get too

denver does a good job with their 3 arenas, although 2/3 are on the outer rim of city

seattle put 2 stadiums right off the edge of the city

SF has candlestick which isn't the easiest urban location

then you have places like miami, dallas, tampa etc where it's pretty inconvenient to get to the teams

[krudmonk]

It's fun to catch a meal before the game and a drink after the game, all without hopping in your car.

[Finger Laker]

it's easy to do that if you live in the city though - there are many spots where you can have a good time and then be within 15 minutes of the stadium on the train

i agree about the entertainment aspect - it's just harder to accomplish in a lot of places

[Future Trooper]

Indianapolis,Indiana

GO COLTS!!

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by gdude

Indianapolis,Indiana

GO COLTS!!

Two beautiful venues and one horrible fiscal management setup...

[Bagger]

Originally Posted by Rwarky

Which U.S. city has the best pro sports arenas (football and baseball stadiums and domes, and basketball and hockey arenas)? Why, because of the location, transit options, history, newness, etc?

I think Pittsburgh is up there. I live in San Jose now but I still go back to the 'Burgh to see a game from time to time and I really like Heinz Field and PNC. The view of the bridges from inside PNC is fantasitc. My friends from San Jose were also very impressed.

But, Pittsburgh doesn't have the new Hockey Arena yet. I'll be curious to see what that looks like when it's completed.

And finally, let's face it... there have been a lot of nice sporting venues built the last decade or so. Cleveland, Philladelphia, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Arizona, and I could go on. Compared to those ugly stadiums built in the early '70s, I'd say that we're experiencing somewhat of a 'Renaissance' when it comes to our sporting arenas.