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Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

description

Summary

Significance: This structure was the first reinforced concrete stadium in the nation, and is a good example of the concept of a major stadium.
Survey number: HABS PA-1738
Building/structure dates: 1908-1909 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1976 Demolished

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Date

1909 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

place

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.95258, -75.16522

Google Map of 39.9525839, -75.1652215

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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