Details for Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Monster Park (also known as Candlestick Park, formerly known as 3Com Park) is home to the San Francisco Forty Niners American football team, and was home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team until 1999. The stadium was originally designed with baseball only in mind, but a number of design flaws were identified over time, and despite the odd final layout has proven to be more suitable for football.

The stadium was built in 1958-59, and was opened in April, 1960, seating 42,500 at the time. and was expanded to 61,000 during the summer and fall of 1971. It can currently seat 70,207 following several renovation of the stadium.

'The Beatles played their last ever official concert at Candlestick Park on August 29th 1966.

On October 17,1989 at 5:04 p.m. PDT, while the Giants prepared to host the neighboring Oakland Athletics in game 3 of the baseball championship series, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck about 60 miles southeast of the park. While the Bay Area suffered 69 fatalities and more than $10 billion in damage, no one at the stadium was injured. The series resumed here 11 days later, after minor repairs had been completed, but in the meantime the Forty Niners had had to relocate a game to Stanford Stadium.

Candlestick Park

Candlestick Park during an NFL game

Submitted By: starms on 2004-08-27

Admission Prices:

2007 ticket prices for the Forty Niners were $84, 64, 49 and 25.

Directions:

From the north
Take the 101 Freeway south across the Golden Gate Bridge. Follow 101 south, through city traffic and then back onto freeway. Follow to Candlestick Park exit. Follow signs to park.

From the south
Take the 101 Freeway north to the Candlestick Park exit. Follow signs to the park.

From the southwest
Take Interstate 280 north to the 101 Freeway south. Take the Candlestick Park exit and follow signs to the park.

From the southeast
Take either the Dumbarton or San Mateo Bridge to the 101 Freeway north. Take the Candlestick Park exit and follow signs to the park.

From the east
Take the Bay Bridge (Interstate 80) West to the 101 Freeway south. Take the Candlestick exit and follow signs to the park.

From the northeast
Take Interstate 80 west over the Bay Bridge to the 101 Freeway south. Take the Candlestick Park exit and follow signs to the park.

Coordinates for online mapping are N 37° 42.8 W 122° 23.2.

Submitted By: starms on 2004-04-10. Last Edit on 2008-01-29. (2319 hits)

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Candlestick Park

Candlestick Park

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