re: What's the most iconic stadium in American Sports?

Isn't this the THIRD iteration of Madison Square Garden, though?

Same for the Boston Garden, the old garden was completely demolished and the current arena is totally new. Old Chicago Stadium was another, it had a humongous freaking theater-pipe organ built into the walls.

The Superdome, sorry folks, but think of the moments there? Super Bowls, Ali vs. Spinks, Leoanard vs. Duran (no más), Final Fours Michael Jordan's steal, Keith Smart's jumper, the non-existent time out for Michigan, Pete Maravich pours in 68 for the Jazz against the Knicks. Pppe John Paul II, And those are just off the top of my head.

The 2009-2010 NFCCG, Sugar Bowls, national championship games.

Iconic has NOTHING to do with fan comfort or perceived fan comfort (stupid shite-hole comments, it's not your living room nor should any sports venue be.)

The Astrodome was pretty iconic for being the first, the Superdome is still relevant in this age of "tear 'em down" Buster Curtis was a freaking genius. The old Kingdome appeared really barren, a concrete pile, but fill it with Seahawks' fans, especially in the Jim Kreig, Steve Largent, Nash, days? WOW.

All that said, OLD Yankee Stadium, before the renovations of the 1970s belongs on the list along with Fenway and Wrigley (don't forget all the years the Bears played there, too.)

Both L.A. venues have been seen by BILLIONS of people over the years, that means something.

Lambeau and OLD Soldier Field, especially after the Bears moved out of Wrigley Field.

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Churchill Downs

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The Spires, the first Saturday in May...
But if you polled people and said what is this a picture of, IDK how many would know. It's a place held dear to sports fans. But it's horse racing.

I think the problem is the definition of iconic. I didn't mean it to mean the best or most great events or beloved. I guess it just comes down to recognizable with an importance to American sports.

Superdome is getting a bad rap in this thread because it's not classic. But if you showed most people an outside picture of it, they'd say Superdome, some people living in the past would say Astrodome.

Likewise with Domes...

The Rose Bowl from above could be a few other stadiums.

LA Coliseum with the Peristyle, nobody is going to mistake that.

Fenway, nobody is going to mistake that for another ballpark.

I still think it's probably the Rose Bowl...

L.A. Coliseum (for it's massive history and unique look - hell they actually ran Chariot races in the Coliseum when it first opened.)

And those two stadiums are National Historic Landmarks. You can't tear them down. You can't.

I would have to go:

1. Rose Bowl
2. L.A. Coliseum
3. Fenway

I don't know how you fill out the rest of the Top 10 and in what order.

The Rose Bowl was barred for years and years of hosting more Super Bowls because they didn't have an NFL team.

But when the people who ran the biggest tournament on the planet wanted a final game...they went to the Rose Bowl.

That says something about what the people in this country who lead sports think about the Rose Bowl.

The world was watching and we took them to the Rose Bowl to showcase their sport which in the US was still in it's infancy. That's the stadium America wanted the World to see.

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I think the problem is the definition of iconic. I didn't mean it to mean the best or most great events or beloved. I guess it just comes down to recognizable with an importance to American sports.

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3. Fenway

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I would bet a significant amount of money that a much much smaller percent of people would recognize a picture of Fenway park than Boston fans believe. Unremarkable on the outside. Unique features that sports sports fans would know on the inside. Does not host anything but a baseball team most of the country could not give a shite about.

Hell Jerryworld is more iconic

I think the top five are

Fenway
Wrigley
Lambeau Field
Madison Square Garden if that counts as a stadium instead of Arena
Daytona

The Trop

It’s gone but Texas Stadium