When was mile high stadium built

Another expansion came in when the east stands were constructed bringing the capacity to over 80, In , luxury suites were added atop the upper deck. After a wait of over 30 years, MLB award Denver an expansion franchise in the early s. On opening day the club drew 80, fans, a record for single game.

Although Mile High Stadium was primarily a football stadium, the club drew over 4 million fans in its first year. In order for the stadium to be turned into a baseball field, the east stands had to be moved in a single section which, when fully extended, formed a horseshoe configuration for football.

When the section was retracted, the stadium was in position for baseball. The east stands consisted of a three-tiered structure, feet long, feet tall and feet deep, weighing nearly nine million pounds, and that had to be moved a distance of feet.

The grandstand was feet long, feet tall and feet deep, weighing nearly 9 million pounds. In order to move this over the 90, square feet that it needed to go, water was pumped onto the runways and hydraulic rams pushed the structure. The whole process took two hours, but now capacity was 76,, and a horseshoe shaped structure could be used for football, and pushed back to a regular sized baseball field.

Louis, MO, started dismantling the stadium. Due to the parks unique construction, it was decided not to implode it. Current day site. Major League Parks. A hill at 19th and Clay Street was selected as the site for the construction of a ballpark. Built of mainly bleachers it was originally known as Bears Stadium. In order to satisfy the Broncos, the capacity of Bears Stadium was increased to nearly 34, in The Denver Broncos played their first game at the stadium on October 2, against the Oakland Raiders.

Over its 40 year history, Mile High Stadium underwent many additions. It presented the sports complex to the city in February