Stadium Logos

I like sports and I like travel and I like architecture. Which is to say that over the course of my life I’ve been to more stadiums and arenas than I can count. I remember my first visit to Tiger Stadium in Detroit back in 1987, famously located at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. I’ve been to all three versions of Yankee Stadium—the original, constructed in 1923, the 1970s renovated Stadium (a very different experience,) and the current one, which made its debut in 2009. I took a photo of Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium in the late 80s, and it served as the reference for the ballpark’s final season logo in 2002. When beautiful Target Field opened in downtown Minneapolis in 2010 it was immediately apparent that the distinctively modern canopy roof would be a signature element. Old venues offer up a wealth of history to embrace. New venues anticipate future memories and championship celebrations yet to come.