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Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Hunters Point area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 until 1999, after which the Giants moved into Pacific Bell Park (since renamed Oracle Park) in 2000.
Jan 31, 2023 · Constructed in 1959, the love-to-hate-it, first-ever-all-concrete baseball stadium was named after either a bird native to the area — or maybe a nearby distinctive rock formation, depending on who...
Sep 30, 1999 · Candlestick Park / 3Com Park served as home for the National League San Francisco Giants for four decades. "The Stick" — as it was often called — was legendary for its howling winds that blew in from left-center and out toward right center.
Dec 23, 2013 · City planners settled on Candlestick Point, bought the land, and built the stadium, named Candlestick Park following a name-the-park contest on March 3, 1959. Architect John Bolles...
Jul 9, 2020 · On April 10, 1958, two years and two days before the Giants played their first game at Candlestick Park, a group of businessmen stood before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and begged them...
Sep 1, 2013 · Candlestick Park opened on April 12, 1960, the first of the modern stadiums constructed entirely out of reinforced concrete. But with winds swirling in from San Francisco Bay — blowing in...
Candlestick Park was the home to many great teams and players throughout its existence. It hosted two MLB All-Star Games and World Series, eight NFC Championship football games, countless other sporting events and concerts including the Beatles last concert in 1966.
With a legendary history that includes five Super Bowl Champion teams and Hall of Fame players including Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Steve Young; Candlestick Park was the home to some of the greatest teams in NFL history.
Candlestick Park is slated to be demolished at the end of the 2013-2014 football season. As an NFL stadium, it is very well known, but very outdated. The traffic in and out of the stadium is a MESS!!
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