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- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium abstract "American Legion Memorial Stadium is a 21,000-capacity stadium located on 7th Street in the Elizabeth community of Charlotte, North Carolina. Memorial Stadium is mainly used for high school sporting events and also serves as a public venue. Prior to the construction of nearby Bank of America Stadium, Memorial Stadium was Charlotte's largest outdoor venue, and is still the largest municipal venue in the city.Ground was broken on the stadium in 1934 and the gates were officially opened two years later in 1936. Named in honor of local soldiers who fell in World War I, the stadium was a project of the Works Progress Administration.Throughout the years the stadium has hosted events of every kind, ranging from Presidential addresses to classic professional wrestling encounters featuring local hero Ric Flair. The stadium formerly hosted Charlotte (Central) High School (which is now Garinger). For many years afterward, as the city grew and opened more high schools, the stadium was used practically every week during the football season to accommodate both schools which had no campus stadium and large crowds which some campus stadiums could not contain for the more popular match-ups. The stadium continues to play a large role in Charlotte-Mecklenburg high school football to this day as it hosts big ticket match-ups such as Butler v. Independence and Charlotte Latin v. Charlotte Country Day.In 1985, the stadium hosted a preseason USFL game between the Baltimore Stars and Tampa Bay Bandits in February.It is located on a complex with the Grady Cole Center. Both are located next to Central Piedmont Community College. Independence Park Stadium, a tiny public baseball stadium, is also close by.For the past few years the stadium has hosted several band competitions. It has hosted the battle of the Bands between the biggest HBCUs in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. It has also hosted Drum Corps International competitions hosted by Carolina Crown.For several years (until the mid-1990s) the stadium annually hosted the Shrine Bowl which was a match-up of the top high school football players in North Carolina and South Carolina.The stadium served as a neutral site for the 2002 and 2003 meetings between The Citadel and VMI, known as the Military Classic of the South.In late 2009 the east end of the stadium suffered significant damage after a storm drain under the structure caved in causing the stand to collapse. The stadium was closed for several months while repairs were made, in July 2010 the stadium was reopened with a reduced capacity as a grass berm largely replaced the old seating.Memorial Stadium serves as the home field for the Charlotte MLL team. The Charlotte Hounds began play at the start of the 2012 season. The Myers Park Mustangs moved most of their 2012 home games to the stadium after renovations temporarily lowered capacity at Gus Purcell Stadium, their on-campus home.".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium location Elizabeth_(Charlotte_neighborhood).
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- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium wikiPageWikiLinkText "American Legion Memorial Stadium".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium wikiPageWikiLinkText "Memorial Stadium".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium architect "??".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium brokeGround "January 1934".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium constructionCost "??".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium formerNames "American Legion Memorial Stadium".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium location Elizabeth_(Charlotte_neighborhood).
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium nickname "Memorial Stadium".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium opened "1936-09-01".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium operator "Mecklenburg Park & Rec".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium owner "City of Charlotte".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium seatingCapacity "16000".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium seatingCapacity "21000".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium seatingCapacity "24000".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium stadiumName "American Legion Memorial Stadium".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium surface "Natural Grass".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "CC-UNC Owls football".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "Carolina Lightnin'".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "Central High School".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "Charlotte Hornets".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "Charlotte Hounds".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "JCSU Golden Bulls".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "Local soccer, football, rugby, and lacrosse championships".
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium tenants "Myers Park High School Mustangs".
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- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium hypernym Stadium.
- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium point "35.2182 -80.8283".
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- American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium type Place.