Timeline: Important Precedents in Stadium Design

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1952
North Carolina State Fair
Livestock Judging Pavilion



Allen County
War Memorial Coliseum

Fort Wayne, Indiana



Palazzetto dello Sporto
Small Gym, Rome
1958
David S. Ingalls Hockey Park
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
1959
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Exposition Park, California
1960
Palazzetto dello Sporto
Large Gym, Rome
1963
University of Georgia Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
1964
1964 Olympics Gymnasium
Tokyo



Harris County Domed Stadium
"Astrodome"

Houston, Texas
1970
U.S. Pavilion at Expo '70
Osaka, Japan



Norfolk Dome
Norfolk, Virginia
1975
Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana



UNI Dome
Cedar Falls, Iowa



Michigan Metropolitan Stadium
"Silverdome"

Pontiac, Michigan
1976
Olympic Stadium
Montreal, Canada



King County Stadium
"Kingdome"

Seattle, Washington
1977
J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
1981
Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome

Minneapolis, Minnesota
1983
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma, Washington
1984
B.C. Place Covered Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia



Hoosier Dome
Indianapolis, Indiana
1988
Olympic Gymnastics and
Fencing Arenas

Seoul, Korea



Tokyo Dome
"Big Egg"

Tokyo
1989
Toronto SkyDome
Toronto, Canada



Suncoast Dome
St. Petersburg, Florida
1992 . Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
1993
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas

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