Thompson Stadium (Staten Island)
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| Location | Stapleton Staten Island, New York United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′14.5″N 74°04′50.5″W / 40.620694°N 74.080694°W |
| Capacity | NFL football: 8,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | c. 1920 |
| Demolished | 1958 |
| Tenants | |
| Staten Island Stapletons (NFL) (1924–1933) | |
Thompson Stadium was a
Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49 and the Stapleton Houses
.
The stadium was built in the early 1920s by the wealthy owner of the local Thompson's Lumber Company. It was built against a hill in
semi-pro baseball. Inside its stockade fence, about 8,000 uncovered bleacher seats encircled the field. The field's locker rooms consisted of sheds standing just outside the fence. Stapleton's owner, Dan Blaine
, owned a restaurant which was located next door to the stadium, and after games and practices players and fans would meet up for beers.
While an average of 3,000 fans normally paid their way into each game, hundreds of others would usually watch the game for free from the hill behind the south end zone. Although far smaller than other NFL venues, like the
Ballpark at St. George
was completed in 2001.
References
- Hogrogian, John (1985). "The Staten Island Stapletons" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 7 (6). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27.
- Gill, Bob (1994). "Just Staten Out On The Island" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 16 (3). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
- Robinson, George (February 1, 2004). "F.Y.I." The New York Times.
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