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The Meadowlands Sports Complex is primarily surrounded by four main highways: New Jersey Route 3 to the south, Route 17 to the west, Route 120 (also called Paterson Plank Road) to the north, and the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) to the east. The Turnpike interchanges with Route 3 near the south side of the complex, giving access from that ...
The stadium site was previously home to Hollywood Park, later sold and referred to as Betfair Hollywood Park, which was a thoroughbred race course from 1938 until it was shut down for racing and training in December 2013. Most of the complex was demolished in 2014 to make way for new construction with the rest demolished in late 2016 after the ...
The year-round facility serves as a 25,488 [4] capacity outdoor amphitheater during the summer months which features a lawn with video screens, computerized sound enhancement, and a clear view of the Philadelphia skyline, Delaware River, and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the northwest. In the fall and winter months, the Freedom Mortgage ...
Stadium Capacity City State Home Team(s) League(s) 83: ShoreTown Ballpark: 9,588: Lakewood: New Jersey: Jersey Shore BlueClaws: South Atlantic League: 84: Tempe Diablo Stadium
The stadium is accessible from Newark Penn Station by transferring to the PATH rapid transit system. [158] The stadium is also served by the 40 New Jersey Transit Bus route. The nearby Jackson Street Bridge crosses the Passaic River to the Ironbound neighborhood in Newark and is a popular pedestrian route to and from the stadium. In 2022, a ...
The interior of the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey during a New Jersey Devils game The red and gray exterior is inspired by Newark's bricklaying and railroad heritage. [ 40 ] Fans approaching the arena from the front are presented with a view of the arena's externally mounted 4,800 square foot (446 m 2 ) LED display, one of the largest ...
FirstEnergy Park has hosted the South Atlantic League All-Star Game twice, in 2002 and in 2013. The 2002 attendance of 8,571 was a record for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. [13] In 2022, the BlueClaws changed the stadium's name from FirstEnergy Park to ShoreTown Ballpark. [1]
The arena was the home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets from their second year in the NBA, 1977, when the team moved from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, until 1981, when the Brendan Byrne Arena opened at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. [5] It also hosted the 1985 and 1989 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball ...