1926 Photo JFK Philly Stadium Beatles Army Navy 1st unofficial Super Bowl NFL ++

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1926 Photo JFK Philly Stadium Beatles Army Navy 1st unofficial Super Bowl NFL ++:
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It is amazing how times have changed overt he years. On May 5th, 1926, the person who took this photo of an entirely empty stadium was able to get pretty high up and snap the beautiful and rare snapshot! Did he climb a fence to get in? Was it justopens for everyone to just walk in? Amazing!
This small photo is LOADED with history. On the back, the originalphotographer wrote : New Municipal Stadium, \"Sesqui\" Grounds, Phila May 5, 1926, Capacity 100,000\"
It is sad that stadiums like this were demolished (this one onSeptember 23, 1992) but it is rare photos likethis that allow these historical structures to live on in our memories!
I will start it at 1 penny though just so everyone can be a part of this sale. ! P&H is $4.99 and tracking is included.
Thank you and international buyers are always welcomed!
PS:John F. Kennedy Stadium(formerlyPhiladelphia Municipal StadiumandSesquicentennial Stadium) was an open-air stadium inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvaniathat stood from 1926 to 1992. TheSouth Philadelphiastadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end ofBroad Streetat a location that is now part of theSouth Philadelphia Sports Complex. Designed by the architectural firm of Simon & Simon[1]in a classic 1920s style with a horseshoe seating design that surrounded a track and football field, at its peak the facility seated in excess of 102,000 people. Bleachers were later added at the open (North) end. Each section of the main portion of the stadium contained its own entrance, which displayed the letters of each section above the entrance, in a nod to ancient Roman stadia. Section designators were divided at the south end of the stadium (the bottom of the \"U\" shape) between West and East, starting with Sections WA and EA and proceeding north. The north bleachers started with Section NA.It was built of concrete, stone, and brick on a 13.5-acre tract of land.
JFK Stadium was built as part of the1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition. Originally known asSesquicentennial Stadiumwhen it opened April 15, 1926, the structure was renamedPhiladelphia Municipal Stadiumafter the Exposition\'s closing ceremonies. In 1964, it was renamedJohn F. Kennedy Stadiumin memory of the35th President of the United Stateswho had beenassassinatedthe year before.

The stadium\'s first tenants (in1926) were thePhiladelphia Quakersof thefirst American Football League, whose Saturday afternoon home games were a popular mainstay of the Exposition. The Quakers won the league championship but the league folded after one year.

TheFrankford Yellow Jacketsalso played here intermittently until the team\'s demise in 1931. Two years later theNational Football Leagueawarded another team to the city, thePhiladelphia Eagles. The Eagles had a four-season stint as tenants of the stadium before moving toShibe Parkfor the 1940 season, although the team did play at Municipal in 1941. The Eagles also used the stadium for practices in the 1970s and 1980s, even locating their first practice bubble there before moving it to theVeterans Stadiumparking lot following the stadium\'s condemnation.

The stadium became known chiefly as the \"neutral\" venue for a total of 41 annualArmy–Navy Gamesplayed there between 1936 to 1979, and from 1960 to 1970 it served asNavy\'shome field when they playedNotre Dame. It also hosted the Notre Dame-Army game in 1957, marking the only time the Cadets have hosted the Fighting Irish outside of New York or New Jersey.

A.F. “Bud” Dudley, a formerVillanova Universityathletic-director, created theLiberty BowlinPhiladelphiain1959. The game was played at Municipal Stadium and was the only cold-weather bowl game of its time. It was plagued by poor attendance; the1963game betweenMississippi StateandNC Statedrew less than 10,000 fans and absorbed a loss in excess of $40,000. The Liberty Bowl’s best game was its first in 1959, when 38,000 fans watchedPenn StatebeatAlabama, 7-0.Atlantic Cityconvinced Dudley to move his game from Philadelphia to Atlantic City\'sConvention Hallfor1964. 6,059 fans sawUtahroutWest Virginiain the first Bowl Game played indoors. Dudley moved the game toMemphisin1965where it has been played since.

The stadium hosted Philadelphia\'s City Title high school football championship game in 1939 and 1978.St. Joe\'s PrepdefeatedNortheast, 27-6, in 1939.FrankfordbeatArchbishop Wood, 27-7, in heavy rain in 1978.

The stadium was home to thePhiladelphia Bellof theWorld Football Leaguein 1974; the team played atFranklin Fieldin 1975. In 1958 the stadium hosted aCFLgame between theHamilton Tiger-Catsand theOttawa Rough Riderswith proceeds from ticket sales going to local charities.

The stadium was also host to what many call the first Super Bowl. On September 16, 1950, the AAFC Champion, Cleveland Browns, were matched against the two-time defending NFL Champion, Philadelphia Eagles. It was the first NFL game for the Browns who had won four straight AAFC Championships. This was a matchup of the vaunted Cleveland offense led by quarterback Otto Graham against the stout Philadelphia defense which had not allowed a single point in the last two NFL Championship Games. Philadelphia was the head of the professional football universe at the time. In addition to being defending NFL Champions, Philadelphia native, Bert Bell, was NFL Commissioner and the league offices were in Philadelphia. The game was moved from the Eagles\' home at Shibe Park to accommodate the ticket demand for the game. It was played before the largest crowd ever to see an Eagle game or an NFL game. The 71,000+ in attendance almost doubled the Eagles\' prior attendance mark of 38,000+. Many thought Mr. Bell had scheduled this game of defending league champions to teach the upstarts from the new league a lesson. Instead, the lesson was imparted by the Browns who won the game 35-10 and went on to win the NFL Championship that first year in the league.

On September 23, 1926, an announced crowd of 120,557 packed the then-new Stadium during a rainstorm to witnessGene Tunneycapture the world heavyweight boxing title fromJack Dempsey. UndefeatedRocky Marcianoknocked outJersey Joe Walcottat the stadium in 1952 to win boxing\'s heavyweight championship.

On June 26, 1957, a 150-lapNASCAR convertiblerace was held at the Stadium, which was won byBob Welbornin a1957 Chevrolet.

JFK Stadium hostedTeam America\'ssoccer match againstEnglandon May 31, 1976, as part of the1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament. In the game, England defeated Team America, 3-1, in front of a small crowd of 16,239. England andItalyhad failed to qualify for the1976 European Championship final tournamentand so they joinedBraziland Team America, composed of international stars playing in theNorth American Soccer League, in the four team competition. Because Team America was composed of international players and was not theAmerican national team,the Football Associationdoes not regard England\'s match against Team America as an official international match.

JFK Stadium was one of fifteen United States stadia (and along withFranklin Field, also in Philadelphia) inspected by a five-memberFIFAcommittee in April 1988 in the evaluation of the United States as a possible host of the1994 FIFA World Cup.By the time the World Cup was held in 1994, JFK Stadium had already been demolished two years prior.ThePhiladelphia Flyerswon their secondStanley Cupon 27 May,1975, and celebrated with a parade downBroad Streetthe next day that ended at the stadium. Five years later, thePhiladelphia Phillieswon their firstWorld Serieson October 21 of that year. The following day, the team paraded the exact route. In 1981, The Rolling Stones announced their World Tour via a press conference at JFK.Through 1989, theBroad Street Runcourse ended with a lap around the track at the stadium.JFK Stadium occasionally hosted rock concerts, including the American side ofLive Aidon July 13, 1985.

The Beatlesplayed their second and final Philadelphia concert here on August 16, 1966.

Judy Garlandgave her last concert in America here in 1968.

Peter Frampton,Gary Wright,Yes, and thePousette-Dart Bandplayed the \"1976 Bicentennial Concert\" here on June 12, 1976, to 130,000 fans.

Led Zeppelinwas scheduled to conclude their1977 US Tourat the stadium, but the final 7 concerts of the tour were cancelled, due to the death ofRobert Plant\'s 5-year-old son Karac. The original Led Zeppelin never played in the US again, although the surviving members performed at Live Aid.[10]

Peter Framptonreturned from a 7-month lay-off and played withLynyrd Skynyrd,The J. Geils BandandDickey Betts& Great Southern, before 91,000 fans, on June 11, 1977.[11]

On June 17, 1978,The Rolling Stonesperformed before a crowd of 100,000 fans. Opening acts includedBob Marley\'s former bandmatePeter ToshandForeigner. After The Stones finished their dispirited 45 minute set, disgruntled concert goers, many of whom had waited through 12 hours of drizzle, began throwing anything they could get, onto the stage that was shaped into the \"tongue\" logo. Damage to the stage was estimated at a million dollars as smoke came pouring out marring an otherwise great day of vintage Rolling Stones.

Another all-star show was staged at JFK on July 30, 1978 that featured the Sanford-Townsend Band, Bob Welch, Steve Miller, and Fleetwood Mac. The Bob Welch and Steve Miller sets were marred by PA system problems. The Fleetwood Mac set was marred by the unreliable vocals of Stevie Nicks, who was disinterested at best and off-key or off-tempo at worst. The rest of the band was strong however, especially Lindsey Buckingham\'s guitar work and Christine McVie\'s vocals.

The Rolling Stones opened their 1981 American Tour (\"Tattoo You\") with two shows at JFK Stadium, on September 25 and 26, 1981. (The Stones pre-opened the tour with a warm-up show at the Sir Morgan\'s Cove club in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1981.) Mick Jagger met the press at JFK Stadium on August 26, 1981, to announce the tour.

Blondieconcluded theirTracks Across America Tourhere, on August 21, 1982. They disbanded shortly thereafter, due to guitaristChris Steinbeing diagnosed with a rare life-threatening disease,pemphigusandThe Hunterhaving sold very poorly. They did not perform live again for 15 years, until 1997.Genesiswas the headliner and used the open air stadium for one of their spectacular nighttime laser and fireworks shows. The show started at 3pm and also featuredElvis Costello&The Attractions,A Flock of Seagulls, andRobert Hazard& The Heroes.

The Whoperformed at the stadium on September 25, 1982, early into their (then)Farewell Tourwhich also supported their albumIt\'s Hard. Opening acts for the showwereSantanaandThe Clash. A total of 91,451 were in attendance, one of the largest ticketed single-show, non-festival stadium concerts ever held in the U.S., as documented byBillboard.[12]

Journeyheadlined a concert June 4, 1983. The show featuredBryan Adams,The Tubes,Sammy HagarandJohn Cougar(as John Mellencamp was referred to at the time). This show provided the majority of the concert footage for an NFL Films produced documentary, calledJourney, Frontiers and Beyond.

On August 20, 1983 The Police headlined another \"JFK Jam\" as these multi act, all day shows were being referred to. This time the opening acts were R.E.M, Madness, and Joan Jett.

Live Aid was primarily a dual-venue concert held on July 13, 1985. The event was held simultaneously at JFK Stadium (attended by about 100,000 people) and atWembley Stadium, inLondon(attended by 72,000 people), as well as other venues in other countries. Musical acts that appeared in Philadelphia includedMadonna, the former members of Led Zeppelin,Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,Mick Jagger,Tina TurnerandBob Dylan, accompanied byKeith RichardsandRonnie Wood, of The Rolling Stones.Phil Collinsperformed at Wembley Stadium, travelled by helicopter toHeathrow Airport, flew to Philadelphia viaConcordesupersonic jet and performed at JFK Stadium.

U2performed at the stadium on September 25, 1987, during theirJoshua Tree Tour, in front of a crowd of 86,145 people.

Pink Floydheld a concert on September 19, 1987, in front of a crowd in excess of 120,000 (general admission was sold on the field), but the show was not sold out (RoIOPrism).

The stadium played host to TheMonsters of RockFestival Tour, featuringVan Come, on June 11, 1988.

The stadium also played host toAmnesty International\'sHuman Rights Now!Benefit Concert on September 19, 1988. The show was headlined byStingandPeter Gabrieland also featuredBruce Springsteen& theE Street Band,Tracy Chapman,Youssou N\'DourandJoan Baez.

It was not known at the time, but the stadium\'s last event was theGrateful Dead\'s concert on July 7, 1989, withBruce Hornsby& The Range as their opening act. Fans at the show recall concrete crumbling and bathrooms in poor shape. The Dead closed the show with \"Knockin\' on Heaven\'s Door\"; it would be the last song played at the stadium.In 2010, the concert recording was released on a CD/DVD combination, titledCrimson White & Indigo.

On August 28, 29, and 30, 1989, In preparation for opening their 1989 Steel Wheels tour in Philadelphia (Veterans Stadium, August 31, 1989), the Rolling Stones set up their stage inside JFK Stadium for two full dress-rehearsal performances on August 28 and 29, 1989. A few dozen fans were allowed to enter the stadium to attend these rehearsals.Six days after the Grateful Dead\'s 1989 show, then-MayorWilson Goodecondemned the stadium due to multiple findings by city inspectors that the structure was structurally unsafe and a potential fire hazard. Just hours before the concert, city inspectors discovered piles of combustible materials, numerous electrical problems, and crumbling concrete. There had been reports of falling concrete for some time before then. The Grateful Dead concert was allowed to go ahead due to strict no-smoking regulations that had been enacted some time before.[14]Renovating and repairing the stadium was quickly ruled out, and it was demolished on September 23, 1992.[15][16]

The 1993 Philadelphia stop for theLollapaloozamusic festival was held at the JFK Stadium site onJuly 18, 1993. The site was an open field as construction had not yet begun on the then still tentatively named \"Spectrum II\" (Wells Fargo Center). This was the show at whichRage Against the Machinedid not play, in protest of theParents Music Resource Center.

TheWells Fargo Centernow stands on the site, which is part of thecomplexthat also includesLincoln Financial FieldandCitizens Bank Park.