The Harry S. Truman Sports Complex[1] is a facility located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
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Description
The Truman Sports Complex was built by the government of Jackson County and managed by the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority.[2] The current complex design was arrived after other plans were discarded[3] and called for separate side-by-side stadiums[4] with a mutual rolling roof. However, the roof was never built due to cost.[3] The complex was revolutionary in an age when stadiums were built as big multiuse venues. The design established the reputation of architect Kivett and Myers.
In 1975 the firm merged with Kansas City architect firm HNTB and went on to design stadiums including Giants Stadium, RCA Dome, INVESCO Field at Mile High, and Ralph Wilson Stadium. In 1983, several HNTB architects were hired by St. Louis-based architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, forming what would later become Populous and opening their primary office in Kansas City.
Kansas City began a project to renovate both Arrowhead and Kauffman Stadiums in 2007 following the passage of a 3/8-cent sales tax increase in a referendum in 2006. Improvements to Kauffman Stadium will be finished in time for MLB Opening Day 2009, and Arrowhead Stadium will be completed in time for NFL Opening Day 2010. A separate tax referendum to raise funds to finally build the rolling roof failed. Both stadiums are being renovated by Populous.[5][6]
Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium, home of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, opened in the fall of 1972. George Halas called Arrowhead "the most revolutionary, futuristic sports complex I have ever seen."[3] Fans occasionally refer to the stadium as The Sea of Red or simply Arrowhead. The stadium is commonly referred to as the "Home of the CHIEFS" at the beginning of every home game.[7][8] Arrowhead has long held a reputation for being one of, if not the, loudest outdoor stadium in the NFL due to the exuberance of the Chiefs' fans.[9][10] As of the end of the 2008 NFL season, Arrowhead Stadium has a consecutive sell-out record of 149 games (18 seasons) dating back to the home opener in 1990.
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium, home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals, opened in spring 1973 as Royals Stadium and is located adjacent to Arrowhead. The stadium's name was changed in 1993 to honor Royals founder Ewing Kauffman just months before his death. Although the stadium is only 36 years old, it is the sixth-oldest stadium in major league baseball, as a result of the construction of a number of new stadiums in the 1990s. (See List of Major League Baseball stadiums.)
References
- ^ Truman Sports Complex satellite photo
- ^ Jackson County Sports Complex Authority, oa.mo.gov
- ^ a b c Karl Zinke, Ahead of its time; Royal helped build first two-stadium facility.
- ^ Arrowhead Stadium
- ^ Kansas City Chiefs - Chiefs Unveil The New Arrowhead
- ^ Kauffman Stadium Renovation Project Team | royals.com: Ballpark
- ^ Welcome to Arrowhead - Volume 1, youtube.com
- ^ Welcome to Arrowhead - Thanksgiving, youtube.com
- ^ Stadiums of the NFL-Arrowhead Stadium-Kansas City Chiefs
- ^ Arrowhead Stadium Quotes | ZachIsHere
- P1, General Collection, Sports Complex--Truman, Number 1, kclibrary.org; Photograph 6409.
- Floodplain — Truman Sports Complex, Kansas City, Missouri
- Truman Sports Complex, flickr.com
External links
- Truman Sports Complex is at coordinates 39°03′00″N 94°28′56″W / 39.050085°N 94.482219°WCoordinates: 39°03′00″N 94°28′56″W / 39.050085°N 94.482219°W
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