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Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "the Ice Palace" when the Minnesota Vikings played, "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America. The Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team played at Met Stadium from 1956 to 1960. The Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings then played at the "Met" from 1961 to 1981. The NASL soccer team Minnesota Kicks also played there from 1976 to 1981.

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  • Metropolitan Stadium
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  • Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "the Ice Palace" when the Minnesota Vikings played, "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America. The Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team played at Met Stadium from 1956 to 1960. The Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings then played at the "Met" from 1961 to 1981. The NASL soccer team Minnesota Kicks also played there from 1976 to 1981.
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demolished
  • 1985-01-28(xsd:date)
Dimensions
  • Backstop -
  • Center Field -
  • Left Field - 343 ft
  • Left-Center -
  • Right Field -
  • Right-Center -
  • Wall -
Closed
  • 1981-12-20(xsd:date)
Nickname
  • The Met, Met Stadium" , "Old Met
Align
  • right
Caption
  • The Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium, August 1965; the ticket was a pricey $4.16 plus tax.
broke ground
  • June, 1955
construction cost
  • 8500000.0
Width
  • 220(xsd:integer)
Title
stadium name
  • Metropolitan Stadium
direction
  • vertical
Before
Surface
  • Grass
Years
  • 1956(xsd:integer)
  • 1961(xsd:integer)
  • 1965(xsd:integer)
  • 1975(xsd:integer)
  • 1977(xsd:integer)
After
Image
  • Beatles Metropolitan Stadium ticket 1965.jpg
  • The Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium.jpg
seating capacity
  • 30637(xsd:integer)
  • 40000(xsd:integer)
  • 45919(xsd:integer)
  • Baseball: 18,200
  • Football: 48,446
Architect
Opened
  • 1956-04-24(xsd:date)
Owner
tenants
  • Minnesota Twins
  • Minnesota Vikings
  • Minneapolis Millers
  • Minnesota Kicks
Location
  • 8000(xsd:integer)
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  • Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "the Ice Palace" when the Minnesota Vikings played, "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America. The Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team played at Met Stadium from 1956 to 1960. The Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings then played at the "Met" from 1961 to 1981. The NASL soccer team Minnesota Kicks also played there from 1976 to 1981.
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