Created By: Freeport Memorial Library
Freeport Municipal Stadium, also known as the Freeport Stadium, opened in 1931. The stadium was constructed of reinforced concrete and originally had a capacity of 2,027. Later, midget auto races attracted crowds as large as 10,000. The Penn Red Caps, a semiprofessional baseball team, played at the stadium. The Brooklyn Dodgers football team used the stadium as the site for their midweek training. Other facilities included a football field, one-fifth of a cinder track, a baseball field, and six tennis courts.
The Freeport Stadium closed in 1983. A campaign to save the Freeport Stadium failed and its buildings were demolished in 1987. Caldor, a discount department store, opened on the site in 1992. BJ's replaced this store in 2002.
In the fall of 1990, Village trustees voted to name a new street that was constructed on the former stadium property "Stadium Drive."
The Freeport Landmarks Preservation Commission dedicated a roadside marker near the original entrance to the stadium.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Sailing Through Freeport's History
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