How much did Cleveland Stadium cost to build?
Cleveland Stadium, also called Cleveland Municipal Stadium or Lakefront Stadium, was the lakefront stadium of Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Indians and Browns, built from a groundbreaking on 24 June 1930, completed on 1 July 1931 with the world's largest outdoor seating capacity of 78,189, and demolished by March 1997 to make way for Cleveland Browns Stadium. English Wikipedia says voters approved a levy of 2.5 million dollars in 1928 and construction costs ran about 500,000 dollars over that amount, 3 million in all.
Reported project cost
$3 million
Cost basis: 1931
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1931
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Key dimensions
- CapacityEncyclopedia of Cleveland History
- 78,189 seats
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