Miami Marine Stadium
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The Miami Marine Stadium is a marine stadium on Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, United States. The facility, completed in 1963 on land donated to the City of Miami from the Matheson family, is the first stadium purpose-built for powerboat racing in the United States. The stadium was abandoned in 1992 when officials declared it unsafe following Hurricane Andrew. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
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Former names | Ralph Munroe Marine Stadium |
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Location | Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, United States |
Coordinates | 25°44′35″N 80°10′11″W |
Owner | City of Miami |
Capacity | 6,566 |
Acreage | 240 acres (970,000 m2) (land and water) |
Surface | Marine |
Construction | |
Opened | December 27, 1963 (1963-12-27) |
Closed | September 18, 1992 (1992-09-18) |
Construction cost | $2 million (1963)[1] |
Architect | Hilario Candela |
General contractor | Millman Construction |
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