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Known
for the worst turf and playing conditions,
Veterans Stadium has been the home of the
Philadelphia Eagles for more than 30 years.
After playing at an aging and deteriorating
Connie Mack Stadium/Shibe Park, along with
the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), and at
Franklin Field; the Eagles along with the
Phillies began to want a new stadium. By
1961, both the Phillies and Eagles had planned
to be playing in a new multipurpose stadium.
However 1961 came and went because of disputes
over where the stadium should be built.
In November of 1964, a $25 million bond
issue was approved by voters to build a
stadium. By 1966, two locations for a new
stadium were still being deliberated, while
the cost of construction rose. On October
2, 1967 ground was broken for a new stadium,
in south Philadelphia. Named Veteran Stadium,
the facility was completed in just under
four years. The Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)
played the first game ever at Veterans Stadium
on April 10, 1971.
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