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Petco
Park
San Diego, CA
Since 2004, Padre
fans have had one of the best ballparks to watch games and
create new memories each summer. However before Petco Park's
opening, that was not always the case. With
an aging Jack Murphy Stadium and having to share it with the San
Diego Chargers (NFL), the Padres needed a ballpark of their own.
Larry Lucchino, who helped the Orioles build Camden Yards, became
President of the Padres in 1995 in part to help the team get a new
ballpark constructed. In 1996 the club officially announced plans to
build a ballpark and after
making it to the World Series in 1998, the voters of San Diego
approved a bond to allow construction of a ballpark in downtown San
Diego. Originally, the 42,445 seat stadium was scheduled to open in
2002. However, in October 2000 funding for construction of the
ballpark ended and was halted for more than a year. Over a year
later in November
2001, the City of San Diego approved a $166 million bond in order
for construction to resume. In January 2003, Petco Animal Supplies,
Inc. purchased the naming rights for $60 million over 22 years, thus
the ballpark was named Petco Park.
The San Diego Padres played their first game at Petco
Park on April 8, 2004 against the San Francisco Giants. The $411 million ballpark
has a Southern California look and feel to it with its white steel,
sandstone facade and palm/jacaranda trees. Petco Park is a
baseball only stadium with a grass field. Leading up to the entrance of the ballpark,
fans pass by a palm court and water walls. Once
inside the new ballpark, all fans have an excellent view of the
field. All of the 42,500 blue seats are close to the field and are angled
toward the pitchers mound. The three tier grandstand extends from the
right field foul pole around to homeplate and to the left field foul
pole. At the
left field foul pole is a San Diego landmark, the Western Metal Supply
Building is part of the left field wall and foul pole. The
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FACTS & FIGURES |
-Tenant:
San Diego Padres
-Capacity:
42,500
-Surface:
Grass
-Cost:
$449.4 Million
-Opened:
April 8, 2004
-Dimensions:
334-L, 367-LC, 396-C,
385-RC, 322-R
-Architect:
HOK, Antoine Predock
-Owner: City of San Diego (70%), San Diego Padres (30%)
-Former Name(s): None
-Naming
Rights: PETCO, $2.7 million/year through 2026
-Public
Financing: 57%: $206million from city, $76million from
county, $21million from Port of San Diego
-Private
Financing: 43%: $146million from Padres
-Seating
Chart
-Home Dugout: First Base
-Petco Park Ground
Rules
-Directions &
Parking
-Fan Experiences
-Address:
19 Tony Gwynn Way San Diego, CA 92112
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