Joe Albi Stadium, Sports stadium in Northwest Spokane, United States.
Joe Albi Stadium was an outdoor multi-purpose stadium in northwest Spokane, Washington, with a FieldTurf playing surface and a final seating capacity of 28,646. Its field ran north–south at an elevation of 1,890 feet, and the press box sat atop the west grandstand. The stadium closed in early 2022 and was demolished.
The facility opened in 1950 on land that previously served as a military hospital grounds and was initially called Memorial Stadium. It was renamed in 1962 to honor Joe Albi, a local advocate for sports.
The stadium was renamed in 1962 for Joe Albi, a sports booster who led the fundraising and construction effort; a 600-pound bronze statue of him was unveiled in 1997. Seated several rows above the field in the southwest corner bleachers, the statue was often dressed in the school colors of the competing teams.
Joe Albi Stadium closed in early 2022 and was demolished, so there is no venue left to visit at the site in northwest Spokane. Its successor, One Spokane Stadium, stands in downtown Spokane just northeast of the Spokane Arena. A middle school, Pauline Flett, opened in September 2022 just south of the former stadium site.
A 600-pound bronze statue of Joe Albi, unveiled in 1997, sits several rows above the field in the southwest corner bleachers; fans often dress it in the school colors of the competing teams. The stadium closed in early 2022 and was demolished, replaced by One Spokane Stadium downtown.
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