Sacramento's stadium never got built, then abandoned (Arco Park)

ARCO Park is an unfinished multi-purpose stadium directly north of the arena. The original plan was to have a AAA minor-league baseball stadium adjacent to the basketball stadium. The stadium would have been capable of expansion to accommodate both a Major League Baseball team (possibly the Oakland A's) and a National Football League team (possibly the-then Los Angeles Raiders). However, the facility was never finished because the Sacramento Sports Association ran out of money during construction in 1989 and a team was never secured. The remnants of this incomplete stadium include foundations and a tunnel leading to the basketball arena. With the subsequent redevelopment of the ARCO Arena site into California Northstate University's Medical Center Campus, the remnants of the incomplete stadium are likely to be demolished.

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[luisleal]

Sacramento woulda been a great home for the A’s, at least it would keep them in the state.

[chrisguardiano]

Arco Park was also on the radar of MLS in 1995 when it came to forming the league & establishing where teams were going to play. However MLS ultimately chose San Jose for their 2nd California franchise (at the time) because of the history the city had with the Earthquakes in the NASL. Then when Sacramento Republic became a club in 2012, there was talk that the Arco Park site would be used to build a soccer specific stadium but that fell through & the club played their matches at Hughes Stadium before moving to Heart Health Park (their current home) midway through the 2014 season.

[keith]

Hello Brodie Brazil,
Thank you about Sacramento's stadium. Glad we live in Bay area.
Hope you, your family, friends, and everyone are well!
Take care, be safe, and peace out!

[analoguegeek]

This arena actually went up in 1988. It was the 2nd Arco Arena. The first Arco from 1985 was actually a makeshift arena made from a converted office building that held about 10000 fans and it was a total madhouse at the time. That old Arco structure actually still stands today as it was converted back into an office building! It hosts the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, as well as the State Funeral Buerau, and some Acupuncture thing. I have been there for some CDCA stuff that I needed to do for work when I was based in Sacramento.

It's right off of i80 at Truxel just north of the InNout Burger! Go say hi to the original Arco!

[bullwinkle]

So much for the Sacramento Athletics!!! The Giants would have declared Sacto within their territorial rights!!!

[sacramentofoodforest]

Honestly I’d consider the A’s in sacramento instead of Vegas a huge win

[alexchristian]

Brodie, I’ve caught some huge bass there!

[prab]

Just like Southern California has 2 professional teams we need 2 in Northern California this is is how I would do it …

Sf Giants
Sac A’s

Sf gives the sac river cats to the A’s
A’s give their old stadium for the Giants put a Oakland minor league team

What you think Brody ? Please think about this !!

[robserrano]

Build Arco Park in Sacramento and moved The AVIATORS to Sacramento.

[marblehillpjs]

I still don't understand the desire to move the as to vegas.

[johnc]

Brodie - the park was actually modeled to be a near copy of Angels Stadium in the 80s when the Rams played there.

[bncampbell]

I was there in '87 for, Sacramento's March on Baseball. We either filled almost filled the third deck, not the 2nd deck.

[jamesbrizendine]

I agree with Luis it would keep the A’S in the state

[joecostantino]

Arco Arena was built in 1988 not 1985, thats actually the 2nd Arco Arena, the first one is down the street from there and survives to this day as a state office building.. Only held like 10, 000 for basketball if that.

[Pacidan]

Bay Area fans shouldn't overlook the impact Sacramento and the Central Valley has on Bay Area sports attendance and viewership, particularly baseball and football. I heard once that there were more 49er season ticket holders in Sacramento than in San Francisco. Biggest stumbling block to bring more franchises to Sac are Sacramentans themselves. We are a bigger market out here than Las Vegas, probably the largest market with only one pro sports team. We just don't push for one like we used to.

[alk]

There is also a secret tunnel that connected the arena and what would be stadium. Eventually the performers of Ringling Brothers used that tunnel as an area to get ready and became known as "the clown tunnel."

[dbow]

Unfortunate. Would have loved to see the A's in Sac

[deanwille]

If A’s move that’s where they should go not Vegas

[micahmeshelle]

Only good thing, about a potential A's move to Vegas is that the team will remain on the West Coast.

[robbbrown]

The concrete and foundation work that still sits there is pretty much the sports version of the towers that were supposed to be built at 3rd/Capitol. Sucks neither were able to see any kind of completion. Arco Park would have been an amazing stadium.