City Stadium Profile | Philadelphia PA

Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. Once home to some of the most notorious sports facilities in the US, perhaps the world, it is now home to a handsome collection of stadiums, each with it's own flavor. And as a bonus, we are going to try and make it through this guide without mentioning that obligatory Philadelphia style sandwich.

First pictured is Citizens Banks Park (I promise you will hear more about this place from us in the upcoming weeks). It's a great facility and unlike the rest of the sports teams in the town, has actually witnessed success with the 2008 Phillies bringing home the ugliesy trophy in sports. It's a stadium filled with food gems, entertainment and it's easy on the eyes.

Looming and menacing just like the fans that populate the stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, or the Linc as the local meatballs call it, it is a great place for the Birds to call home. Beyond the typical rhetoric that goes with new stadiums (great sight-lines, club seats, X number of luxury boxes) we just love how towards the end of the year the real grass field (something that is rare nowadays for the Northeastern US) gets nice and sloppy - must be a Pennsylvania thing. The dark colors of the stadium are a perfect match for the Philadelphia Eagles as it shows intimidation and it is unwelcoming to strangers.

The old lady of the bunch is the Wachovia Center (soon to be Wells Fargo Center). Home of the Sixers, Flyers and for marquise games, the Villanova Wildcats. The Wachovia Center is pretty much your typical mid 90's sports arena (it was finished in '96). It's nice, but it really isn't all that compelling. Video boards and sound system are solid. This season has been a little rough at the old FU center for Philadelphians, but no worries, the winter months are almost over. Baseball and football season are right around the corner.

The Sports Complex in Philadelphia is great for many reasons, but those same things that make it great also lead to its major downfall. The stadiums are located beyond South Philadelphia almost in the Delaware River. It has access to I-95 and (pathetic) I-76. This makes it an easy ride from Center City and over the Walt Whitman Bridge to Jersey. There is plenty of parking, and pregame tailgating is good to go. If you want public transit just take the Broad Street Line (express it if you can) to Pattison Station. BUT.... This area is dead when there is no game, it's a neighborhood full of food distribution warehouses and it's vastness can make it seem rather depressing. A smattering of bars and eateries are nearby but honestly your best bet is to go right into the game and afterwards, if you are feeling lucky, take the Walt all the way to Atlantic City. $!

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