Giants Stadium

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="002285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>The World of Sports Venues</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The World of Sports Venues"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="3Com.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3Com Park"><U>3Com Park</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Edward.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Edward Jones Dome"><U>Edward Jones Dome</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Ericsson.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ericsson Stadium"><U>Ericsson Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="FedEx.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FedEx Field"><U>FedEx Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Ford.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ford Field"><U>Ford Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Georgia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Georgia Dome"><U>Georgia Dome</U></A>   |   <B>Giants Stadium</B>   |   <A HREF="Lambeau.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lambeau Field"><U>Lambeau Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Superdome.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Louisiana Superdome"><U>Louisiana Superdome</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Metro.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Metrodome"><U>Metrodome</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Raymond.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Raymond James Stadium"><U>Raymond James Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Seahawks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seahawks Stadium"><U>Seahawks Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Soldier.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Soldier Field"><U>Soldier Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="SunDevil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sun Devil Stadium"><U>Sun Devil Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Texas.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Stadium"><U>Texas Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Vet.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Veterans Stadium"><U>Veterans Stadium</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="001d2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.giants.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.giants.com"><U><IMG SRC="NYGiants.gif" border=0 width="80" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.newyorkjets.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newyorkjets.com"><U><IMG SRC="Jets.gif" border=0 width="80" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Stadiums/SeatingCharts/GiantsStadium.gif" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Seating Charts</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Stadiums/Giants_Stadium.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 1</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Giants Stadium</I></div> <div> Address- Meadowlands Sports Complex</div> <div>                  East Rutherford, NJ  </div> <bR> <div> Teams- New York Giants, New York Jets</div> <bR> <div> Year Opened- 1976</div> <bR> <div> Capacity- 79,466</div> <bR> <div> Surface- Grass</div> <bR> <div> Maybe it needs another overhaul. Maybe not. Home to both the Jets and the Giants for over 20 years now, Giants Stadium still earns its bread and butter with concerts in the summer, and sometime events like the Pope's visit in 1995, or the World Cup soccer tournament. Inside, all the regular accoutrements exist, from bountiful concessions to state-of-the-art sound and scoreboard. The real lure, however, as known to most New Jersey natives, is the parking lot, where tailgating parties reach magnificent proportions prior to fair weather football games, and where tailgating parties of an altogether different sort occur prior to concerts featuring bands with traveling, trust-funded fans. You know who you are. Beyond this parking lot, and also the adjacent racetrack and arena, there really isn't anything but Secaucus, the highway, and the labyrinthine canals of the meadowlands themselves. Easy to get to? You bet. Easy to leave? That's your problem.</div> <div> Digital City New York</div> <bR> <div> Giants Stadium (79,464 capacity) is recognized as one of the premier venues in the country and it, along with Continental Airlines Arena and Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J., comprise the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Each year, over seven million patrons enjoy more than 800 events at the Meadowlands, making it one of the most successful sports and entertainment complexes in the world.</div> <div> Both the New York Giants and the New York Jets of the National Football League play at Giants Stadium, making it the only stadium in the country to house two NFL teams. The Giants have sold out every game they have played at Giants Stadium. A third franchise -- the New York/New Jersey MetroStars of Major League Soccer played their inaugural season in 1996. </div> <bR> <div> The Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League, and the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football have also called Giants Stadium home.</div> <bR> <div> Giants Stadium hosted seven soccer games including a semifinal for World Cup 1994. The Stadium was the only venue of nine sites utilized to sell out all of its games and to realize a seven-figure profit ($1.8 million). </div> <bR> <div> Giants Stadium is the home of the Kickoff Classic, the traditional first game of the college football season, and the Whitney Young Memorial Classic featuring Grambling State University. The Stadium has hosted three Army-Navy football classics (1989, 1993, 1997) and many Rutgers University games.</div> <bR> <div> Giants Stadium is a leading concert facility attracting top musical acts including Bruce Springsteen, U2, Genesis, Billy Joel, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. In 1994, Giants Stadium had a record-breaking concert summer. The Stadium held 15 sold-out concerts, attracting 836,631 fans and $37,513,931 in gross ticket sales -- all industry records. </div> <bR> <div> On October 5, 1995, Pope John Paul II celebrated mass at Giants Stadium before a record crowd of 82,948. Giants Stadium also served as the site for closing ceremonies of the Statue of Liberty centennial celebration in 1986.</div> <bR> <div> The 800 events held annually at the Complex generate some $950 million in economic activity in the region, support tens of thousands of jobs, and provide tens of millions of dollars of direct revenue to the state.</div> <bR> <div> The Complex's three facilities were constructed on a 750-acre site at a cost of $450 million. The project was financed entirely by money raised through the sale of bonds issued by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA). No taxpayer money was used in the construction of the facility.</div> <bR> <div> The NJSEA was created by the New Jersey legislature in 1971 and is the governing body which oversees the operations of Continental Airlines Arena, Giants Stadium, Meadowlands Racetrack and Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. At the state's bequest, it constructed the State Aquarium at Camden, N.J., and is building the Atlantic City Convention Center. The Authority also oversaw a $29 million project to renovate and expand Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.</div> <bR> <div> Meadowlands.com</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>