About East Hartford Velodrome
East Hartford Velodrome was an NFL stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut. It opened in 1926 and closed in 1929. Its last recorded capacity was 8,000. Its only tenant was Hartford Blues (NFL, 1926). On our ranked lists it ranks 7th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
8 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Hartford Blues While based here: 1 season · 3-7 regular season
NFL · 1926
|
NFL | 1926 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of East Hartford Velodrome?
The capacity of East Hartford Velodrome is 8,000.
When was East Hartford Velodrome built?
East Hartford Velodrome opened in 1926.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford Ball Club Grounds | 1874–1876 | 0.8 mi |
| PeoplesBank Arena | 1975– | 0.8 mi |
| Rentschler Field | 1933–1999 | 1.9 mi |
| Pratt & Whitney Stadium | 2003– | 2.2 mi |
| Arute Field | 1969– | 7.2 mi |
| Mansfield Club Grounds | 1872–1872 | 15 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.