| The No. 2 ground at Olympic Park
used to be situated behind the outer grandstand of the main stadium. When
the ground was first constructed in 1956, it was used as a general purpose
field for sports such as Australian Football. It used to have a hill surrounding a
majority of the ground, and a small grandstand. In the late 80's, a new
main grandstand was built, and the ground was converted into the main
venue for greyhound racing in Melbourne, it also included lights, and
there was weekly night racing every Monday night. Other sports played at
the ground included Soccer.
The No. 2 ground at Olympic Park had to be removed so that the new
Citylink tunnel project could run through the site in an attempt to fix Melbourne's traffic
problems. The main entrance to the Southern tunnel was situated in the
middle of the old ground, while this construction took place, the rest
of the stadium was left alone. In mid-2001, the whole venue, including
the grandstand, was demolished. In about 2004, a new training ground for
the Collingwood Football Club was constructed where the old No.2 ground
once stood.
In the above photo taken in 1956, the ground on the far
left side is the No. 2 Sports Ground at Olympic Park when it was first
constructed. Next to it is the velodrome which is also no longer there,
above that is the main arena, which has been redeveloped further and is
still in use today, and above that is the Melbourne Olympic Pool (now
the Lexus Centre and formally the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment
Centre).
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Location: |
Melbourne, Victoria |
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Capacity: |
10,000 (approx.) |
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Video Screen: |
No |
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Lights: |
Yes |
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Arena Roof: |
No |
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Built: |
1956 |
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Demolished: |
1997/2001 |
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Sports Played: |
Greyhound Racing
Australian Football
Soccer |
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