Baker Field
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| Former names | Baker Field (1923–1982) |
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| Location | West 218th St. at Park Terrace West Inwood, Manhattan New York City |
| Owner | Columbia University |
| Operator | Columbia University |
| Capacity | 32,000 (1928-1982) 10,500 (1984-1985) 17,000 (1986-present) |
| Surface | Grass (1923–1994) AstroTurf (1995–2004) FieldTurf (2005–present) (field) Rekortan (track) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1921 |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Construction cost | $7 million (1984) |
| Architect | Dattner Architects |
| Tenants | |
| Columbia Lions (NCAA) (1984–present) | |
Coordinates: 40°52′24″N 73°54′59″W / 40.873224°N 73.916452°W
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium is a stadium in the Inwood neighborhood at the northern tip of the island of Manhattan, New York City. Part of Columbia University's Baker Athletics Complex, it is primarily used for American football, lacrosse, and track and field events. The stadium opened in 1984 and holds 17,100 people.
The Baker Athletics Complex, originally Baker Field, is Columbia's outdoor athletic complex. Previously, all outdoor teams had played on South Field, across 116th Street from Low Memorial Library, the field where Lou Gehrig played for the Lions; it is now partially covered by Butler Library.
The athletic complex is located between the corner of Broadway and West 218th Street and Spuyten Duyvil Creek – the confluence of the Harlem and Hudson rivers – in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island. It was purchased for the university by financier George H. Baker for $700,000 in December 1921. It was dedicated the following April, but it was not until 1923 that the team began playing there. A 32,000-seat wooden stadium was built on the site in 1928; this was in use until 1982, when it was demolished to make room for the current Wien Stadium.
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