Candlestick Park is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium originally built as the home of the San Francisco Giants. The stadium is situated at Candlestick Point on the western shore of the San Francisco Bay. Due to its location next to the bay, strong winds often swirl down into the stadium, creating interesting playing conditions. At the time of its construction in the late 1950s, the stadium site was the cheapest plot of land available in the city that was suitable for a sports stadium. Legend also has it that city officials and stadium designers made visits to the site during the morning when the breezes are usually calm, but not during the late afternoon and evening when the winds frequently pick up quite dramatically, even on clear sunny days.

Home of the San Francisco 49ers

Candlestick Park capacity: 70,207

Candlestick Park phone: 415-656-4900

Year Built: 1960

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