Thanks for the link Frank. I had nothing to do with the article. Looks like one of their writers is a fan of Forgotten Chicago.
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The following map provides recent aerial and street views of the location where Sparta Stadium once stood. Click on pin to view aerial view of Sparta Stadium in 1938, the year they won the National Challenge Cup (US Open Cup). Sparta Stadium Site
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A few Sparta pics from the Chicago Tribune: September 3, 1928 September 7, 1947 September 8, 1947
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Richard Stachowski Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There may be some remains of that stadium. If you > go north from 22nd st. on Kostner look to the left > near the first post and bus stop and there are two > what looks like some ornaments about a foot or so > high and painted. Check it out somebody . OK? The 1962 photo at www.historicaer
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Sparta dominated Chicago and regional soccer in the 20s and 30s. Chicago Soccer League Champs 1928 Every year from 1930 - 1936 1938 Peel Cup Champions (Illinois State Champions) Every year from 1928 - 1933 1937 National Cup West Finalist (US Open Cup) 1927 1929 1933 1936 1938 1939 In 1938, the year where you can clearly see a marked soccer field and covered grandstand
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Could be. There was an aerial pic in the 70's that showed a pretty packed parking lot.
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A Tribune article from 1939 lists that address as one of 400 vacant lots that would be turned into playing fields that summer.
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Thanks for posting those great pics Frank. Sparta lost that 1926 match to Hakoah Vienna 6-1 in front of 15,000 fans, but tied them 1 year later (2-2) in front of 12,000 fans at Soldier Field. Sparta played several international friendlies against teams from all over the world, including the Uruguay National Team, Glasgow Rangers, Marte FC (Mexico), Audax (Chile), Hungaria FC, SK Kladno (Czech)
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I've drawn a few diagrams on Google Maps if anyone is interested in the position of the field and grandstands for Sparta Stadium. The attached link also includes pins for the sites of some of Chicago's earliest soccer matches. Chicago Soccer History Map
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Richard Stachowski Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > See it on NTR aeriels 1938- 1951 Thaks for this suggestion. They've got aerial photos of 21st Street and Kostner Avenue from: 1938 where you can clearly see the soccer field dimensions and stands, 1951 where you can see where there once was a field and half the stands are gone,and 1962 where it is
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Thanks for the information. The earliest references I found in the Chicago Tribune archives were for "Sparta Field" and they started appearing in 1921. There are several references to "Sparta Stadium" in the 20's and 30's and the stadium hosted several international friendlies including a match with SK Kladno (Czech) that was played in front of a crowd of 9,000. After Nove
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I've been doing a little research on a Chicago soccer team, Sparta A.B.A. The team was formed by Czech immigrants and they were very popular during the late 1920s and early 1930s. They played at Sparta Stadium which was located at 21st St. and Kostner Ave. The last mention of Sparta Stadium in the Chicago Tribune archives is from November 30, 1953. Sparta Stadium does not appear in Tribue ar
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