It will take approximately three months to move the estimated 20,000 tons of rubble away from the site. The track's existence was a direct result of the passage of the "Pari-mutuel Revenue Law" of 1940,[11] which was largely influenced by Senator John Dunnigan. ", "Historic West Valley eyesore on the market for $16.5M in Goodyear", "The old Phoenix Trotter Park set for demolition", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Trotting_Park&oldid=1114157246, Sports venues in Maricopa County, Arizona, Defunct horse racing venues in the United States, Demolished buildings and structures in Arizona, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The track did house a fully air conditioned restaurant, which operated year-round. The town became a city in 1985. immeemz/Flickr. September 7, 2016 - We are saddened to announce the passing of James J. Dunnigan Jr. (19 Jan 1934). Third Level - Employee Locker Rooms, Employee Cafeteria, Main Kitchen, Store Rooms, Restaurant Space Check it out on the videos page. Because of the high summer temperatures, special precautions were taken in the preparation and curing of the concrete. Slowly but surely, it succumbed to the elements, blending in with the desert surroundings a little bit more each day. What is the fate of the Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear? As I walked back to my car, I felt so accomplished, I was shaking with excitement. Mar 28, 2014 - The Short Life and Long Death of Phoenix Trotting Park - Harness Racing Update Jun 18, 2014 - Readers' Picks of Biggest West Valley Eyesores - The Arizona Republic Jan 12, 2016 - Huge Trotting Park in Goodyear Marks 50 Years Standing Empty - The Arizona Republic However you want to describe the Phoenix Trotting Park it can be yours for $16.5 million. The Arizona Republic, pp 13. Until that is finished, there are no plans to do anything with the property. guaranteed money makers in that era. Good luck in the Dateland area. No Code of Conduct (1998). Very informative and I can't wait to go see some of these places as well. June 17, 2018 - With the Phoenix Trotting Park now demolished, the land has been listed again with Colliers, this time for $24 million. LoopNet.com. I am also a huge fan of this site. I was so damn excited to finally see one, although nowhere near the signs or the big bogs that flank 95. But Phoenix Trotting Park proved to be the exception. [8] While the track seemed promising at first, a variety of factors caused it to close after only two and a half seasons,[9] leaving Dunnigan nearly bankrupt. Thanks :). (21 Aug 1996). Jimmy Dunnigan knew racing and racetracks and his expertise attracted investors who wanted to see harness racing gain a foothold in Phoenix. One of the proprietors and visionaries behind the park was James Dunnigan, the renowned New York horse racing financier. The facility, which opened on Jan. 11, 1965 . Hi Jim, I too have enjoyed your photography work, you have a great eye and the information you provide on the subject matter. 22 AutoSwap USA. Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia. (Yes, that's a per capita of ten bucks but, remember, the sulky sport was all new to the Phoenicians). there, there is a bridge type thing that leads right to it. There wasn't much down there, just a lot of open space and a few random fixtures. If you cant get enough of Arizonas fascinating history and abandoned places, you might also want to check out eight of our favorite spooky Route 66 ghost towns! She broke her arm and lost her shoes its always been something kids come and (do), of course its trespassing, but they come and check it out. The scraped site was re-listed for sale in Summer 2018 for $24 million dollars. Senator John J. Dunnigan on Feb. 22, 1934, Trotters at the Buffalo Raceway on May 25, 1974, Re-creation of the Phoenix Trotting Park logo, Phoenix Trotting Park under construction in 1964. In the silence I tried to imagine what the place alive and filled with thousands of cheering spectators. 2 Hon. The New York Times. This was one of the top 10 tracks in America, with multiple speed records set and broken there. Thoroughbred racing is held at Turf Paradise just north of central Phoenix, but its best days are in the past. Harness Racing Update. September 6, 2021 - I have gone through the site and fixed a number of broken and dead links. As the region lacked major roads from Phoenix to Goodyear, there was not enough business and the track closed two years later. T, Hello again! This is the Phoenix Trotting Park - a huge complex in the United States that was built as a horse racing track in 1964. Between Phoenix and Lewis there was a latent, but unspoken and wary sympathy. Phoenix Trotting Park was built twenty miles from Downtown Phoenix and only accessible by way of dirt roads, making it a chore to get to. All of the concrete structural members (except the floor and roof slabs) were post-tensioned using a system called Prescon. [23] They built the Cotton Lane RV Resort on the backstretch of the track. Sitemap | Privacy Policy |   Contact Us, Valley 101 Explores the History of the Phoenix Trotting Park, Phoenix Mixed-Use Project Takes a Giant Step, Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park, Demolition of massive Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear begins. Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. We also explored and got some great pictures around there and out at Corn Springs, etc. Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration by Troy Paiva. Very nice series of photos--I imagine it's really incredible to be there in person.Where are you off to next? Second Level - Betting Windows, Offices & Storage Rooms, Multiple Bars, More Restrooms, Escalator (Top) Sources for information are linked at the end of each statement. [7][8], A close up view of a corner detail of a balcony. He and a group of other investors successfully introduced night harness racing at a leased track in Los Alamitos. The Phoenix Trotting Park was expertly designed and opened in 1965. West Valley View photo by Casey Pritchard. It was so amazing. Check them out on the Photo Gallery page. Follow us @PHXTrottingPark. The buyers and the sale price have not yet been disclosed. The asking price for the 194-acre parcel of land is a whopping $16,500,000 USD! Winds light and variable.. Clear. 18 Kiko, Sally. It is too bad that nobody thought about customers would have to travel 20 miles by dirt road to get there. There was a lot of fencing around the place, but most of it was collapsed and not really an obstacle. More videos on TUC Extras Channel: http://youtube.com/theunknowncamextrashttps://www.facebook.com/TheUnknownCameraman/http://www.twitter.com/TheUnknownCam I have added the latest batch of letters to the Letters page. The colossal ruins of Phoenix Trotting Park sit in the middle of a barren expanse of land just off I-10. I've been a couple times to just look at the outside. Many thanks to everyone for their patience. The Trotting Park opened on January 12, 1965 to a crowd of 12,223 attendees. The Phoenix Trotting Park harness racing track in Goodyear was torn down last week, and now sits as a pile of concrete and rebar at the interchange of I-10 and Loop 303. [24] Roles Inn of America owned the land upon which the Trotting Park sat for many years. (Here's a video I made about Phoenix Trotting Park, which includes additional info and pictures not included in this blog entry:), the historic home of Buffalo Bill Codyand a melting adobe house in the middle of the Arizona desert, https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JimSullivanPlacesThatWere/posts. (1983). 1 John J. Dunnigan. Earl Flora waxed poetic in the pages of Hoof Beats, noting that his trade journalist colleagues for The Horseman & Fair World and Harness Horse wished that they could paint the scene instead of relying on their typewriters. Also I have fixed the Contact form. Man Injured in Fall at Goodyear Trotting Park. Removal of . 16 Slater, Chuck. 6. For its time, it was state of the art. 28 Gullickson, Glenn. 67, Issue 14. Phoenix Trotting Park was seen as the western version of Florida's popular Pompano Park, bringing pari-mutuel action on trotters and pacers to new territories. Speaking of which, there is a new one out in Construction Equipment Guide, please take a look: OCT 10, 2017 - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT GUIDE - Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park. According to a YouTube video, a motorcycle show was held at the park on March 26, 1988. First of all: INCREDIBLE photography. Temp: 33. (Feb 1967). HarnessMuseum.com. (27 Sep 2010). Unknown magazine scan, 69-71. 2. [30] The sale of the property was completed in March 2021 to a New York based developer called Keystone Equities LLC. The New York Times. I guess you could sit back and wait for it to die down. (10 Oct 2011). A 1965 Arizona Republic article also lists Eugenio Grasetto as the architect. Next week's post will be about a couple of neat old abandoned houses in Dateland, AZ that I explored later that day. How many ghost towns still exist in Arizona? SEP 27, 2017 - FOX10 PHOENIX - Abandoned Phoenix Horse Trotting Park demolished in Goodyear It's unlikely, however, that the trotting park in the desert will ever gain new life. The large, futuristically designed structure gave an optimistic look for the 1960s. August 10, 2016 - Sale pending! Dec 27, 1964 - Phoenix Trots Out A $9 Million Track With Spiral Curves - The New York Times, Jan 10, 1965 - Phoenix Trotting Park to Open Tomorrow - The Arizona Republic, Feb 1965 - Phoenix Trotting Park, An Architectural Paragon, Has Set Out To Win The West! (29 Apr 1940). Growth in the "Valley of the Sun" is rebounding from the economic downturn which started in 2008. One pundit described the hulking shell of the track as "a giant tan Jetsonian mausoleum built in the middle of a desert to host harness racing, without any apparent regard for how flagrantly dumb and doomed it would be to do something like that.". The University of Notre Dame. Such a waste of a unique structure. Phoenix Trotting Park was not built with air conditioning, as it was never intended to be a year-round facility. I agree; you can't be too careful. I know many people are sad to hear that this unique and architecturally-significant building may soon meet its end, but it is on private property and visitors are NOT allowed. This website is not affiliated with the owners of the Trotting Park in any way, and I genuinely wish they would find a way to preserve or re-use the building instead of tearing it down. They were quick to point out that the track was built They allowed the building to achieve unusually long cantilevers of 39 feet for the seat girders and 32 feet for the roof girders. Mr. Dunnigan is survived by one brother, Eddie; and several nieces and nephews. Their . It really is an incredible place. Really great site, Jim!Sadly, they are tearing the Trotting Park down soon. Local Sports Things To Do Business eNewspaper Politics USA TODAY Obituaries Travel Colorado River and the debate over water rights begins . Demolition of massive Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear begins, 1965 article sheds light on what the Phoenix Trotting Park used to be, Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park, The Colossal Ruins of Phoenix Trotting Park. Its just different.. Phoenix itself was built on the ruins of a Native American civilization and thus earned its name after the mythical bird of rebirth. This legitimized the sport, which was once dominated by bookmakers ("bookies") at the turn of the century. GCU hosted a number of small rodeo events including the Junior Rodeo and the 1993 All-Arabian Horse Society Spring Show.[34]. AZBEX. The building has since sat empty, and has fallen into disrepair. SEP 27, 2017 - AZCENTRAL - What is the fate of the Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear? In the early 1960s, James J. Dunnigan invested heavily in a new harness racing track called Phoenix Trotting Park, located in Arizona. Link no longer valid. It's so massive that it was impossible to know where the other person was. I don't know what happened, but my best guess is that something happened with the financing or with securing all of the necessary rights to the land. Thank you. Thats the biggest thing everybody says, youre almost home. This included hosting the "Grand Circuit" from March 15-20, 1965. The purpose of this website is to preserve the Trotting Park's history, to tell the story of the owner's failed dream, and to educate the curious about this unusual racetrack and its troubled past. 27 Colliers International. Built in 1964, the Phoenix Trotting Park was actually located in Goodyear, Arizona. MAY 21, 2017 - KTAR NEWS - Phoenix Trotting Park, an iconic horse-racing track, will be demolished Ivy Walls and Horse Stalls. 10 Arizona Rites Held for James Dunnigan. Massive Goodyear projects approved. Learn about the 1998 movie and the famous explosion scene. Also I am contemplating the idea of opening a web shop that sells some Trotting Park logo merchandise. Secondly. The grandstand lies. MAY 18, 2018 - COLLEGE TIMES - All Abandoned: 8 Forbidden & Forgotten Spots around Arizona The backstretch area now is the Cotton Lane RV and Mobile Home Park. Demolition of the grandstand was announced in May 2017 [29], and commenced in September 2017. ), biggest white elephant in Maricopa County, but when I explored about 21 years ago they had motion sensors and the police were there in 10 minutes, had to use old trick to divert them elsewhere. I also saw locals walking by but they did not say anything. It used to be a beautiful piece of architecture. It wasn't that way when track executive Jimmy Dunnigan, who also operated Buffalo Raceway, led a group of investors to bring harness racing to the desert. [20], The Trotting Park closed permanently in 1966. Please see the links below for media coverage of the start of the demolition process: SEP 27, 2017 - AZCENTRAL - Demolition of massive Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear begins 5041 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix . It always pays off to be silent and aware of your surroundings when exploring alone.Great pictures. Phase I opened in 2002 with 285 spaces, while Phase II added an additional 300 spaces. Low 37F. Assuredly no one is going to salvage the old track and bring back racing. The point is, once this building went down, the entire population of birds left that structure to make the houses and other buildings of the west valley their new homes. The Phoenix Trotting Park was used as a filming location in the 1998 action movie "No Code of Conduct" starring Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen and directed by glam rocker Bret Michaels. What are some other creepy abandoned places in Arizona? The Phoenix Trotting Park was abandoned almost as soon as it was built in the mid-1960s. Weird Arizona by Wesley Treat, Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman. (3 Jun 1934). Read the latest details in this excellent article from the West Valley View: "Demolition Zone Ahead" from the West Valley View. The picture quality is amazing and looking for a new camera. In 1973, Dunnigan was awarded "The Comeback of the Decade" award from the U.S. Harness Writers, for his part in launching the successful harness race meeting at Los Alamitos, Calif and later Golden Bear Raceway. - Arizona Republic, Sep 27, 2017 - Demolition of massive Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear begins - Arizona Republic, Sep 27, 2017 - 1965 article sheds light on what the Phoenix Trotting Park used to be - AZ Family 3TV / CBS 5, Oct 10, 2017 - Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park - Construction Equipment Guide, Oct 17, 2017 - Ghostly Track Meets Its Unmaker - Arizona Contractor & Community Magazine, Mar 21, 2005 - Phoenix Trotting Park by Trevorland - UER The Urban Exploration Resource, Oct 11, 2005 - Phoenix Trotting Park - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Jul 19, 2006 - Movie Review: No Code of Conduct - ahafilm.info (via Internet Archive), Nov 17, 2006 - Phoenix Trotting Park: A Photo Essay - by Phil Donohue, The Itinerant, Mar 19, 2009 - Phoenix Trotting Park; concrete ruins - by Joel Contreras, ModernPhoenix.net, Dec 23, 2010 - Phoenix Trotting Park - by GhostTownAZ, May 16, 2011 - Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear by Benjamin Leatherman, Phoenix New Times, Jul 11, 2013 - The Ghost Racetrack of Goodyear, Arizona by David Roth, SBNation.com, Nov 2013 - Phoenix Trottng Park - by: reneelounsbury, Atlas Obscura, Sep 3, 2015 - The Colossal Ruins of Phoenix Trotting Park - by: Jim Sullivan, Places That Were, Mar 24, 2016 - Urban Exploration: Phoenix Trotting Park - by: Taush.O. Following the demolition of the grandstand in 2018, the seller has increased the asking price of the land by $7.5 million from the previous listing two years ago. A ghost town occurs because the economic activity that supported the town or city has failed due to natural or human-caused disasters such as a flood, government action, uncontrolled lawlessness, or war. 7, Issue 4. Phoenix Trotting Park could be reduced to ashes if Arizona's long-shuttered Standardbred track is sold. (13 May 2004). Demolition Zone Ahead. May 14, 2017 - Couple of site fixes and upgrades today. Discovery Inc. is suing Paramount Global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the popular animated comedy series "South Park" after Warner paid for exclusive rights. Published September 27, 2017. Machuca said he plans to post his pictures online. Stars of the sport like Billy Haughton and Joe O'Brien and the reigning national dash champion Bob Farrington came to the desert for the opening night action, but the honor of driving first winner went to Gerry Kazmaier. (11 Dec 1996). Thank you for following my adventures! Thats his secondary preference, though. John J. Dunnigan. "An Arizona sunset staged its daily extravaganza in the background and a misty blue haze hung low over the quiet desert growth," Flora wrote about the opening night vista. This article originally appeared in the March 28, 2014 issue of Harness Racing Update Newsletter (PDF). It has to be one of the most amazing places to explore in az that I know about! Warner Bros. [15] Construction began in 1964 on the massive structure, which contained more than 27,000 cubic yards of concrete. Built 20 years before the freeway, the futuristic structure has sat for more than half a century, like a spaceship that landed in the middle of the desert, evoking mystified stares of passing motorists. The Colossal Ruins of Phoenix Trotting Park . It opened in 1965 and was run for about two and a half seasons. He enjoyed politics and remained a member of the Senate and the Democratic party until his retirement in 1944. August 23, 2016 - Phoenix Trotting Park is in the news again, this time in The Arizona Republic. It's an obscure reference to a cartoon short by Don Hertzfeldt I'd seen years ago. October 20, 2017 - It's hard to believe that after more than half a century, this amazing structure has been reduced to a pile of debris in just a week's time. Check it out here: Valley 101 Explores the History of the Phoenix Trotting Park. It was also featured on the cover of Harness Horse magazine and Hoof Beats magazine. Phoenix Trotting Park Abandoned. 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