What Happened to Oracle Arena? ABANDONED?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2022
- The Golden State Warriors became a household name while playing at Oracle Arena. But the story of this historic venue dates back to when the team was in Philadelphia and the city had the Raiders football team of the AFL thrown at them. The city of Oakland thought that a massive sports complex, which became the the Oakland Coliseum and Oakland Arena, would make the city the national headquarters for professional sports, and help give the city an image nationally for economic development that was seperate from neighboring San Francisco.
The first four decades proved lackluster at Oracle, and a massive renovation completely demolished the inside of the arena and was rebuilt. The Golden Seals and the Oakland Oaks (led by Rick Barry) called the venue home in addition to the Warriors, who joined the last of the the three.
The Warriors drafted Steph Curry in 2008 and were bought by Peter Guber and Joe Lacob, who brought on the legendary Lakers president Jerry West to transform the team. Steve Kerr was hired as Head Coach and the likes of Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala joined the team over the next few years. The team went to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-2019 before moving to the Chase Center in San Francisco, including 3 vs Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Join us in this video as we explore what happended to Oracle Arena. Is it Abandoned?
This video is a reuploaded version to correct factual errors in the first version.
You left out the 2007 First Round Playoff Series when the #8 seed Warriors defeated the #1 seed Dallas Mavericks, with a 67-15 win-lost record, in what was the biggest upset in NBA Playoffs history.
Dirk was MVP that year. SMH.😳
WE BELIEVED!
Never got to see them play there, but living in the Bay during the Warriors playoff runs was electric. There was something in the air in busy plazas when the Warriors were playing. Definitely something I'll never forget.
I was on a visit with my friends in the middle of the city around 2014… Felt the energy of the warriors and it wasn’t even game day. One year later I’m a fan and they won their first title it was truly an exciting energy and I wanted to be a part of it. Witnessed a Finals game at the Oracle in 2017 against the Cavs, best $1000 ever spent
you’re not an og?
@@himynameiscoreythe warriors been won a title before 2014
@@BDClips. Yes, 1975, and the finals were played at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The Arena had the Ice Capades at the same time.
Facts. What a time to be alive.
The city of Oakland is all to blame for this demise. It's basically the city of Baltimore on the West Coast.
Who’s to blame for multi state 100 year failure that is Appalachia?
You are very likely just racist 👍
We still use our arena unfortunately
Trippin 😂😂😂😂
I’m sure Oakland did what they could to keep them. I’m also sure Nancy Pelosi did what she had to do to bring them to SF because they were bringing in cash while SF was being run down. 🤷🏼♂️ who really knows.
Oakland messed up bad. They had a sports complex that was perfect and just needed some love
Blame your mayor and city council
Arena's are a scam. Mega rich franchise owners and athletes shouldn't get subsidies and funding from taxpayers.
@@johkupohkuxd1697 What about the jobs. On the microlevel I know so many people who worked there for years. What about the fun and pride sports team bring. I would attend Warrior games and you could call your friend across the way. So empty. Soon as they started winning you couldn't get a ticket. My point is sports bring people together white, black, asian, nerds, squares, fat , skinny, muslim, christian they all cheer for the Warriors right now. The city should've ponied up the dough. Now the city is all homeless and pot clubs used to be the harlem of the west coast.
@@phillyfan-182 she was a very dumb liberal
That place is a shithole. Went to the Big 3 there(Terrible event) and that building is dingy, small, horribly congested and you cant hear a thing inside because of the reverb. Yeah that sound thing can be an advantage but you can just use reflector panels to send the sound back down.
The Oakland Arena should be preserve as a historic building and use for entertainment.
The exhibit halls weren't "removed". They were redesigned under the arena. In the 90's, they were reconfigured to offices for the Athletics and Raiders.
IT'S a real shame how Oakland upcoming sports market in the late sixties with Raiders,Athletics, NHL Seals,then warriors moving in early seventies,has basically been abandoned.
I like how this video mostly talks about the warriors history more than the building itself
That's why I like it.
That’s what makes Oracle so significant. They won 73 games in that arena. Won a title in that arena. Played 5 straight finals (2019, the Raptors had home court). 2016 Finals ended in Oracle. That arena is a HUB for history. Hell I miss Oracle Arena and seeing the Warriors in Oakland and I’m a LeBron fan.
@@lxbronx6 Good thing it’s gonna stay around, because it’s a big concert venue still.
Born and raised in Oakland. This was kinda heartbreaking to see the Oracle, as well as the Coliseum in its current condition.
Oakland has always been treated as the “Red-headed” stepchild of San Francisco. Hopefully, one day, it will get some respect.
Oakland should be treated like that.. Oakland is the Drunk Uncle/ Drug abuser to SF… ngl.. and SF isn’t a saint
na oakland and SF are crack head central
Oakland looks like the 3rd world in some places. It’s sad what’s happened to the town.
@@franktucker9730 yep the Raiders and the warriors both moved out, the Athletics are the only team left in Oakland and I wouldn’t be shock if they move out as well
Never with dumb liberal mayors ruining it
You know what needs a permanent home that doesn't have one? BattleBots. They do their shows in a TINY venue in Vegas that seats maybe 2,000 people. An older full-size arena, located in the heart of silicon valley, where they can leave their BattleBox in place and not worry about tearing it down for other events, would be SO HUGE for the sport of Robot Combat
Robot Combat sports is definitely a growing industry. I think the voice of this video might be a robot 🤖
😂😂😂 aint enough nerds to fill arenas..
@@bundyrivera7162 Robot battles isn’t even a sport😅, only for nerds who have nothing better to do.
They probably are at capacity at 2K seats. No one wants a 10, 000 seat venue with 8, 000 open seats.
Battle Bots is a niche "sport", like Cornhole, not a sport anymore than roller derby is.
Answer the questions in the title. We didn't click on this video for a warrior's history.
Lots of memories...went to a couple of Seals games as a kid around '73 and saw Pink Floyd there in "86 at the Arena...watched many A's games including playoffs and WS games at the Coliseum between '68- 87...Went to quite a few 'Day on the Green' concerts late 70's early 80's...Starting from when I was in the Del Campo LL in Sacramento in '68 seeing the Washington Senators and Frank Howard until Reggies last year and Mcguires rookie year in '87...so many memories
I live near Oakland. The first show reopening after the pandemic was in September 2021, not Feb 2022. Before the claimed Twice 2022 ‘opening’ concert, they had over 20 events/concerts including Lil Baby, Disney on Ice, System of a Down, J Cole, numerous Latin shows and comedy shows. Not sure why they discredited all of those other shows.
They weren't as big as TWICE bruh
@@sonicplys64 either way the author said Twice was the first show back after the pandemic. That’s not accurate.
@@sonicplys64 who is TWICE?
@@sonicplys64 Cole and Disney not being on the same level of TWICE is a crazy take
Who is TWICE?
I'd like to see an Arco Arena version. I livd in Michigan, but grew up liking the Kings because I idolized Chris Webber, who grew up near me.
I second this
Isn’t that building being torn down to make room for a hospital or medical school?
@@AEMoreira81 yup, unfortunately.
@@orlandofields1973 I mean idk if I'd use the word "unfortunately" just cause hospital seems like a good place
th-cam.com/video/ptQgTG6Wno4/w-d-xo.html go here they have a video they did on Arco arena and another video where they talk about the multi use stadium they was planning on building next door to arco
Went to a lot of warriors games throughout my elementary/middle school/high school years. Man the stadium was SO easy to get to and park, and right next to my favorite burrito place haha.
You know Oakland is a toiletbowl...When you loose a basketball team and football team now it's time for the A's to leave as well,
The A's are moving to Vegas too.
When the Navy left Alameda, there was so much land that could have been considered in development plans. As I watch the maneuvers of the past two decades, the city council of Oakland will be hard pressed to get anything done as they need better people, city and state government leadership. ]
That is were bladium is at and actually is looking really nice
very informative!
I attended so many concert there, starting in the 80's, all the way to a few weeks ago. It actually isn't so bad, and the area around there is picking up after decades of the city just letting it go. I like attending there because it's super easy to take Bart (Local train) as it has a stop literally across the street.
Same
Really great video. Like so many others commenting, the Coliseum AND the Arena played a big part in my life over the years because of all the shows, events and games I've attended there. My very first concert, as a teeny-bopper in around 1971 was the Osmond Brothers. LOL. That's just one of MANY. What a great, great venue it's been all these years!!
Ooh nice, I like this one. The quality on this series is improving, and I like how you fixed the quality errors
What a wonderful video
Wait, what!? TWICE was the first act for the reopening!?
Did not know this.
Good video. I have a place in my heart for that building, it was the site of my first ever concert, Genesis, on October 21, 1986.
Loved when the Seals played in the NHL.
The Oakland Seals did indeed ceased to exist after the 1975-76 NHL season, but the team didn't fold outright until 1978 as the Cleveland Barons, when the club was merged into the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars).
I’m from Oakland chase center Is cool but imagine if they built the new arena at the original proposed site omg that would of been sick the bay bridge right in the background wow ! Wish they did that
I’ve been to games and concerts and both Oracle and Chase, and let me tell ya I’ve never missed the Oracle more than I do now.
The Chase Center experience is absolutely ABYSMAL.
It’s 100 times the hassle to get there, and even worse to find parking (which you’ll pay no less than $50 in the cheapest garage).
And that’s not even including overpriced (even by SF standards) concessions.
is there free parking anywhere?
over priced by SF standards is terrifying.
You need to do the Kingdome demolition.
That was an EPIC implosion when that one came down.
Very good video. A nice surprise is the list at the 12:21 mark showing arena construction costs. Would be even more interesting if the construction completion year also appeared.
Make the arena complex a bike park for road, mtb, and gravel, and track.
You know, the proposal to bring in a WNBA team is a great idea. Oakland would probably have the best turn out for support league wide
XFL in Oakland!?!?!?!?!?!?!
This feels more like the history of Basketball at the Coliseum than history of the Oakland Coliseum...
Anyway, my stomping grounds as a child and Teen, as both my parents worked there, my Dad was a ticket taker and mom was an usher.
I grew up there, was able to get in and see many shows and got to meet some really special and famous people, but oddly to me it was where mom and Dad went to work and took me a long.
We were family friends with one of at the time 3 General Managers, Harold Miller, who has since passed, I'm sorry to say. Lots of awesome memories there. Concerts, train shows, Camping shows, in fact Coleman Debuted their pop up trailer camper at the Oakland Coliseum, I was there for that.
On concert with the Rolling Stones they had a plane fly over in the Baseball stadium and drop rubber dolls!
And a Metallica concert saw the destruction of the grass, lol!
New Kids on the Block, Prince, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, David Bowie, Tom Jones, Oakland A's Games Stereo Shows, Mc Hammer, Michael Jackson, Eddie Murphy Raw, Monster Truck and Mud Raley Shows, Big Foot, Hulk Hogan, Aundre The Giant, The very best Car Shows you can imagine!!! Oh man, I'll never forget this place. I'm sorry to see it end up here. I became a Firefighter and paramedic and had since moved out of California, so to see it fall into a ruin is very sad to me.
Warrior Games, Circus shows, got a chance to meet and keep in touch each time they came to the Coliseum Gunther and his Son of Ringling Bros Circus, the many ICE shows, just WOW a truly wonderful place for a kid and teen to hang out at back in the good ol days. Fair well what I called the Giant Drum on it's side.
I had always wanted to work there like my Dad. Before becoming a Firefighter, I did work across the way at the Oakland Airport, as I took checked in at the gate like I recalled Dad doing when I was a kid, I stared across the highway seeing Dad those years back.
He was proud I became a Firefighter now retired Captain.
Oakland Coliseum Arena....Seems like a life time ago now. ❤
Not even from the Bay, but I was able to see two games at Oracle and loved it. The stadium itself was nothing fancy, but every seat was great and they poured strong drinks. Plus it could get loud it there. I was blessed enough to go to WCF Game 6 vs the Houston Rockets. Good times!!!
Oracle arena will always be my favorite warriors arena, there was something special about it
The only places in California that are “sports complex” friendly are Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. San Jose and Santa Clara are political and legal nightmares, San Diego can’t keep teams in the city, Oakland doesn’t have the funds, and Fresno doesn’t have the fanbase to have professional teams.
The Golden Seals only folded after they moved to Cleveland, and even then, it was technically a merger between the Cleveland Barons and the Minnesota North Stars that ended up having the North Stars being the surviving franchise. (This merger was also effectively undone in the late 1980s in order to add the San Jose Sharks to the NHL in the 1991-92 season.)
Then Minnesota ended up loosing their franchise anyway to a city that doesn’t pay homage to their roots, and in return got an expansion team that has yet to make a Stanley Cup Final.
I’m from Minnesota if you can’t tell! 😂
2018-2019 NBA season was the best.. the Toronto Raptors went undefeated in Oracle Arena (regular season and playoffs) and shut down the arena... fun fact, canada basketball bought the court floor to use in canada!
Short answer, its called oakland arena now and is used for various concerts
They should turn it into a golden state warriors museum
As much as the Warriors move to the city is way more convenient for me (i can essentially walk there from work), there was something to be said about taking Bart to watch the A's or the Dubs and the...charm...of those old venues.
From west Oakland gone miss this place been to many games and concerts
This was well done. You've earned this new subscriber
The Seals were first called the Oakland Seals, changing in the 3rd season to California Golden Seals. They did not fold - they moved to Cleveland and became the Barons.
Honestly going to miss both the Oracle & the Coliseum stadiums should either become no more. Saw my share of Athletics Baseball & Golden State Warrior Basketball games. Never had an issue even getting to it. Right off of 880 should I decide to drive I never did. Took the bus from Vallejo & transferred onto a BART train. Got a bit tricky with night concerts though too never had an issue. Attended only one event @ Chase Center & I must agree. It's a nice arena though more difficult to get to & yes find parking. Also you never mentioned the Roller Derby Bay Bombers one time too called it home. Had a loyal following from Oakland & the East Bay as well.
so sad grew up in oakland my whole life that are a means alot , especially in a city with no entertainment options
I was supposed to see RATM there in March and they cancelled. That broke my heart. I did see Rammstein there in 2011. So many memories at that arena. It's a shame
I grew up in these buildings. Going to countless concerts in both facilities, numerous A's games (including the 1972 World Series), saw Pele play, watched the Seals lose multiple games but win multiple fights attended dozens of Warriors games and a number of Raider games.
How the fuck did you watch Pele play? I’m only 14, but the coliseum was pretty much my he
@@DoggyBaseball August 4th 1968 Santo played an international friendly game with the Oakland Clippers
@@bucketfootbaseball oh
Do you have a video about the palace in auburn hills in detroit?
Yes but it got demonitized so you'll have to go to the channel page to find it.
Can’t wait for the Oakland Coliseum’s video
Abandoned? I've worked at Oracle Arena now Oakland Arena several times within the last 2 years
"what happened to oracle arena?"
- proceeds to explain the Warriors history
The loudest arena in basketball as voted by coaches and players.
Do a video about kingdome next
Kingdome would be cool
i got hit in the head in the kingdome faling tiles still have amnesia
I ain't know Rick Barry played fa Oakland damn Krazy n balled wit Warriors
This needs to be saved.
I would be awesome to get an episode on the Igloo
Feel like I've seen this one before...
Good video something all Bay Area residents should see. Except for one Correction the nba gifted Lebron and the cavs the nba title. Saw they were getting beat bad and stepped in. 😂
The warriors finally brought the Larry O’Brein Trophy to San Francisco with a hole record 11 playoff game wins and 1 playoff game loss. And it was the first time since 2018 that the warriors won the finals
Is this a reupload? I don't get it?
Wow, the warriors moved stadiums and left oracle arena abandoned, the raiders moved to Vegas, and the A’s are looking to move soon (maybe Vegas). I assume the land with the stadiums could be all demolished and the land be sold to anyone who wants to buy it.
There trying to dry out the whole peninsula n turn it into tech real estate country
I agree man Warriors moving to San Francisco and Raiders moving to Las Vegas made no sense because the fan bases is in Oakland if they were going to relocate it should’ve been in San Jose only if they couldn’t get anything in Oakland.
@@Itshadow306 warriors have always had a fan base in SF, but the raiders moving to LV made no sense since Nevada doesn’t care about the Raiders
@@chuyozuna2398 Nevada doesn't care about the raiders but their stadium is still completely full every sunday. That's all that matters to billionaire owners.
33:20 you’ve must of never visited the football/baseball stadium during a season. It’s a mess bathroom flooded stinking the Corridors 🤢. I’ve heard from a few players they could smell it in the Locker rooms. In the oracle it’s not as bad. Got the same for the plumbing it’s outdated and prone to flooding. And don’t even get me started on parking 🤦🏽♂️. Let alone the location of the stadium is ridiculous when it comes to dealing with traffic on and the 580 hwy 🤦🏽♂️….
the old days when the warriors would hit 3s and the announcers would go crazy man
13:07 Masdison Square Garden :)
Hey can please what happen to st.louis arena
Technically Okc was the first team to blow a 3-1 lead. They blew the lead to the warriors in the WCF in 2016. Then the warriors went on to blow the same lead in the finals
32:32. “Hosted a kpop group”.
Not just any kpop group. It was Twice. From the videos of their concert, it looked like the audio quality in Oracle is quite poor compared to other arenas they played in.
Fine. I admit it. I live in a cave in Nova Scotia and have never heard of sliced bread, Iphone, or TWICE. Seeking therapy and counseling. Thank you for your concern.
hey labreece, i had a stadium for modern ruins. do you think sam boyd stadium would count?
You go to a game at the coliseum or oracle and you get a free souvenir broken car window
I was just here on Sunday for a kid cudi concert lmao
oracle arens is used for concerts and other big events if you guys didnt know
Loved watching the Sharks in the Cow Palace.
Ngl you could've dove into the lore of the "We Believe" Warriors era, one of the 2 instances they went into the playoffs. Oracle was fucking packed
I dead-ass forgot about that arena not gonna lie I like the design of it even tho I never went.
So no mention of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love getting injured during that first finals against Cleveland? But you did mention Draymond's suspension in the next finals. 🤔
When you look at it from a birds eye view it looks like a Mickey Mouse head!
The arena that the raptors closed😂😂
Nice
Kansas City A's moved to Oakland 1968, then hockey San Francisco Seals moved from the Cow Palace in San Francisco to Oakland. San Francisco Warriors played half their home games at the Oakland Arena and otherwise at the Cow Palace starting in '66-'67. That changed in 1971 when the Cow Palace was dropped, but they came back in 1975 for the NBA finals. Raiders: they had no place to play in Oakland originally. They had to play at Kezar and Candlestick during their first two season, 1960 and 61, then at Laney Jr. College from '62 to '65.
Lacob bought the Warriors in 2011 with intention to move the team to SF
I Feel Bad for Oakland Losing the Warriors, Raiders and the A's to Las Vegas, Too.
I drive past it to go to San Francisco, it just kinda sits there lol
I recommend you do the Pontiac Silverdome
Astrodome
Shea Stadium
Metrodome in Minnesota
LA Forum
Louisville Freedom Hall
Oracle was way more electric than Chase Center
Climate Pledge Arena is not a renovation of Key Arena. It is a completely different structure
Not entirely true. The roof and exterior walls are the same as KeyArena. They couldn’t demolish the roof and exterior walls as they are deemed an historic landmark for being built originally for the World’s fair in the 60’s. With the at being said though, you’re right. Everything else is brand new
I saw The Cure there in 1987.
1975 NBA finals they didn't play at Oakland arena because of scheduling they played a cow palace
The errors are fixed!
Oh you have to show the legendary JR Smith dribble 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The A’s still need a place to play until they get the new ballpark built or at worst, move.
The old Bill Graham had their “ Day on green” concerts there to.
You have to understand. 18 months for this arena is just mind blowing
While the Warriors haven’t become California’s team, we HAVE been California’s team since 2010 tho.
The Lakers will always be more popular
Oakland has to be the only team that’s loss three major league sports teams.
California doesn’t have harsh weather but it does experience these things called earthquakes
wait private interest improving then handing over the asset?
The building is still being used....lol
You could have skipped the play by play commentaries
maybe it better that warriors sometimes play here 10 games they play in oakland 50 years in frisco from 64 71
Bro the citizens of Oakland destroyed their sports teams the people don’t realize what they do affects their beloved teams