Candlestick Park was enclosed, increasing the seating capacity to 61, Retractable seats were added in right field to allow the conversion to a football field, and the grass field was replaced by Astroturf. The 49ers played their first game at Candlestick Park on October 10, Over the years Candlestick Park changed little.
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A "sliding pit" configuration, with dirt cut-outs only around the bases, was installed in , primarily to keep the dust down in the breezy conditions. Following the football season, the artificial turf was removed.
Natural grass was re-installed before the baseball season. Contributed by. Belli won in court, claiming that the "radiant heating system" advertised was a failure. Some think that Candlestick Point was named for the indigenous "candlestick bird" Long-billed Curlew , once common to the point.
This pinnacle was also noted by the U. S Geodetic Survey in The pinnacle disappeared around In , the naming rights deal expired, and the park then became officially known as San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point.
On Sept. However, just over a month later, a measure passed in the November 2 election stipulated that the stadium name revert back to Candlestick permanently after the contract with Monster expired in Despite these name changes, many fans still called the stadium Candlestick Park. Some even mocked the 3Com sponsorship, calling it "dot com park. The City and County of San Francisco had trouble finding a new naming sponsor due in part to the downturn in the economy, but also because the stadium's tenure as 3Com Park was tenuous at best.
Many local fans were annoyed with the change and continued referring to the park by its original name, regardless of the official name. The Giants reportedly continued to call the stadium "Candlestick Park" in media guides, because the naming rights were initiated by the 49ers. Freeway signs in the vicinity were changed to read "Monster Park" as part of an overall signage upgrade to national standards on California highways, but as of , those signs had been changed back to Candlestick Park.
The name change also ended up being confusing for the intended branding purposes, as without the "Cable" qualifier in the official name, many erroneously thought the stadium was named for the Monster. However the stadium retained its current name as is contractually obligated. On September 18, , Sports Illustrated's Peter King used the mock-combination name "Candle3Monsterstick" in reference to the many name changes the stadium has gone through.
Plans were underway to construct a new 68,seat stadium at Candlestick Point. As a result, San Francisco withdrew its bid for the Olympics on November 13, , as its centerpiece stadium was lost. However, 49ers ownership continued to press forward; as a result of Santa Clara's approval of Measure J, construction of the new stadium was approved, and ground was broken on April 19, The Beatles gave their final full concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, The recording cuts off during the last minute of the concert, interrupting "Long Tall Sally.
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