Downing Stadium
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Downing Stadium was a historic multi-purpose sports venue on Randall’s Island in New York City, known for hosting football, track and field, and major events before its demolition and replacement by Icahn Stadium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Downing Stadium canonical | 6 |
| Franklin Field | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4189599 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Downing Stadium Context triple: [Icahn Stadium, replaced, Downing Stadium]
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A.
Beaver Stadium
Beaver Stadium is a large outdoor college football stadium on the campus of Pennsylvania State University, renowned for hosting Penn State Nittany Lions games and its intimidating "White Out" crowds.
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B.
Franklin Field
Franklin Field is a public recreational area in Boston known for its athletic fields and community sports facilities within the city’s park system.
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C.
Franklin Field
Franklin Field is a historic college football stadium in Philadelphia best known as the longtime home of the University of Pennsylvania’s football program and the Penn Relays.
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D.
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is an outdoor college football venue in Amherst, Massachusetts, serving as the home field for the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s football program.
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E.
Cal Memorial Stadium
Cal Memorial Stadium is the historic on-campus football stadium of the University of California, Berkeley, known for hosting the California Golden Bears and offering views of the Berkeley Hills and San Francisco Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Downing Stadium Target entity description: Downing Stadium was a historic multi-purpose sports venue on Randall’s Island in New York City, known for hosting football, track and field, and major events before its demolition and replacement by Icahn Stadium.
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A.
Beaver Stadium
Beaver Stadium is a large outdoor college football stadium on the campus of Pennsylvania State University, renowned for hosting Penn State Nittany Lions games and its intimidating "White Out" crowds.
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B.
Franklin Field
Franklin Field is a public recreational area in Boston known for its athletic fields and community sports facilities within the city’s park system.
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C.
Franklin Field
Franklin Field is a historic college football stadium in Philadelphia best known as the longtime home of the University of Pennsylvania’s football program and the Penn Relays.
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D.
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is an outdoor college football venue in Amherst, Massachusetts, serving as the home field for the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s football program.
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E.
Cal Memorial Stadium
Cal Memorial Stadium is the historic on-campus football stadium of the University of California, Berkeley, known for hosting the California Golden Bears and offering views of the Berkeley Hills and San Francisco Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ sports stadium ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | utilitarian stadium design ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| builtFor | Works Progress Administration project ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 22,000 ⓘ |
| constructionCompletedIn | 1936 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| demolishedToMakeWayFor | Icahn Stadium ⓘ |
| formerName | Randall's Island Stadium ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1936 U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field)
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linked to:
U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field)
1964 New York City high school football championship games ⓘ 1974 NASL Soccer Bowl ⓘ 1977 New York Cosmos home matches featuring Pelé ⓘ Harlem Cultural Festival concerts (1969) ⓘ
linked to:
1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
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| isOnIsland |
Randall's Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Randalls Island
|
| laterSurface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
ⓘ
New York County ⓘ New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Randall's Island ⓘ
linked to:
Randalls Island
|
| namedAfter | John J. Downing Jr. ⓘ |
| near |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
Queens ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deteriorated facilities before demolition
ⓘ
poor lighting conditions in later years ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1936 ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| owner |
City of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
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| partOf | Randall's Island Park ⓘ |
| region | East River ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Icahn Stadium ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
City College of New York Beavers
ⓘ
linked to:
City College of New York
Manhattan College Jaspers ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan College
New York Cosmos ⓘ New York Giants (NFL, practice and occasional games) ⓘ
linked to:
New York Giants
New York Skyliners ⓘ New York Yankees (AAFC) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
American football
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association football ⓘ concerts ⓘ lacrosse ⓘ special events ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Downing Stadium Description of subject: Downing Stadium was a historic multi-purpose sports venue on Randall’s Island in New York City, known for hosting football, track and field, and major events before its demolition and replacement by Icahn Stadium.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Icahn Stadium track and field venue
linked to: Downing Stadium
subject linked to:
Cosmos