Francis Olympic Field

Francis Olympic Field is a at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main venue for the 1904 Summer Olympics. It is currently used by the university's track and field, cross country, football, and soccer teams.
  • Type: Park
  • Description: stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, US
  • Also known as: Francis Field, St Louis”, “Francis Olympic Stadium”, “St. Louis Olympic Field”, and “St. Louis Olympic Stadium

Places of Interest

Highlights include University City–Big Bend station and Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District.

Railway station
is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway and primarily serves passengers arriving on foot from nearby universities and surrounding neighborhoods.

Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The was the site of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Many of the exposition buildings were temporary in nature, but a number of permanent structures were built and are used by Washington University, which calls this area the Danforth Campus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University City and Wydown/Skinker.

Town
St. Louis County is an area in the of . Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when City split off to become an independent city separate from any county.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. Washington University in St. Louis is located just north of this neighborhood. The neighborhood is bounded by the city limits on the west, Forsyth Boulevard on the north, on the east and Clayton Avenue on the south.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, located directly north of . In addition to the park, its boundaries are Delmar Boulevard to the north, DeBaliviere Avenue to the east, and the western city limits near Skinker Boulevard.

Francis Olympic Field

Latitude
38.6479° or 38° 38′ 52″ north
Longitude
-90.3138° or 90° 18′ 50″ west
Elevation
558 feet (170 metres)
Open location code
86CFJMXP+5F
Geo­Names ID
7206387
Wiki­data ID
Q1140737
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Thai—“Francis Olympic Field” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: Francis Field
  • Catalan: Francis Field
  • Cebuano: Francis Field
  • Chinese: 弗朗西斯奧林匹克體育場
  • Chinese: 法蘭西斯奧運體育場
  • Chinese: 法蘭西球場 (密蘇里州)
  • Czech: Francis Field
  • Dutch: Francis Field
  • French: Francis Field
  • German: Francis Field
  • Hebrew: שדה פרנסיס
  • Indonesian: Lapangan Francis
  • Indonesian: Lapangan Olimpiade Francis
  • Indonesian: Lapangan Olimpiade St. Louis
  • Indonesian: Stadion Olimpiade St. Louis
  • Irish: Francis Field
  • Italian: Francis Field
  • Japanese: フランシス・フィールド
  • Korean: 프랜시스 필드
  • Latin: Campus Francii
  • Latin: Francis Field
  • Macedonian: Стадионот Франсис Филд
  • Macedonian: Френсис Филд
  • Marathi: फ्रांसिस ऑलिंपिक फील्ड
  • Marathi: फ्रांसिस फिल्ड
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Francis Field
  • Norwegian: Francis Field
  • Persian: ورزشگاه فرانسیس فیلد
  • Polish: Francis Field
  • Portuguese: Estádio Francis Field
  • Russian: Фрэнсис Филд
  • Serbian: Stadion Fransis fild
  • Serbian: Стадион Франсис филд
  • Serbian: Стадион Франсис Филд
  • Spanish: Francis Field
  • Swedish: Francis Field
  • Thai: สนามฟรานซิส

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bushyhead Track and Francis Gymnasium.

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