Francis Olympic Field
Francis Olympic Field is a stadium 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.Photo: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
University City–Big Bend station
Railway station
Photo: Millbrooky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University City–Big Bend 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.
Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District 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.
University City
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Louis County is an area in the St. Louis Area of Missouri. Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when St. Louis City split off to become an independent city separate from any county.
Wydown/Skinker
Neighborhood
Wydown/Skinker 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, Forest Park on the east and Clayton Avenue on the south.
Skinker DeBaliviere
Neighborhood
Skinker DeBaliviere is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, located directly north of Forest Park. 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
- Category: stadium
- Location: St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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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”
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Highlights include Bushyhead Track and Francis Gymnasium.
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