new indoor-facility to replace the aging Freedom Hall, which is also at the Exposition Center. This became moot with the 2010 opening of the downtown KFC Yum! Center and continued use of Freedom Hall as a venue for concerts and smaller sporting events. More recent plans from the Kentucky State Fair Board sought to demolish this facility to build an outdoor amphitheater with permanent seating for 12,000. On April 26, 2013, the Kentucky State Fair Board stated that the seating in the stadium was unstable for people to sit in. Seating was placed on the field for concerts at the 2013 and 2014 Kentucky State Fair. Demolition of the most unsafe portions of the stadium (mainly the football-specific east grandstand) began on November 17, 2014. During its 2018 regular session, the Kentucky General Assembly approved funds for the complete demolition of Old Cardinal Stadium, and in September of that year, the president of the Kentucky State Fair Board told legislators that complete demolition would start sometime in early 2019. The Fair Board has issued a request for proposals by private contractors to redevelop the stadium site. Demolition was to officially commence the afternoon of January 24, 2019, with a media event featuring Governor Matt Bevin. The media event was cancelled. After weather-related delays, demolition officially began on March 20, 2019. Demolition was completed in June 2019. See also Sports in Louisville, Kentucky References External links Minor League Ballparks page on Cardinal Stadium Defunct baseball venues in the United States Defunct minor league baseball venues Defunct college baseball venues in the United States Defunct college football venues Defunct college soccer venues in the United States Louisville Cardinals baseball Louisville Cardinals football Sports venues in Louisville, Kentucky American football venues in Kentucky Baseball venues in Kentucky Defunct sports venues in Kentucky Music venues in Kentucky Kentucky State Fair Sports venues demolished in 2019 1956 establishments in Kentucky Sports venues completed in 1956 2019 disestablishments in Kentucky Soccer venues in Kentucky