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Location DB >
United States >
Arizona >
Goodyear >
Phoenix Trotting Park
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: forget it
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asbestos
unsafe flooring
air quality
birds/bird droppings
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This place is home to more birds than you will ever want to see again, the inside is cavernous and you could spend all day in here
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fences
locked gates
close proximity to a trailer park, old people not paid to watch it
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flashlight
breathing mask
gloves
towelettes
bring water and your camera
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"Phoenix Trotting Park was built in 1964 and opened in 1965. It was originally supposed to be built for $3 million, but after Italian architects and contractors were brought in it wound up closer to $10 million, essentially bankrupting its builder, James Dunnigan, who had operated Buffalo Raceway. It was built of reinforced concrete, and could have withstood a direct hit by a hydrogen bomb. Delvin Miller, harness racing's Mr. Everything, implored Dunnigan to forego building a track, and instead workout a deal with Turf Paradise to install lights for a million or so and race harness nights at that thoroughbred track. That advice, feasible at the time, could have resulted in harness racing today in Phoenix. Instead, Phoenix Trotting Park went belly up and was bought by Sportservice, to make sure no reincarnation took place and its greyhound operation in Phoenix was protected. It is still standing, and some future travelers from space probably will regard it in the same way Stonehenge in Britain is regarded today......a monument built in the desert by sun worshipers. Sad story from start to finish." -Stan Bergstein
In 1998, movie crews chose the site to film an explosion for the movie "No Code of Conduct." No Code of Conduct is an action film involving cops and drug dealers. American Humane Association had been informed by production that there were no animals being used in the filming. Therefore, AHA was not on set and was not involved in the monitoring of any animals involved in the production.
The script called for the explosion of a drug warehouse at the end of the film and production chose to use an abandoned building at Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear, AZ. During the filming of the special effects explosion, hundreds of birds that were indigenous to the location were injured and killed. Although AHA was told by a production spokesperson that the company had attempted to clear the area and the building of the birds, there were several hundred birds still in the building at the time the explosives were detonated. According to a media source at the time of the incident, a representative from Arizona Department of Fish and Game approved the explosion. -ahafilm.info
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Featured in the 1998 film "No Code of Conduct"
Small segment in 2003 skate video Shorty's: How To Go Pro
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The Trotting Park was demolished in Late September/Early October 2017.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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| Photography |
7 / 10 |
| Coolness |
8 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
5 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/8/2018 3:16 AM.
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on Jun 8 18 at 3:16, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Jun 7 18 at 20:48, lonewolf34 changed the following: Recommendation
on Nov 26 17 at 12:58, Explorer Zero validated this location
on Nov 25 17 at 20:15, trevorland changed the following: Web Links
on Oct 2 17 at 22:31, Explorer Zero validated this location
on Oct 2 17 at 19:42, trevorland changed the following: Status, Future Plans
on Oct 2 17 at 19:38, trevorland updated gallery picture destruction7
on Oct 2 17 at 19:38, trevorland updated gallery picture destruction6
on Oct 2 17 at 19:37, trevorland updated gallery picture destruction5
on Oct 2 17 at 19:37, trevorland updated gallery picture destruction4
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