White City: the world's first Olympic stadium

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dc.contributor.authorPolley, Martin
dc.date.acceptance2023
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-22T10:08:25Z
dc.date.available2024-02-22T10:08:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe modern Olympic Games were first held in 1896, but it was not until their fourth edition, held in London 1908, that they had a purpose-built stadium as their sporting and ceremonial heart. This article explores that stadium’s history. At a time when the Olympic movement did not consider the legacies of its venues, the stadium was due to close at the end of 1908: but it survived and found multiple new uses before its closure and demolition in 1985. The article considers the stadium’s unplanned influence on London’s sporting life, and ends with a review of the site now.
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dc.identifier.citationPolley, Martin (2023) White City: the world's first Olympic stadium. The Historian, 160
dc.identifier.issn0265-1076
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/23568
dc.language.isoen
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherThe Historical Association
dc.researchinstituteInstitute of History
dc.subjectOlympic Games
dc.subjectWhite City
dc.subjectLondon
dc.subjecthistory
dc.subjectstadiums
dc.titleWhite City: the world's first Olympic stadium
dc.typeArticle

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