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{{Infobox Stadium 
| stadium_name      = Cyclodome
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| location          = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]
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| built             = 1925
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| owner             = [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
| operator          = [[Providence Steam Roller]]
| surface           = Grass
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| tenants           = [[Providence Steam Roller]]
| seating_capacity  = 10,000 ([[American football]])
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'''Cyclodome''' is a former [[American football]] stadium located in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<sup>1</sup>  It derives its name from its intended use as a bicycle racing stadium when it was built in 1925 by sports promoter Pete Laudati.<sup>2</sup> The stadium was home to the [[Providence Steam Roller]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1925 to 1933, who played their games in the in-field circle. The football field was snugly surrounded by a wooden track with steeply-banked ends, which cut sharply into the [[end zone]]s and reduced them to just five yards in depth. During football games, temporary seating was permitted on the straight-away portion of the track, which was so close to the field that players, after being tackled, often found themselves in the stands. In 1930 floodlights were installed at the stadium for night games.

The Cyclodome had a capacity of 10,000 spectators. 

==External links==
<sup>1</sup>[http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1920s/providence.jsp Stadium information]

<sup>2</sup>[http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1920s/providence.aspx 1920's and Providence]

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{{Providence Steam Roller}}

[[Category:Defunct American football venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Defunct National Football League venues]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Providence, Rhode Island]]


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