Empire Stadium
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Empire Stadium was a track and field and Canadian football stadium that formerly stood at the Pacific National Exhibition site at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The stadium was originally constructed for the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The stadium, which sat 32,375, was Vancouver's venue for both Elvis Presley and The Beatles. It saw most of its use as the home of the B.C. Lions from 1954-1982, when the team moved to BC Place Stadium. The stadium was demolished shortly afterwards. The site served as a parking lot for many years before being converted to a soccer field and track on the site of the old field.