Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium was a sports stadium built in
Bloomington, Minnesota. It open in
1956 as the home of
minor league baseball team
Minneapolis Millers. The NFL's
Minnesota Vikings and MLB's
Minnesota Twins played at the "Met" from
1961 to
1981. The
NASL soccer team Minnesota Kicks also played there from
1976 to
1981. The Vikings and Twins moved to the
Metrodome in
1982 and the Kicks folded.
The 1965 MLB All Star Game, 1965 World Series were played at the Met.
The Mall of America now stands on the site of "the Met".