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Baker Athletic Complex

Baker Athletics Complex, located at the northern tip of Manhattan at 218th Street and Broadway, is the primary athletics facility for Columbia outdoor sports programs, featuring Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium, Columbia Softball Field, Robertson Field at Satow Stadium, the Columbia Field Hockey Venue, The Dick Savitt Tennis Center, The Remmer and 1929 Boathouses, the Chrystie Field House and the Campbell Sports Center.

The tract of land on which the Baker Athletics Complex stands was purchased for the University on December 30, 1921 by financier George F. Baker. Then a $700,000 gift, the 26-acre area was dedicated in April, 1922 and hosted spring football practice that same year. In the fall, Columbia's football team continued to practice uptown,but played its games at South Field on the Morningside Heights Campus. The first stadium at the site, then known as Baker Field, opened in the fall of 1923 with 15,000 seats in temporary stands. Five years later, the University built the 32,000 wooden-seat stadium that served Columbia fans for 55 years, until the spring of 1983.

The first game at Baker took place on September 29, 1923, with Columbia defeating Ursinus, 13-0. The opening game in the official stadium was played on Sept. 29, 1928 as Columbia defeated Vermont, 20-0.

Baker has been upgraded several times since 2005, including state of the art surfaces for all of Columbia's teams that compete at Baker Athletics Complex. Columbia's baseball, field hockey, softball and soccer teams all play on sport-specific surfaces for their respective sports.

Directions To Baker Athletic Complex

From West Side Highway / Henry Hudson Parkway:

Exit Dyckman Street, and proceed east to Broadway. Make a left on Broadway and proceed 20 blocks north to 218th Street.

From FDR / Harlem River Drive:

Continue north to end of Harlem River Drive. Bear right at light and proceed north on 10th Avenue to 218th Street.

*From Major Deegan Expressway (I-87):

Exit 230th Street. Proceed on 230th Street westbound (from north – make right at light; from south make left at light). Continue on 230th Street to Broadway. Make left on Broadway and proceed 12 blocks to 218th Street.

From West:

Take George Washington Bridge and follow signs for Henry Hudson Parkway North or Major Deegan Expressway North (follow directions above).

From North:

Take Cross-Westchester Expressway (I-287) or Cross-County Parkway west to Saw Mill River Parkway south. Take the Saw Mill to the Henry Hudson Parkway South or Major Deegan Expressway South (follow directions above).

From New England:

Take Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) to Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95). Exit Cross Bronx to Major Deegan Expressway North or Henry Hudson Parkway North (follow directions above).

From Long Island:

Take Long Island Expressway East to Clearview Expressway North, or Northern State Parkway/Grand Central Parkway East to Cross Island Parkway North to Throgs Neck Bridge. Bear left after toll for Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) South (follow directions above).

From South:

Take New Jersey Turnpike North to Exit 18 George Washington Bridge (follow directions above).

Dodge Fitness Center, University Gym & Levian Gym

The home of Columbia Wrestling and Fencing, the Blue Gym (or University Gym) is located within the Dodge Physical Fitness Center on the Columbia campus.

The Dodge Physical Fitness Center is located at Broadway and West 119th Street. However, the building cannot be entered from 119th Street; it can only be entered from the campus level, accessible through the 116th Street gates.

Directions To Dodge Fitness Center, University Gym & Levian Gym

The Blue Gym is accessible via the New York City MTA #1 train, which stops at 116th and Broadway, just outside the main gates of the University. Parking is available on local streets and in two private garages on West 122nd Street, just east of Broadway, and on Broadway between 113th and 114th Streets.

From West:

Take the West Side Highway (Henry Hudson Parkway) to the 125th Street exit. Turn east onto 125th Street, and proceed to Broadway (first light). Turn right on Broadway, and continue south to campus at West 116th Street and Broadway.

From East:

Take the FDR Drive to 125th Street. Take the Triborough Bridge to 125th Street. In both cases, take 125th Street west to Broadway, turn left, and continue to the campus.

From Queens & Long Island:

Take the Triborough Bridge to 125th Street. In both cases, take 125th Street west to Broadway, turn left, and continue to the campus.