Blustery, cold, and foggy. That’s how the San Francisco Giants’ 38 MLB seasons went at Candlestick Park. In fact, at some point at the 1961 All-Star Game, it got so windy that Stu Miller was blown off balance by a powerful gust of wind. By 1962, when talks about expanding the stadium to accommodate the San Francisco 49ers began, the dangers of a retrofitted venue hardly needed detailing.

The layout optimized for a baseball diamond was modified to make room for a football field. Reconfiguring with movable seats was one such attempt, which inevitably led to odd angles, asymmetrical seating, and exposed gaps regardless of what sport was played. To mitigate the cold, many of Candlestick Park’s seats were designed to be heated. However, the piping was buried too deep into the cement, which re

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