text: Candlestick Park is no more. The iconic sports field, completed in 1960 and home to first the San Francisco Giants and later the San Francisco 49ers, has been torn down to make way for houses, a hotel and a shopping center. And in 55 years there was a lot of wind and a whole lot of fog, but there were also some remarkable moments thanks to the one of the greatest to every play football, the music of The Beatles, and one incredibly ill-times natural disaster. Scroll down for video . Candlestick park, which has been home to the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers, has been torn down . The area is now set to become houses, a hotel and a shopping center . Members of the Oakland A's and San Francisco Giants gather on the field with their families and security personnel after an earthquake struck prior to game three of the World Series on October 17, 1989 . Joe Montana (above in 1989) led the 49ers to four Super Bowls while playing at Candlestick . While Candlestick began as the home of the Giants, it also became home to the 49ers beginning in 1971. It had previously served as the home field for the Oakland Raiders for part of the 1960 and all of the 1961 season, but it was the 49ers who truly made their mark. And in their 43 seasons at candlestick, no player was bigger to the organization than Joe Montana, who would ultimately lead the team to four Super Bowl victories, a quarterback record that is shared by only Terry Bradshaw and, very recently, Tom Brady. And while Candlestick never saw an actual Super Bowl, it did get to host eight NFC Championship games. Montana was of course not the only great to grace the field, with Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, and Terrell Owens just a few of the other esteemed 49ers to play at Candlestick. New York Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle stands with San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays prior to the start of Game 2 of the 1962 World Series . Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants runs in the outfield in front of the countdown during the last game on September 30, 1999 . Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles with the ball for a first down during the 49ers last game on December 23, 2013 . As for baseball, two World Series were played at Candlestick, in 1962 and 1989, with the Giants losing to the New York Yankees and Oakland raiders respectively. The 1989 World Series went down in history however when during Game 3 a massive earthquake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale, occurred shortly before play began. It was later said that the design of the stadium saved the thousands of fans who had turned out for the game. The Giants left however at the end of the 1999 season, and the 49ers after 2013, and the last appearance at the park came not from an athlete, but a musician. Policemen clear the field of enthusiastic fans as The Beatles perform on August 30, 1966 . Sir Paul McCartney performs live at the last event Farewell to Candlestick concert at Candlestick Park on August 14, 2014 . Paul McCartney shut down the stadium with a performance on August 14, 2014. Making the moment even more poignant was the fact that McCartney had a history with the park, as The Beatles played their last ever commercial concert there on August 29, 1966, almost 50 years earlier. That tour was marked in controversy as it occurred after John Lennon had commented that the band was 'more popular than Jesus.'
target: Candlestick park, which has been home to the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers, has been torn down .
  It opened in 1960, and the last game was played there in December 2013 by the 49ers .
  The area is now set to become houses, a hotel and a shopping center .
  It is where The Beatles played their last concert in 1966 .
  Sir Paul McCartney played the last concert at Candlestick Park on August 14, 2014 .