Scoreboard at Sportsman's Park

[STL1944]

Ok... this is a slightly goofy thing but this is the only place I think I can share it with someone else who might appreciate it (I hope this is not seen as bragging, I am just excited).

Last night I was doing some genealogy research on my mom (she is turning 80). As a part of that I was looking into her father, my grandfather, George Kirn. George died in 1944 when my mother was 4 years old so she (nor I) never really got to know him.

As part of family lore, I knew he owned a sign company called "Kirn Sign Company" and his company created signs all over St. Louis. As part of my research last night I decided to look more into him and company.

I found pictures of some interesting signs he did around town. As I continued looking, I was shocked to find out that his company built the scoreboard at the old Sportsman's Park (Home of the Cardinals and Browns). I even found pictures of the scoreboard where you can see the company name "Kirn Sign" in the lower left hand corner.

Unexpected and cool to make a connection with a family member of the past!

Thank you for indulging me...