Old Stadiums

[D. Broughman]

Show your old stadiums and fields pictures. Here is a couple Nevin (Briggs) Tiger. The older the better. Thanks

[Rob D.]

League Park during the 1920 World Series (I'm pretty sure one of those guys in the stands in the second photo is Babe Ruth. Or Joe Jackson. Or Joe DiMaggio):

[Rob D.]

One more League Park, around 1915:

[Jay Wolt]

Here's a large postcard of MIlwaukee's County Stadium in 1955
to commemorate the largest attendence in the N.L when in 1954
they drew 2.131,000

[thekingofclout]

Boy! That's a terrific image Jay. The parked cars seem endless.

[jcmtiger]

In 1938 Briggs Stadium in Detroit had an expansion project -extension to stands. Here are some unusual pictures from the company that did the project. Giffels & Valley Inc.

Joe

[thekingofclout]

I had the honor of this photo being used for the title page in Harvey Fromer's wonderful book "Remembering Yankee Stadium" from 2008. Several of my other photos were used as well...

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[Den*nis O*Brien]

A grocery store flyer announcing the opening of Milwaukee's County Stadium. The postcard shows Eau Clair's Carson Stadium where Henry Aaron spent the '52 season with the Eau Clair Bears. Today, the plaza in front of the enterance, has a statue of Hank.