Old Stadiums

[Ladder7]

Jackson, That little house in the 2nd photo, Is that the one Ruth built?

[patricka]

One of my earliest and rarest images of Wrigley Field - Real Photo 1914 postcard of a Chicago Federal League game in progress. I think it is against St. Louis (can read opposing team on scoreboard with magnifying glass and I was able to identify the exact game) The large building in left field was torn down after the 1914 season.

[Kawika]

1. Yankee Stadium, 1932 WS 8x10 photo
2. Harry M. Stevens YS Panorama 1939. I think these used to be Graig's. The detail upon blow-up is stunning.
3. Spalding 24"x30" poster, prolly late 40's




Some obscurities:
1. Honolulu Stadium, the old Termite Palace - not sure of date but snapshot came with a group of Prince Oana photos from 1930s
2. San Francisco Rec Park post card- dated to 1910s
3. Denver Bears Stadium post card
4. Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo folding post card - present day home of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows




Couple of common postcards that depict ballyards that looked the way ballyards are supposed to look:
1. Sportsmans Park, St. Louis
2. Briggs Stadium, Detroit

[3-2-count]

A great shot of a baseball game being played at the Ohio/Pennsylvania League ball field in Liverpool Ohio.
It's postmarked June 1911 and has the absolute coolest image I think I've ever seen on an RPPC.
The townsmen and kids climbing the fence for a birds eye view of the ball game is just classic.

[GoldenAge50s]

---Some AMAZING photos, to say the least!

[bobw]

1942 Army Navy Game Yankee Stadium



1947 World Series Braves Field



Early 1950's Yankees at Shibe Park





1956 Reds at Ebbets Field, looks like Frank Robinson



1957 World Series Milwaukee County Stadium



Ebbets Field 1959 behind left field stands

[patricka]

About 9 years ago I purchased a group of snapshots from a Boston area estate that were taken from 1910 to 1915 era at various Boston ball parks . Here are two of my favorites from that group:

1) Image of Huntington Avenue Grounds circa 1911. Check out the "Nuff Ced" advertisement on the lower left field stands.

2) 1912 view of right field at Fenway park with fans on the Bull Durham sign. I have several pictures of this same game and based on the information on the scoreboard in a series of these pictures I think they are from the 1912 game where Smokey Joe Wood went up against Walter Johnson when they had there consectutive win streaks.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by patricka

One of my earliest and rarest images of Wrigley Field - Real Photo 1914 postcard of a Chicago Federal League game in progress. I think it is against St. Louis (can read opposing team on scoreboard with magnifying glass and I was able to identify the exact game) The large building in left field was torn down after the 1914 season.

Here's a shot from almost the same spot @ Wrigley on Saturday, yep the big house is long gone.

[bmarlowe1]

That is really nice - it shows how the orientation of the diamond has changed, with the left field line moving to the left to line up with the building that is still standing.