Fenway Park's 100th anniversary

[scooter729]

I stopped by Fenway yesterday to take a peek at how their exhibits are coming along. There are still plenty of last-minute touches going on, but the park looks wonderful as always!

There are displays in many of the concourse areas - starting with older items in the left field concourse, wrapping around and using the old Yawkey Way ticket booths to display memorabilia from the '46, '67, '75 and '86 World Series, then continues out towards right field with items from WWII and more modern items. I'm sure people will enjoy!

This is one picture I took of a display at the top of the grandstand area behind home plate - the 4 newspapers were replicated from my originals, highlighting Fenway in its opening days of 1912...

[Ladder7]

Wonderful Scott. Can't wait to see her this Sat against the Devils. Wake up Sox!

[VintageBall]

Here are a few pages from a photo album that I'm pretty sure was owned by Jerry McCarthey, the Sox batboy in 1912. These photos show some pictures of the new park, the team bench and warm-ups -- and, of course, Jerry himself. Most of the album has photos of Jerry's family, childhood friends and family travels.

[scooter729]

Awesome one-of-a-kind photos, Robert - thanks for posting!

[Ladder7]

Sunny, 70*F, gentle breeze, ice cold draught at Remdawg's new rooftop. Beat the Rays!

edit: between innings, I did a quick walk-through and was disappointed to be turned away by security, at the all-new Royal Rooters' Club -an exclusive tavern for season tix holders to gather (extra $250/y). I was able to peer through a window and see lotsa old and newer images and artifacts scattered about. However, Lucky Lucchino reported, this may be part of the ballpark tours in the future.

Walking up the ramp from the gray doldrums of the Back Bay to the explosion of green will always give a rush and it was a fun victory, I left the old Gal somewhat diss-appointed, perhaps my old age is now kicking in. Still looking forward to the "real" 100th on the 20th with lunch at McGreevys just prior.

In the Van Ness St photo below, one of the structural quirks is visible, from renovations by Yawkey in '33. See it?