Bloomington’s Metropolitan Stadium – MIA At The MOA

By Byron Bennett | October 18, 2013
A postcard on the Metropolitan Stadium

Metropolitan Stadium was located in Bloomington, Minnesota, 15 miles south of Minneapolis and just south of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport off I-494. The ballpark was home to the American Association Minneapolis Millers from 1956 until 1960, the American League Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1981, and the National Football League Minnesota Vikings from 1961 to…

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Nicollet Park – Home Of the Minneapolis Millers

By Byron Bennett | October 16, 2013
The entrance to the Nicollet Park

Nicollet Park was a minor league ballpark in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located approximately two and one half miles south of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The distinctive Tutor building that was the main entrance to Nicollet Park (shown in the photograph above) was located behind the former right field corner at the intersection of 31st Street and…

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