Posts Tagged ‘New York Giants’
Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds – Sightseeing on the Circle Line
A different view from the river of the NY Giants building
Read MoreThe Polo Grounds and the Autonomy of a Baseball Snapshot
A baseball snapshot is a souvenir of a day at the ballpark. Taken not by a professional photographer, but by a fan capturing a moment in time. The name of the fan who took this snapshot is unknown, lost now to time. That fan’s memory of the game, however, as captured in the photo, remains. It…
Read MoreHonolulu Stadium – Hawaii’s Sheltered Harbor Of Professional Baseball
Honolulu Stadium was located at the southwest corner of King Street and Isenberg Street in Honolulu, Hawaii. The ballpark was constructed in 1925 by local businessman J. Ashman Beaven, who served as general manager of the stadium from 1925 until 1939. Honolulu Stadium was caddy-corner to Moiliili Field, which was located at the northeast corner…
Read MorePayne Park – Spring Training In Sarasota From John McGraw to Tony LaRussa
Payne Park was located at the southeast corner of Adams Lane and South Washington Boulevard in Sarasota, Florida. The stadium was part of a 60 acre park named in honor of Calvin Payne, a Sarasota winter resident who donated the land to the city in 1923. From 1924 to 1988, the ballpark was the spring…
Read MoreJ.P. Small Memorial Park – Jacksonville’s Oldest Ballfield
Baseball has been played at 1701 Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida, since 1912. Currently known as J.P. Small Memorial Park, the ball field has been the site of major league spring training, minor league games, Negro League games, and countless high school and college contests, as well as high school and college football. From 1912…
Read MoreThe Polo Grounds, Coogan’s Bluff, and the Brush Memorial Stairway
The Polo Grounds was located in Harlem, New York, at 157th Street and 8th Avenue. Various incarnations of ballparks at that location were home to three different major league teams: the National League New York Giants from 1891 to 1957, the New York Yankees from 1913 to 1922, and the New York Mets in 1962…
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