Posts Tagged ‘Roy Campanella’
Honolulu 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 MoreOnce Dodgertown Now Historic Dodgertown
Dodgertown, located at 3901 26th Street in Vero Beach, Florida, was the spring training home of the Brooklyn Dodgers commencing in 1948. The major league squad also trained in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic in 1948, and from 1950 through 1957, the Dodgers’ big league club played their Spring Training games at Miami Stadium. Dodgertown was…
Read MoreMontreal Stadium – Delorimier Downs
Montreal Stadium was located at the intersection of Rue Ontario and Avenue De Lorimier in Montreal. Constructed in 1928, the concrete and steel stadium was home to the International League Montreal Royals. The stadium also was known as Delorimier Stadium or Delorimier Downs because of its location on the avenue named in honor of French Canadian…
Read MoreBugle Field – Home of the Baltimore Elite Giants
Bugle Field was located in East Baltimore at the intersection of Federal Street and Edison Highway, just a few blocks south of Baltimore Cemetery and approximately one and a half miles off I-895. In 1912, Edward C. Lastner of the Simpson and Doeller Company (a company that printed can labels), with seed money provided by…
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