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adminMichael Bushnell Publisher Arlington Stadium bears a distinction in the major leagues of being one of only five stadiums originally built for minor league squads, then upgraded and expanded for…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota opened in 1956 as a replacement facility for the minor league Minneapolis Millers, who played in Nicolet Park. The first game was…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor When a nickel would buy six baseball trading cards and a stick of gum, a new collectable hobby was born. In 1938, four brothers purchased a candy…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Everything was up-to-date in Kansas City when Royals Stadium opened to fans on April 10, 1973, as part of the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex. The process…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher Going to a Royals’ game at the old Municipal Stadium at 22nd & Brooklyn was always an adventure. Parking was all of 50 or 75 cents and…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we visit the great state of Texas and one of the only mid-century designed domed stadiums surviving today, the Houston Astrodome or the NRG Astrodome…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Imagine a grass that never needs mowing or watering to stay green, but might need vacuuming. The field at the Astrodome was originally natural turf when the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The most fashionable souvenir available during 1967 International Universal Exposition was a silk scarf showing various pavilions, designed specifically for the most successful World’s Fair of the…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we continue our tour of Major League Baseball (MLB) parks with a look at one of the most unique stadiums ever used for baseball, Olympic…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher One of the “cookie-cutter” stadiums built in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium was completed in 1970 and was so similar to other stadiums…
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