Ballparks Then and Now®
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2019
Pavilion (Verlag)
978-1-911595-95-3 (ISBN)
Pavilion (Verlag)
978-1-911595-95-3 (ISBN)
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Ballparks Then and Now is a fascinating exploration of ballparks across America. Packed with archival and modern photography, this book documents the development of America’s national pastime by looking at the fields of dreams on which it is played.
The ballpark experience has changed dramatically from baseball’s early days on grassy lots with wooden grandstands and free admission. Union Grounds in Brooklyn, New York, is considered by many historians to be the first ballpark ever built, originating when William Cammeyer decided to use the Union Skating Pond as grounds for baseball games in 1862. The following decade the first professional leagues were formed in 1871, when enterprising owners began to invest in the creation of luxurious wooden palaces such as the Grand Pavilion in Boston and Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis.
Discover the first steel-and-concrete ballpark of Shibe Park in Philadelphia, built in 1909, which housed a record figure of 20,000 paying customers and set the standard in ballpark design for the next fifty years. Learn more about the cookie-cutter ballparks of the 1960s and 1970s, which today have largely been replaced by newer retro designs that give each park a unique feel and have re-established ballparks as a vital part of urban America.
The ballpark experience has changed dramatically from baseball’s early days on grassy lots with wooden grandstands and free admission. Union Grounds in Brooklyn, New York, is considered by many historians to be the first ballpark ever built, originating when William Cammeyer decided to use the Union Skating Pond as grounds for baseball games in 1862. The following decade the first professional leagues were formed in 1871, when enterprising owners began to invest in the creation of luxurious wooden palaces such as the Grand Pavilion in Boston and Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis.
Discover the first steel-and-concrete ballpark of Shibe Park in Philadelphia, built in 1909, which housed a record figure of 20,000 paying customers and set the standard in ballpark design for the next fifty years. Learn more about the cookie-cutter ballparks of the 1960s and 1970s, which today have largely been replaced by newer retro designs that give each park a unique feel and have re-established ballparks as a vital part of urban America.
Eric Enders is a baseball historian and former researcher at the Baseball Hall of Fame Library in Cooperstown, New York. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Village Voice, Variety, MLB’s World Series program, Yankees Magazine, and many other publications. He has also been a reporter for the El Paso Herald-Post and an editor and proofreader for numerous publishers, including Barnes & Noble and National Geographic. A native of El Paso, Texas, and a lifelong Dodger fan, Eric operates Triple E Productions, a baseball research and editing compan
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Then and Now |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 285 x 250 mm |
| Gewicht | 990 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-911595-95-4 / 1911595954 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-911595-95-3 / 9781911595953 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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