Back on February 28, 1957, the Los Angeles Examiner ran this artists rendering of what a 60,000 seat version of Wrigley Field (West Coast Edition) would have looked like:
The Times once ran that photo in one of their history columns, but didn't realize it was just a drawing and that the stadium actually never looked like that.
It would also appear that the only way into the lot is through one lane in the bottom left corner. Be sure to arrive early on Cap Night.
You can tell it predates the general idea of a blanked out batter's eye (the notch in center field has fans in the bleachers).
The park was actually situated with home plate on the southeast corner of 41st Place and Avalaon Blvd. The lot containing that property currently houses a mental health facility. The city acquired the western part of the block, where the baseball diamond presently stands, before demolition started in 1969.
It would also appear that the only way into the lot is through one lane in the bottom left corner. Be sure to arrive early on Cap Night.
The park was actually situated with home plate on the southeast corner of 41st Place and Avalaon Blvd. The lot containing that property currently houses a mental health facility. The city acquired the western part of the block, where the baseball diamond presently stands, before demolition started in 1969.
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