The heralded redevelopment of Cooper Stadium, former Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) home, has stalled due to some engineering and code issues, but work is expected to commence this spring. (more…)
Archive | Endangered Ballparks
Turner Field to remain open — as football stadium
Call it Act Three in the storied history of Turner Field: Today the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority announced it would negotiate the sale of the Atlanta Braves home to a developer and Georgia State University, who will convert the facility to a football stadium. (more…)
AmEx: $300K grant for Hinchliffe Stadium renovations
Some good news for Hinchliffe Stadium fans: American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced $1 million in nationwide preservation grants, including $300,000 for the former Negro Leagues ballpark. (more…)
Community weighs in on Turner Field future
With the Atlanta Braves scheduled to move to SunTrust Park in 2017, a local coalition is seeking community input as city officials are planning out the future of Turner Field. (more…)
RFK Stadium future subject of meetings
The future of RFK Stadium, former home of the Washington Senators and the Washington Nationals, will be discussed in two public meetings in coming months. (more…)
Will 2017 finally see Cooper Stadium makeover?
It’s taken much longer than anticipated, but planners say the renovation of what’s left of Columbus’s Cooper Stadium should take place next year before a 2017 opening. (more…)
Court order saves historic ballpark — for now
A Montgomery County (Kansas) judge has stopped the Unified School District 446 from tearing down what’s left of Riverside Park, a historic facility hosting the first pro baseball games under the lights in 1930. (more…)
Arson charges follow Civic Stadium fire
A sad aftermath to last week’s tragic fire at Civic Stadium, former home to pro baseball in Eugene (Oregon): four boys are now facing several charges, including first-degree arson and reckless endangerment, after their first court appearance. (more…)
Civic Stadium falls prey to fire
Here is why they switched from wooden grandstands to steel and concrete: Civic Stadium, former home to Class AAA and short-season A baseball in Eugene, is burning down in a two-alarm fire. (more…)
More Hinchliffe Stadium studies pitched
Another change in strategy for the preservation of Hinchliffe Stadium, former home to Negro Leagues baseball: instead of immediately addressing the condition of the facility, Paterson (N.J.) officials want to spend a million dollars on more studies. (more…)
Tinker Field grandstand to be torn down today
Demolition of the 1963 grandstand at Orlando’s Tinker Field, former spring home of the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins, will begin today due to a lack of renovation funds, with work expected to last 40 days. (more…)
Saving Historic Dodgertown
Your feel-good story of the day: After the Los Angeles Dodgers moved spring training operations to Arizona, the future of Vero Beach’s Historic Dodgertown was in doubt — until O’Malley family members stepped in to turn things around. (more…)
Engel Stadium’s new life: UTC intramural complex
Engel Stadium, a grand dame of the ballpark world and former home of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League), will see new life as home for University of Tennessee-Chattanooga intramural sports. (more…)