After deteriorating over the last few years, Greer Stadium is coming down, as work to demolish the former home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) is underway. (more…)
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Greer Stadium Guitar Scoreboard Up For Auction
A piece of Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) history is up for auction, as bids are being accepted for the guitar scoreboard from Greer Stadium. (more…)
Returning for 2018: The Endangered Ballparks Page
A ballpark is more than just a place where baseball is played; it’s a place where memories are created, where families and friends bond, and where communities gather. But some baseball shrines are threatened with demolition, so we’re bringing back our Endangered Ballparks page. (more…)
Redevelopment of Greer Stadium Site Scrapped
After encountering opposition to the plan, a group has withdrawn its proposal to redevelop the site of Greer Stadium, former home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
Group Selected to Redevelop Greer Stadium Site
Cloud Hill Partnership, a group that includes music producer T Bone Burnett, has been selected to redevelop the site of Greer Stadium. Its proposal beat out those from four other groups who were seeking to redevelop the former home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
Greer Stadium Redevelopment Process Continues
Discussions relating to the future redevelopment of the Greer Stadium site continue, but the process is drawing criticism from some groups and officials. (more…)
RFQ Issued for Greer Stadium Site
Redevelopment of Greer Stadium, former home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), could soon take shape. Earlier this week, Nashville Metro Government issued a request for quotation (RFQ) that allows developers to submit their proposals for the site’s future. (more…)
Tennis Courts Could Claim Greer Stadium Site
Efforts to redevelop or repurpose Greer Stadium continue, with tennis courts being one of the latest proposals. (more…)
Former Nashville Jewel in Disrepair
Herschel Greer Stadium, the former home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) has seen All-Star games, major league exhibition games, perfect games, and no-hitters, but it wasn’t enough to keep the 38-year-old ballpark open. (more…)
Goodbye to Greer Stadium
No preservationists have stepped forward to demand its survival, and with a spiffy new ballpark on the way, we’re guessing there won’t be too many tears shed tonight during the last Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) game at Greer Stadium. Greer Stadium opened in 1978 as the home of the Sounds, and along […]
Yes, new Sounds ballpark will have iconic guitar scoreboard
This has actually been in the works for months: First Tennessee Park, opening in 2015 as home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will feature a guitar-shaped scoreboard similar to the one made famous in Greer Stadium. “We listen to our fans. Keeping the beloved guitar-shaped scoreboard is just part of our […]
Sounds: New ballpark could double attendance
Well, that’s the whole reason why you build a new ballpark: Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) execs expect a new Sulphur Dell ballpark to possibly double attendance upon opening. It’s a given that the Sounds will boost attendance, which suffers because of the general condition of Greer Stadium, but doubling attendance would be […]
Initial cost estimates for new Sounds ballpark come in high
It’s still early in the process, so the news that initial cost estimates for a new Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark are over budget can be addressed, according to officials with Mayor Karl Dean’s office. We have no final design for the new ballpark, so the cost estimates will change over time. […]