Awesome pictures of sports stadiums that no longer exist
Shibe Park, Philadelphia (Philadelphia A's, 1913)
Fans watching from the rooftops outside Shibe Park.
Fans crawling through windows at Shibe Park.
The main entrance to Shibe Park.
Original Yankee Stadium, Bronx (New York Yankees, 1923)
Governor Alfred E. Smith (lower right) threw out the first pitch at the first game at original Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds, Manhattan (New York Giants, 1908)
An aerial view of the Polo Grounds in 1913.
The owner's box at the Polo Grounds (note the weeds).
Fans spilling onto the field.
Fans walking to the Polo Grounds.
Giants players walking onto the field at the Polo Grounds.
The Polo Grounds from the bleachers.
Photographers take pictures.
During the 1912 World Series.
The outfield seats.
The Polo Grounds along the Harlem River.
West Side Park, Chicago (Chicago Cubs, 1910)
West Side Park during a Buffalo Bill show.
A huge Chicago Tribune ad in right field in West Side Park.
Washington Park, Brooklyn (Brooklyn Tip-Tops, 1915)
Madison Square Garden II, Manhattan (boxing)
Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan (boxing, basketball, hockey)
MSG III during a horse show.
MSG III preparing for a circus.
Seals Stadium, San Francisco (San Francisco Giants, 1957)
The Seals Stadium main entrance in 1949.
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn (Brooklyn Dodgers, 1920)
Here is an aerial view of Ebbets Field from its first season in 1913.
The crowd right along the outfield.
The bleachers under construction.
The eventual grandstand.
A guy riding a bike in the outfield.
Concession stands outside of Ebbets Field in 1920.
Ebbets Field at night before its demolition.
Awesome pictures of sports stadiums that no longer exist
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