Shibe Park, Baseball stadium in North Philadelphia, United States.
Shibe Park was a baseball stadium in North Philadelphia in the United States. The structure featured a double-decked grandstand made of steel and concrete, with seating for 23,000 people.
The stadium opened on April 12, 1909, with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the Boston Red Sox. Later, light towers were installed to allow games after dark, and the grounds remained a major venue for professional baseball for decades.
The park served as a meeting point where supporters of both the Athletics and the Phillies came together to cheer for their teams. On game days, the streets around the venue filled with vendors, banners and people heading toward the entrance gates.
The stadium stood in a residential area, so local neighbors were often nearby and took part in the game day atmosphere. Visitors found seating on both levels of the grandstand as well as in the outfield sections.
In 1935, a 50-foot (15-meter) wall went up in right field to block neighbors from watching without paying. The barrier ended the tradition of rooftop viewing from nearby homes that had overlooked the diamond.
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