Diamond Park
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| Diamond Park | |
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°32′12″N 113°29′32″W / 53.536584°N 113.492095°WCoordinates: 53°32′12″N 113°29′32″W / 53.536584°N 113.492095°W |
| Broke ground | 1906 |
| Built | 1907 |
| Opened | May 29, 1907[1] |
| Owner | Frank Gray[2] |
| Construction cost | $6,000[1] |
| Capacity | 1500[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | |
Diamond Park was a 1,500 seat baseball stadium located in Edmonton, Alberta. A covered grandstand provided 500 and bleachers down the first base had 1,000 more seats.[1] Constructed by a local businessman Frank Gray, who was also Edmonton's baseball club director, in 1907.[1] Home to the Edmonton Eskimos baseball team, it was located on the Ross Flats below the site of the MacDonald Hotel.[3] There is still a ball diamond on the site, but the stands are gone.
References
- ^ a b c d e Ducey, Brant E. (1998). The Rajah of Renfrew: the life and times of John E. Ducey, "Edmonton's Mr. Baseball". Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-88864-314-4.
- ^ Aubrey, Merrily K. (2004). Naming Edmonton: from Ada to Zoie. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-88864-423-X.
- ^ Person, Dennis; Routledge, Carin (1981). Edmonton:Portrait of a City. Edmonton: Reidmore. p. 87. ISBN 0-919091-05-9.
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