Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Birmingham Ballpark Lives to See 100 (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By RAY GLIER
Published: August 16, 2010

The social and cultural history of Rickwood Field, which will be 100 years old on Wednesday, is as significant as the baseball played there. Fans have been passing through the entrance turnstiles at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., since opening day on Aug. 18, 1910

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/sports/baseball/17field.html?ref=sports

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