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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Ballparks"”.
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Ballparks as America: The Fan Experience at Major League Baseball Parks in the Twentieth Century
… a history of the change in form and location of ballparks that explains why that change happened, when it did, and what this tells us about broader society, about hopes and fears, and about tastes and prejudices. It uses case studies of five important and trend-setting ballparks to understand …
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The American ballpark : a structural perspective
… compare the structural systems of the different ballparks. This evolution is quite evident in the city of Philadelphia, where ballparks of all three major eras have been built in the last century. In the early 1900s, many ballparks were beginning to shift from wood to steel and concrete. The …
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Flexibility in ballpark design
… using flexible design to implement Major League Ballparks (MLBP). Credible evidence suggests that most ballparks were designed to fixed specifications that do not facilitate improvements after the park opens. By contrast, flexible designs include options such as increasing seating capacity, …
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REMEMBERING THE NATION’S PASTIME: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND PUBLIC HISTORY
… exhibits and tours at six Major League ballparks and exhibits at the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum. I study these primary sources within the broader context of baseball history, nostalgia marketing, heritage tourism, and the relationship between public historians and …
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Reinventing the golden age ballpark and the pastoral ideal : a new home for the Boston Red Sox on Fort Point Channel
… in the ballpark, specifically the "golden age ballparks" (built between 1909-1914), offer valuable lessons in understanding the factors that have shaped and influenced our urban centers. The contribution of the pastoral ideal to the American urban experience, in the form of the ballpark, is an …
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PLAYING HARDBALL: AN ANALYSIS OF COURT DECISIONS INVOLVING THE LIMITED DUTY (BASEBALL) RULE
… and entertainment options within the ballparks, potential distractions, as well as bigger, faster, and more powerful participants. Fans are no longer only concerned with the wins/losses of their favorite club, but proximity to favorite players and the overall entertainment experience …