Location: Boston, MA

Front Description: Aerial view of Fenway Park, Boston

Printed Text on Front: Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts

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Publisher: Vic Pallos (Glendale, California)

Colorscale: sepia

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Back Description: Postcard with description of Fenway Park

Printed Text on Back: Fenway Park BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS MAKING IT FIT. In 1910 Red Sox President John I. Taylor announced that the club would leave Huntington Grounds and build new confines in the “The Fens,” on wetlands owned by the Fenway Realty Co. A ballpark was shoehorned to conform with surrounding streets. The cozy presence of Lansdowne Street bordering LF, which couldn’t be closed or moved because of adjacent railroad tracks, necessitated a plan to keep hitters honest. Thus, the evolution of The Wall began. Opening day was April 20, 1912, just after the Titanic disaster. Constructed of concrete, brick and steel, Fenway was the third largest (28,000 seats) of major league ballparks then. This scene: 1934, just after major renovation. Lights were added in 1947. (Note: The Wall is 309 feet, 3 inches from home, says “At Fenway” author Dan Shaughnessy.)

Publisher Location: Glendale, California

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