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Order Number	00054250
Title	Opening day, Wrigley Field
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Stadiums-Wrigley Field; N-000-268 5x7
Date	1925
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Used in the Exhibit: L.A. Baseball: From the Pacific Coast League to the Major Leagues
Historical Data	Wrigley Field (435 East 42nd Place), built on 10 acres of land in South Los Angeles between San Pedro Street (on the west), Avalon Blvd (to the east), E. 41st Place (to the north), and E. 42 Place (to the south), was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. Chewing gum magnate, William Wrigley, Jr. purchased the Angels in 1921 and built Wrigley Field which opened in 1925. From 1925-1957 the park was home to the Angels, and for 11 of those seasons (1926-1935 and 1938) it had a second home team,the Hollywood Stars. The Stars eventually moved to Gilmore Field. In February 1957, Phil Wrigley (heir son of William Wrigley), sold both the team and Wrigley Field to Walter O'Malley, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1961, the Los Angeles joined the American League and took residence at Wrigley Field for just one season. The Angels then moved into Dodger Stadium with the Los Angeles Dodgers, until 1966, when they moved to Anaheim Stadium. Wrigley Field was torn down in the mid-1960s; Gilbert Lindsay Park presently occupies the site.
Description	Aerial view showing Wrigley Field on Opening Day and the surrounding neighborhood.
Subject	Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.). Stadiums--California--Los Angeles. Baseball fields--California--Los Angeles. Baseball--California--Los Angeles. Dwellings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles). Streets--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles). Lost architecture--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles). Aerial photographs South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Aerial views.
Coverage	1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection