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Order Number
00081850
Title
Washington
Park
,
aerial
view
Photographer
Dunning, Arche M.
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Sports-Baseball.
;
A-001-387
4x5
Date
1924
Physical Description
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
Washington
Park
was
home
of the
Los
Angeles
Angels
from
1912
until
they
moved
to
Wrigley
Field
in
1925
; the
park
was
located
in
downtown
Los
Angeles
on
Washington
,
8th
St.
, and
Hill
Street
.
Although
Washington
Park
could
hold
up
to
15,000
"
kranks
"
-
as
fans
at the
turn
of the
century
were
called
,
it
had
very
limited
parking
facilities
.
Wrigley
decided
to
build
a
new
ballpark
,
which
was
named
Wrigley
Field
, and the
team
moved
to its
new
home
during
the
1925
season
.
Wrigley
Field
housed
the
Angels
from
1925
until
1957
.
Prior
to the
team
playing
at
Washington
Park
, they
played
at a
field
on the
north
end
of
Chutes
Park
,
located
between
Grand
Ave
.
(west)
,
Main
St
.
(east)
,
Washington
Blvd
.
(north)
, and
21st
St
.
(south)
,
just
a
short
distance
away
. In the
seventeen
years
that the
L.A
.
Angels
played
at
Washington
Park
, they
won
five
pennants
.
Washington
Park
was
demolished
in the
Mid-1950s
. The
Los
Angeles
Angels
were a
minor
league
baseball
team
based
in
Los
Angeles
that
played
in the
Pacific
Coast
League
from
1903
until
1957
. The
Pacific
Coast
League
(PCL)
is
a
minor
league
operating
in the
West
,
Midwest
, and
Southeast
of the
United
States
.
It
is
one
of
three
leagues
playing
in the
Triple-A
level
,
which
is
one
step
below
Major
League
Baseball
.
Description
Aerial
view
of
Washington
Park
,
home
of the
Los
Angeles
Angels
. The
bleachers
are
practically
bursting
at the
seams
with
eager
spectators
cheering
on their
favorite
teams
.
It
is
unknown
which
team
is
out
on the
field
but
may
be
either
the
Los
Angeles
Angels
, or the
other
home
team
, the
Hollywood
Stars
.
Hill
Street
is
visible
across
the
top
of the
photograph
, with
numerous
dwellings
in the
perimeter
.
Photograph
dated
:
August
1924
.
Subject
Los Angeles Angels (Baseball team).
Washington Park (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Baseball players--United States.
Baseball fields--California--Los Angeles.
Spectators--California--Los Angeles.
Baseball--California--Los Angeles.
Pacific Coast League.
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.
Internal Notes
Additional
prints
are in
photograph
sleeve
.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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