Polo Grounds
6 articles
New York
The Polo Grounds, The Lost Ballpark of New York’s First Baseball Team
The Polo Grounds is a strange name for a baseball park, yet baseball is what was played at New York’
Arts & Culture
10 Black Baseball Sites in NYC
In the 1840s and ‘50s, restless young men – yuppies of their day – were organizing “base ball” clubs to bond and
Arts & Culture
Uncover the History of Black Baseball in NYC
Ken Burns dubbed New York City the “capital of baseball” in the 1940s and ‘50s, but the fact is, the
Architecture
10 Former and Lost Sporting Venues in and Around NYC
Ebbets Field, opening day, 1913. Image via UCinternational on Wikimedia Commons. New York City is often focused on newness – particularly
Arts & Culture
Daily What?!: Yankees Once Played at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan
When the New York Yankees come to mind, thoughts of the Bronx naturally ensue. But did you know that the
Architecture
Commuter Nightmare at 155th Street Station – Polo Grounds Stadium
Not many New Yorkers know of or have the need to use the B & D station at 155th on
