What 1912 stadium is this?

[BigJJ]

I believe it is Bennett Park

[BigJJ]

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/pa...0/6a34430r.jpg
Picture vertical smokestacks? That structure. And height of wall looks right

[horzverti]

Although I am 100% sure of nothing...ever, I strongly believe Cobb is floating above the NY Highlanders' Hilltop Park in my picture. Now all I need to see is the same advertising sign IN Hilltop Park in 1912. Please stay tuned...

[BOB52]

According to Wikipedia, Bennett Park closed after the 1911 season ...

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Park_(Detroit)

[BOB52]

No fair! I call foul ball! How was I supposed to know it was the top of a building and a smoke stack in horzvert's photo? The background is blurry and I thought the smoke stack was a dang lamp post. Shows how much I know. (Lol)

BOOB52

[horzverti]

..and the funny thing is that in 1910 at the same Hilltop Park this photo was taken by Charles...have you seen this one before?

To quote Mr. Baseball Bob Uecker, "nice, real nice."

[BigJJ]

If it is 1912, I think it is Navin.

[BigJJ]

What am I missing here guys? You see the sign in the famous sliding picture? Is my eyesight that poor?
Edited to add that I think you mean that the height of the wall and background behind the wall are correct, but I'm still leaning toward Bennett/Navin.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

What am I missing here guys? You see the sign in the famous sliding picture? Is my eyesight that poor?

No, that pic is just a tangent.

[BOB52]

I'm glad this isn't over cuz I'm not convinced either that the park has been identified. So I've still got a shot at it and redeem myself. But the jolly guy definitely got his pics right. I'm impressed.

BOB52

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by horzverti

..and the funny thing is that in 1910 at the same Hilltop Park this photo was taken by Charles...have you seen this one before?

To quote Mr. Baseball Bob Uecker, "nice, real nice."

I stood there!! My girlfriend was at Columbia Presbyterian and they have a home plate plaque/monument outside, so I ambled away 90 feet through the plants and bramble and stood there grinning. Although no one around me had any clue, it was really cool being right on that spot.

[horzverti]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I stood there!! My girlfriend was at Columbia Presbyterian and they have a home plate plaque/monument outside, so I ambled away 90 feet through the plants and bramble and stood there grinning. Although no one around me had any clue, it was really cool being right on that spot.

AWESOME story Darren. I can completely understand why you didn't slide into that spot...I am sure you wanted to.

[BigJJ]

May be on target with Hilltop look at height of White Rock ad and background from 1911
Was the ad replaced for 1912?
http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...top-Park/page3
Edited link

[BigJJ]

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...top-Park/page3

Edited link

[JollyElm]

Here's my logical conclusion. Of course, I'm assuming the old photographs are marked correctly as to where the photos were taken.

The Ty Cobb photo has the same background structures as the Lajoie photo, marked in red. There's also the ubiquitous smokestack.
The Lajoie photo has the same background elements (and probably a million more that I didn't assess) as the overhead picture of Hilltop Park, marked in blue.

I'm all CSI over here. Haha. To me, it's undoubtably Hilltop Park, NYC.

hilltop.jpg

[BigJJ]

You nailed it!!! Awesome

[JollyElm]

More info at that site:

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...tographs/page4

Go down the page a little to the overhead shot of Hilltop Park in NY. The rightfield distant architecture is similar to the Nap Lajoie pic stuff. And our old friend the smokestack is there, too.