I went to several ballgames as a kid. The grass and infield dirt were always immaculate, absolutely picture perfect. I have a lot of fun memories of those trips to the stadium.
Find those older homes and imagine fans parking in the driveways (for a small consideration.) Early Royals players spoke of leaving their cars in the area during practice and the local kids would wash and polish them during the day. It was surely a different time and a different world.
RIP Otis Taylor. Mr. Taylor wrote a book called "The Need to Win". In it, he talked very fondly of Municipal Stadium and how many of the Chiefs missed the stadium after the move to Arrowhead Stadium in 1972. He said the artificial turf at Arrowhead caused many injuries to the players (compared to the natural grass at Municipal Stadium). He also said the atmosphere was lost in the cavernous Arrowhead compared to the neighborhood that surrounded Municipal Stadium.
That's what happened to the site of the old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota where the Vikings used to play. It's now the site of a parking lot for an IKEA store in the Mall of America Complex
I filmed there last year, but haven’t gotten the footage edited together, yet. I thought it was a nice remembrance of the former stadium that was located there
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I went to several ballgames as a kid. The grass and infield dirt were always immaculate, absolutely picture perfect. I have a lot of fun memories of those trips to the stadium.
Find those older homes and imagine fans parking in the driveways (for a small consideration.) Early Royals players spoke of leaving their cars in the area during practice and the local kids would wash and polish them during the day. It was surely a different time and a different world.
Hard to believe that Lenny Dawson was not recognized as a player there. He led them to a Super Bowl in 1969.
Use to play in that stadium when I was a kid it was abandoned.
Great video, really do love the segments related to the old but not forgotten ballparks.
I agree
RIP Otis Taylor. Mr. Taylor wrote a book called "The Need to Win". In it, he talked very fondly of Municipal Stadium and how many of the Chiefs missed the stadium after the move to Arrowhead Stadium in 1972. He said the artificial turf at Arrowhead caused many injuries to the players (compared to the natural grass at Municipal Stadium). He also said the atmosphere was lost in the cavernous Arrowhead compared to the neighborhood that surrounded Municipal Stadium.
It is nice that they did not throw in a Wal-Mart there and left some historic status and info
Agreed
That's what happened to the site of the old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota where the Vikings used to play. It's now the site of a parking lot for an IKEA store in the Mall of America Complex
I filmed there last year, but haven’t gotten the footage edited together, yet. I thought it was a nice remembrance of the former stadium that was located there
The city or whoever owned it did the right thing in turning it what it is today. Wonder what it would be like living in a house that once stood there!
@@HistoricallyMarked Agreed.
I have been there