Several weeks ago I saw a map that showed the old West End Ball Park much closer to Highway-90A than I remembered. I thought it was a mistake, but I've found an aerial photograph taken in 1952 which confirms the park in that location.
I don't have a date yet, but a few years later the park moved a little over one hundred yards due north on the other side of old Imperial Boulevard. [I presume Visco (Nalco) expanded westward causing the relocation.] The move included the stands and 'dug outs,' but there were no outfield fences. I guess there never were any because they don't appear in the photo.
amazing!
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