Next up is the home of the OG Toronto Maple Leafs from 1910-1925: Hanlan's Point Stadium (aka Maple Leaf Park).
Google Drive Link to Hanlan's Point Stadium
This was the third park on this spot in the Toronto Islands, with the first two succumbing to fire. The park was on the grounds of an amusement park, as was the style with many other parks of the era, and some of the pictures show a roller coaster hugging the outfield wall. The park was the location of Babe Ruth's first professional home run, no doubt helped by the short RF fence (about which, more below). I added the roller coaster, the carousel, the "Circle Swing", and the skyline from the right period.
This was a more difficult park to make than usual, suffering from the paradoxical situation of having too much information available but not the right information or consistent information. With three similar but not identical parks built in the same place within a 15-year span, it wasn't always obvious what photos/maps went with what era, and an insurance map gave dimensions that were clearly bananas. Working from aerial and in-park photos was difficult because the surrounding amusement park would also change its appearance (including the roller coasters) and removed context clues. In the end I went with something more or less consistent with the evidence but that probably doesn't match any of it. The RF distance is 270 feet--short, but no shorter than the Polo Grounds. The LF distance is 375 feet, and left center is well over 500 feet--this is murder on righty pull hitters.
In any case, there are various histories available if you're interested, including a
Wikipedia article and an
archived web page on old Toronto amusement parks that includes some discussion.
Next up, I'm going to try to get ready for some barnstormers by tackling Rochester and Columbus, but I also have a few requests I'll try and get to!