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Old 10-08-2023, 09:33 AM   #236
asrivkin
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Skeeters Park, Jersey City

Hi all,

Here's one that took a bit of extra research--Skeeters Park in Jersey City, also called West Side Park. This was the home of the Jersey City Skeeters and the local park prior to Roosevelt Stadium being built, and so was used until 1934. The available Sanborn Maps, my usual go-tos, don't cover the right place at the right time. However, there are other local atlases that are useful, as well as an aerial photo from 1930!

Google Drive link to Skeeters Park

After playing a bit with Google Earth, it didn't look to me like the NYC skyline was visible from the park, and it looked out toward the (in)famous swamplands (which inspired the team's name, I believe). As usual, I'm happy to provide the Sketchup file itself to anyone out there who'd like to play around with backgrounds etc.

In the near future (so...next few weeks?) I'll try to upload some more, plus I'm planning to tackle some of the missing Federal League parks by request.

Enjoy!
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