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Old 01-17-2026, 10:00 AM   #330
asrivkin
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Buffalo's Olympic Park 1884

Happy Saturday!

After Garlon's question last week, I figured I'd just go ahead and make Olympic Park I. This was used by the National League's Buffalo Bisons for their final two years (1884-1885), and was home park for four hall-of-famers in those years.

Google Maps link to Olympic Park 1884

Not a ton of info out there, and no depictions of any kind that I could find--no photos, no contemporary drawings, no later drawings. However, Green Cathedrals describes the shape and overall length of the grandstand and I found a newspaper clipping that says the walls were painted olive green and gives the size of the overall lot.

It is conceivable that this is the very first attempt to depict this ballpark, but I know I left some things out since they wouldn't be seen in-game--for instance, there's a description of a shed for carriages. I also cribbed a bunch (including the background) from the Riverside Park model. But this is unique and a reasonably non-fictional model!
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