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BallparkMagic presents a little bit of Target Field each day. (Click to enlarge.)  |
"You talk about the magic, the aura, but what really makes a stadium is the fans. Concrete doesn't talk back to you. Chairs don't talk back to you. It's the people who are there, day in, day out, that makes the place magic."– Bernie WilliamsExplore the SiteHere are 50 images chosen randomly from the 3004 found on this site. Click the image to be taken to the original post. A new list is created every 10 minutes.
 Click to enlarge.  This is the revised version of the center field pavilion (without the restaurant). It looks like there are no seats, just some ledges for people to sit on. It reminds me of the seating on the "bridge" which sticks out of the new Guthrie Theater. Anything which lands in the trees will presumably be a home run, so the "411" sign is apparently just for fun.  A new address for the Admin building  This is the main entry to the Pro Shop. The second entry, located just outside the turnstiles, is indicated by the arrow.   An early concept drawing for the site  This view, also from the same warehouse roof, shows the newly-rebuilt viaduct on North Seventh Street.   Jose Alvalade XXI Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal has towers much like I'm imagining to hold up our canopy while also making a bold statement on the horizon   Usher Anna hands out Homer Hankies  Here's the barricade in context at the end of the walkway  Scoreboard installation in progress   A little higher angle shows how the two stations are close to one another but distinctly separate. The oval, glass-enclosed area is the entrance from the Northstar platform below into the ballpark. The LRT platform is comparable to the other stations along that route.    Dan Kenney, my tour guide  Concourse ceilings (from the Ballpark Authority's May update)  Moonyball     A Killebrew tribute covers part of the wall where the entry doors are located near the escalators.   Comerica Park main entrance: Tigers, bats, and much (maybe too much) more (Source: LP)  The Northstar stop has a name.  I set up my late inning "office" at the drink rail behind section 206  A walkway begins to form (this is as close as you can get right now)   Ready for action.  Concept drawing for the fan/player appreciation wall. (Click to enlarge.)  Here's a rack of lights being prepared for lifting into the canopy.  A last look on the way out.  Work on the pavilion in center.   This may look like just some guy (perhaps a spy) headed for the train. But it's actually the Northstar engineer!  In the top of the 9th, the sun hit our backs and summer took one last long look.  The glass area seen here is one of the warm-up areas.   Checking out the bike racks on the promenade.  Having fun. Installing limestone. Good gig.  Lots of folks working behind those ticket windows  The Ballpark Authority at work (Source: RP)   Path of quick escape.  This was actually taken from the top floor of the International Market Square.  Balcony of the Town Ball Tavern.  This is amazingly close to completed. It's a short tunnel entrance ramp to 394 underneath the outfield stands.  Sharing and Caring Hands, as viewed from the ballpark site about a block away. Note transaction in progress in the shadows. Welcome Visitors From Two Men On (Accessiblity) Glossary BPM - Ballpark Magic BRT - Bus Rapid Transit DSP - Dave St. Peter FSE - Full Season Equivalent FYS - Fake Yankee Stadium (see also: NYS) HERC - Hennepin Energy Resource Company (aka the Garbage Burner) HPB - Home Plate Box HRP - Home Run Porch LC - Legends Club LRT - Light Rail Transit MBA - Minnesota Ballpark Authority (will own Target Field) MOA - Mall of America MSFC - Minnesota Sports Facilities Commission (owns the Metrodome) NYS - New Yankee Stadium SRO - Standing Room Only STH - Season Ticket Holder TCFBS - TCF Bank Stadium TF - Target Field Selected Bibliography - Analysis
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