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Model Details - Part 3January 20, 2008 9:47 PM This is the third in a short series of photo sets from the unveiling of the nearly-finished ballpark model back in October. You can see it for yourself at Twinsfest. (Click any image to enlarge greatly.) As you look at these, keep in mind that the outfield stands have gone through the most changes since the original concept drawings. Much of this was simply to add seating out there -- a goal which Dave St. Peter said publicly on plenty of occasions. Since these photos were taken, it's entirely possible that things have continued to evolve. This is one area where I'll be looking closely at the model the next time I see it.
Tomorrow we'll look at some of the streetscapes in greater detail. CommentsTo utilized enhanced comment features, please enable cookies in your browser. Thanks for all of the pictures. This is great! One thing I haven't noticed at all is the tarp for the infield. Is that in any of the pictures? We will actually need one of those finally! I have no specific info on the tarp for the Twins park, but a lot of these new stadiums don't actually store them on the field... Check out this pic of Petco - no tarp is visable, as it's stored underneath the grandstand somehow.
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 1:22 PM by Moose97
Sorry to do a threadjack, but Dave has updated his blog, this time it concerns the future of Twins Fest. In the middle of the post, he proposes some alternative venues for the event. What do you guys think the new venue should be? It should stay at the Dome as long as it's standing and operating, nobody else is using it during that part of January. If the dome is ever demolished, I would say have it at Target Center. By then the Twolves should be gone or at least been asked to leave by the good basketball fans of MN. The tarps at Petco are stored under the left field and right field corner outside of the foul line. The wall comes off and the tarps roll out. Part of the reason they did this is because they rarely need to use tarps in San Diego. This is a link to a scale model of Cincinnats old Crosley field made by a guy named Mike Weaver. Very nice detail too. I wish I could've have seen a game there. Click on my name for the link.
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 7:16 PM by John
Just a note to my above link, for those not familar with Crosley Field, the model represents the park in it's final configuration. Like many of the ballparks built in the early 1900's it was enlarged over the years and it originally had a brick facade that was painted white in an attempt to give it a facelift in it's last decade or two.
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 7:35 PM by John
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Washington Here's a correction: The LRT platform will actually be able to load outbound trains from both sides. Up close, this is what you'll see as you walk along. What a great sight! Carew atrium menu part 1 LRT station has appeared. Sign installer dude More of a bird's-eye view of the same area. A closer look into the park from down the street. How great will this view be during a game?? The steel cage expands. Artist at (very painstaking) work TC caps everywhere! (Is that you?) Showing more of the context for the louvers. Looking northeast from the ballpark site (Source: LP) The plaza as viewed from across the park. The right field overhang section will be built just in from where the plaza supports are. Millers fans leaving Nicollet Park after a game in 1923, where a trolley was waiting. (Click to enlarge.) Bench seating just off the plaza Flowers and Hall-of-Fame plaques. Very nice. Harmon Killebrew Main ticket window area A view into the park down Sixth Street from just beyond Hennepin. Note that one side of the street contains century-old, classic buildings -- structures which are likely to last another century or more. The other side, not so much. (Click the image to see what it looked like from exactly the same spot 97 years ago.) Concept drawing of Coomer gate (click to enlarge) This is the last hope for so-called knot-hole views. I'm skeptical. Don Swanson, left, in-coming commander of the Richfield American Legion, and Joe Kennedy, right, out-going commander, are pictured with the Legion's new flag pole, which once stood at old Metropolitan Stadium. (Click to enlarge.) Looking south (toward Seventh Street). Stairs down to Seventh Street now have the start of railings Welcome Visitors From Two Men On (Accessiblity) Glossary BRT - Bus Rapid Transit DSP - Dave St. Peter FSE - Full Season Equivalent 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 Selected Bibliography - Surveys
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