1930's Baseball Stadium Abandoned in the Woods

[@ExclusiveLM]

FYI, my friend's father Frank Bocek played with the Meridian Scrappers in this run down stadium in 1949 four years after World War 2 ended. My friend told me that a little over one thousand people would pack into this stadium during their home games. It's amazing to think that many people went to that place that today is just a bunch of trees and plants.

[@adamfrbs9259]

My Grandpa woulda been 18 when this opened. He lived until 2010...man he saw alot and I didn't ask enough questions. Imagine from then until 2010 how different life had become.

[@elgiacomo]

What better way to come back to the US than to visit an old abandoned baseball stadium. Thank you as always for taking us along on your adventures!

[@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence]

Abandoned apple pie factory?

[@dragoncrackers7660]

So just a little info from growing up there. I am 33. It was already abandoned when I was very young. We used to hang out and explore that and the old drive-in movie theater next to it. The fair grounds next to it were used for the annual fair until I was about 12ish, then it was entirely abandoned when the fair stated being held at the ag center outside of town. Royal Land Gates, where you started the video were long abandoned when I was hanging out there. We used the Fair-Ground gates and hopped the fence. The things I know that are still there... The Gates, stadium, Drive-In the Screen and the old projector house/concession stands, an old track, An old barn, The ticket booths, the security house and some remains of smaller buildings. Its a cool place but be warned the do not allow people on the property and if you get caught, you will get arrested. Hey also there is an abandoned mall just across the highway. Its in good shape for being abandoned for 22 years. I think someone said they put in a security system but like 10 years ago, there wasnt one and we broke in twice. You have to climb up the onto the roof and go down an old utility hatch to get in though. Its really cool. Its a 70-80 time capsule.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

I filmed the abandoned mall on my channel

[@dragoncrackers7660]

@@InfamousCrimeLocations Okay, I'll have to check it out. I remember when that place was open. Hey the new mall is close to dead also. Give it a few years and it definitely be in the dead malls category.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@@dragoncrackers7660 Thanks! Yeah I heard the new mall is slowly almost dead mall now too. Crazy isnt?

[@SumDumGy]

@Harmin Vlogs, I couldn’t see that in your videos list.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@@SumDumGy Type in abandoned mall Harmin vlogs into KZbin search

[@djicepole]

A drone shot would have been nice, to see how the shape of the place looks. Now that nature has reclaimed it. Don't take that the wrong way! Great video.

[@Sifo_Dyas]

Google Maps satellite view Buckwalter Stadium.

[@seanjern27]

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[@sandyca1106]

I'm so glad you captured this history before it was completely gone! Thank you so much, and welcome back to the states.

[@cudaman2formula874]

Why do people have to trash everything? Why can't they just come look around leave it for the next person

[@seanwatts8342]

They look for anything of value.

[@fentanelfloyd8383]

Player Hater diversity! Aint it special

[@rjhudmon3064]

Player Hater well that’s racist smh

[@devinsuni]

@@rjhudmon3064 i mean in philly here we have bars and bullet proof glass in MCds go outside the city to the burbs you dont have that problem

[@TimandVic-yy3yc]

@@SirBuzz WHAT!!!!!!!!!

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

Is anyone else like me, want to get a bunch of yard tools and start cleaning places like this up in these videos. I have OCD about that.... Edit: back here about 10 months later after some comments from others alerted me to the video. Seeing it now, I want to fix this place up EVEN MORE than the first time! Lol. Some cans of paint for the bleachers. Sanders to sand the wood seats. Carpenters to rebuild the ticket booth. A bobcat to clean the field and parking lot up. It is like it is calling my name like the field of dreams! 😁

[@trumpocalypsesurvival]

I'm reading through all the comments to find out if anyone else was like me and so horrified that he was touching all that poison ivy

[@acousticshadow4032]

Um, no... but I could see myself in the shade of those grandstands, watching a game, sipping on a cold one.

[@deplorablepocdetejas1989]

We Can make this Field GREAT AGAIN. 🇺🇸👍USA

[@simpleagain1]

Agreed!!!

[@raymiller7961]

I’m Down

[@nickdial8610]

I remember going there as a kid To the fair every year They had concerts there and other events I believe that place hasn’t been used since the late 80s It’s in a flood zone that’s why it hasn’t been developed

[@michaelreyes6258]

Nick Dial dang sir! How old are you? Respectfully

[@jeffking5536]

thats cool

[@thesouth50]

I'm wonder like mr Reyes how old are you sir? I'm from meridian. I moved to ga when I was 6. But my mother and both grandparents were born and raised there until we moved in 1983

[@nickdial8610]

I’m in my 50s went to the fair every year Since the 70s until it closed in the mid 80s

[@thesouth50]

@@nickdial8610 if you remember any of the hendersons. Ginger, melanie, billy, dorothy all with the last name Henderson

[@Waveluth]

What a strange feeling it must be to walk amongst the past in places forgotten by time. Sad and cool all at once. Be safe! Thanks for sharing your journeys. ✌🏻🇺🇸🌹

[@rayherbst6655]

The 1st team to play at the fairgrounds was the Southeastern League's Meridian Scrappers, who used the ballpark from 1937-1939. During their first 2 seasons, they were members of the St. Louis Browns organization. In 1939, they became a co-op team and in 1940, they changed their name to the Meridian Bears. In 1941, they changed their name again, to the Meridian Eagles and then returned under the St. Louis Browns' umbrella. By 1942 they again became a co-op team. The league ceased operations due to the war after the 1942 season. In 1946, the Southeastern League returned with the Meridian "Peps", which were members of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Peps represented the Dodgers for only 1 season before switching affiliation to the Cleveland Indians, where they remained from 1947 until 1948. In 1949, the team went co-op and changed their name for the 5th time. They then were known as the Meridian Millers. They remained in the Southeastern League until 1950, when the league finally folded. With the Class B Southeastern League permanently defunct, the Meridian Millers found themselves without a league to play in, and sat out the 1951 season. In 1952, a spot opened in the Class C Cotton States League, when the Clarksdale Planters ceased operations. Meridian hadn't played in the Cotton States League since 1929. They kept the name Meridian Millers, and instead, changed the name of the stadium from Fairgrounds Field to Buckwalter Stadium. They remained in the Cotton States League as a co-op team until 1955 when they moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

[@sfranklin9073]

Ray, Thank you for the history of this field. Not to take away from the video, you filled in a lot of blanks. I haven't researched any on the team, and I don't have to now. 👍👍

[@hazevthewolf178]

I'm not a baseball fan, but I did appreciate your comments about the players and teams, in my own naïve way. Your poignant comments really resonated with me. I could almost imagine or even see in my mind's eye, thousands of people sitting on those wooden bleachers and cheering on their favourite team.

[@DoctorJ42]

I find this so heartbreaking.

[@markinnes4264]

and yet kind of sweet and exciting for someone to go and find this place and enjoy some solitude with a historic place.

[@lisaw7633]

I agree. But sadly nothing lasts forever

[@Emper0rH0rde]

It always makes me sad to see abandoned places that were once vibrant with life. But nature reclaims all.

[@NickP]

You knocked it out of the park with this video!

[@jrviade85]

Nick P Was Here no he didn’t trees got in the way

[@Avelyn_Band]

it was a joke

[@nymfan3131]

Went to the Mississippi Alabama fair at that site back in 1983 as a kid, stadium was used for concerts during the fair.

[@chadaustin8343]

nymfan3131 Yea. I thought I remembered sitting in those bleachers as a kid. Great memories.

[@williamholley9593]

Where at in meridian is this ?

[@chadaustin8343]

William Holley Right off I-20 & the Hwy 145/Quitman exit. Behind Mississippi Music, motel 6, Econo lodge on South Frontage Rd. Behind the Waffle House also. It's actually on Sowashee Rd.

[@williamholley9593]

That's what my dad said , frontage rd. I haven't lived there since a kid in the beginning of the 90s , plenty of family though between there and Philadelphia!

[@Corinthians-kjv]

Who played there?

[@briangriffin5391]

Light over the ticket booth had a photocell on the top to turn it on and off. Had to be updated in the 80's...

[@chooch1995]

Photocells have been around for a lot longer than the 80’s....

[@marxvadar2614]

Pretty cool. When dude found that ticket stub I was like NICE

[@reneeg4817]

It was

[@RobD-jq7ry]

Cant believe it survived so well in the weather.

[@Usafpararescue96]

GREAT JOB!

[@thorrfgump]

6:14 Years where Oct 12 fell on a Tuesday: 1937, 1943, 1948, 1954, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1993, 1999, 2004. Based on the prices this is probably 1954 at earliest, 1976 at latest. I'd guess 1971. You could probably research Century 21 Shows, Inc if you really want to know.

[@jrviade85]

little man 😂😂😂

[@cozzfeet8958]

Add 2010 to the list

[@CavanalK5]

I’m glad I scrolled down and read this comment. I had found about 4 different years of that before I thought to see if someone else had done it already.

[@bfra881]

Century 21 real estate division opened in 1971 in California. That would probably mean that it would be 76 or 82.

[@jeremyf1400]

Are you related to Forrest?

[@just.in.]

Absolutely amazing place

[@RockerMtl1]

Awesome ! All these places should be preserved for history

[@dbaider9467]

That was just amazing. Time warp. Loved your narrative - I could hear the bat connect and the crowd cheer....

[@STAY-GOLD-VINYL]

How do you come about these abandoned locations? Amazing to see someone sharing the lost history of these locales

[@tse90723]

The fact that there is anything still lying around much less paint cans and some furniture, is really amazing after how long it has been sitting.

[@sarahwebster8927]

Would of been cool for you to show us an old pic of it in its heyday.

[@TheGuitarplaya13]

Sarah Webster look it up lazy

[@sarahwebster8927]

Phillip Rodriguez Err...nahh!

[@jockellis]

Wish he’d done some research on its history. There are probably some old Millers still living there.

[@sarahwebster8927]

flyhound97 agreed, my error, do excuse me.

[@fastfootedone]

grammar police in the house

[@wi54725]

The Meridian Millers were in the Cotton States League in the early 1950's, which was a Class C league that included the Jackson Senators. I believe they were at one time in the Class B Southeastern League before my time. 1 million thank yous for posting this video. My uncle was a major league baseball scout for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and for a brief time with Pittsburgh. He took me to about 30-40 games a year when school was out for summer. Baseball was THE sport in America then, and many towns like Meridian had local teams with a lot of support. Too bad that the low minors will contract further in 2021. Having played in the Pioneer League in Ogden, there were a couple players in this league that made it to the Majors, such as Steve Yeager, Randy Bobb, and maybe a half dozen Giants' prospects at SLC that year, including Dave Rader, Pepe Frias, Don Carrithers, Gary Lavelle, and Jim Willoughby.

[@itsmeforsure5475]

Excellent video. I can picture the kids running around and the people in the stands. The structure looks solid. Get a bachoe, scrap up the field, throw some bases down and lets get a game goin.

[@valsblackcatsrule8740]

Makes you wonder what happened that the site was forgotten. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!

[@edwin3928ohd]

based on the popcorn bucket graphics.. and the state of the overgrowth... I'd say this place was last used in the early 80s

[@eganfo]

David Holcomb the ticket rolls also looked fairly new compared to everything else.

[@linehandibew6205]

One dollar raffle tickets look new

[@777jones]

Big Wheel awesome trivia! 👍

[@nathanielhiggerson7679]

1979 was the last time

[@edwin3928ohd]

@@nathanielhiggerson7679 You are very close to correct, but I am sure there were couples (and gay males) that still "used" the facilities for a few years after.

[@donaldsmith1920]

That reminds me of La Grave Field in Fort Worth. The Cats left several years ago, and the field began to deteriorate. There has been talk of bringing it back and fielding a team again.

[@chadaustin8343]

Great Field! I love that area

[@vipergtsmre]

I'm a RedSox man, but that Yankees history is awesome, nobody can question Rivera's skill.. Great vid!

[@tonytone5856]

I'm watching this from Australia. So fascinating. Love your videos mate.

[@brandons9398]

So much waste in the world, such a shame our history is just left to rot. Thank you for sharing!

[@kenbisson5455]

Thank You for this. Baseball is the only sport that shares the growth and scars of America.

[@galememeeof6688]

I love the appreciation you have for things from history and how you can picture what went on there. I'm from Illinois and I appreciate Native American history. Starved Rock is a State Park that I've been to several times starting in the early 60's. It's changed a lot for safety and convenience since then. I like to use my imagination seeing horseback riders on trails and paths in Illinois.

[@wickedflagon]

Starved Rock is a great place; I visited last summer!

[@allenmurray7893]

It's amazing that all these places you find in the woods like this. Great work on this and the speedway.

[@chilipeppersalsa7596]

I went to look at the field for the filming of a League of Their Own...really cool.

[@TubeBrowser2]

Thank you for making this video. So very sad to see this ballpark neglected and vandalized so badly. It is a loss of Americana. Our kids could be playing there.

[@itz_jacoby3]

That’s a beautiful slice of history

[@crosbonit]

This place is not that far away from I-20. Amazing.

[@MUSTANGHUNTER]

That's crazy! I love the hidden gems you show us. I wonder how many structures are left to rot

[@larmoran4885]

Absolutely loved the little bit of Baseball history at the start , great video mate

[@jamescarter8421]

People may forget. Mother Nature never does.

[@mr.peanutbutter6969]

Also taggers

[@MrHans818]

Mother Nature reclaims everything eventually. Watch the older series Life After People.

[@whoopdiddydo]

Remember that time you tried to say something profound/insightful and it just fell flat?

[@jamescarter8421]

@@whoopdiddydo What?

[@SonnyGTA]

james carter neither does Pepridge Farms.

[@wallybrown9509]

Like you, I love to explore old deserted places, and think about all the things that happened, and the people that were there that are passed away.

[@swimbait1]

The seating section looks like it could still be used today.

[@cadillacbluez]

4:35 Amazing there are light bulbs still there... I will soon become a nomad road warrior myself again and it would be awesome to meet up out there somewhere! Thanks for sharing what's good in the world!

[@SueGirling68]

A pretty cool piece of history, such a shame it didn't continue. Thank you for sharing. x

[@Tgogators]

Love your urban exploring vids.. Good quality, well spoken, to the point (no going off topic or on tangents), all around enjoyable to watch!!!

[@billbobaggins801]

It breaths life but life has passed it by. Once the smell of baseball and people cheering on their team. A young boy yelling hot dogs for sale, and lights beaming into the red clay. An annoucer blaring through names as player's make plays. Time ......it always moves and the forest takes back it's soul with leaves and tree's. Goodnight and farewell to playball!!!!!!!

[@matthewj3390]

You can just smell the popcorn and pop

[@Name-ev8pr]

@@matthewj3390 You mean soda

[@apacheattackhelicopter6152]

what does baseball smell like? I've always wanted to know.

[@billbobaggins801]

@@apacheattackhelicopter6152 you must be a mellennial......!!! Put the cellphone down and you'll experience life more....

[@apacheattackhelicopter6152]

@@billbobaggins801 it was a joke because the bad grammar

[@arnoldprewitt7914]

This is an awesome find. And very sad. There was several HOF that actually played on that field and for that team. I am a sports fanatic and as so as I watched your video I started researching and found that some of the players were actually buried in Kentucky which is my home state. I really enjoy your stories.

[@2011joser]

Thank you for another interesting video. I appreciate the fleshing out of the story with relevant information when the place offers less visually. A lesson to other explorers on youtube: aimless speculation and expressions of astonishment don’t take the place of work on your videos.

[@debcarnes100]

I’m glad you made it back to the US safely, enjoyed Iceland but I do love to see the places you find here in our own country. Thank you

[@TheZekeZeke1]

That would have been a cool stadium when operational. I like how the stands wher designed, simple but prob pretty top shelf for the time... Cool video...

[@rosseganjr9402]

fantastic find! it's a shame these places are disappearing!

[@TheSuperArx]

These are the perfect mini docs for me honestly, keep up the stuff man

[@MobileInstinct]

Glad you like them, more on the way!

[@greyroom6730]

I echo that....perfect format for me too!

[@NotFadeAway]

Great job. Thanks for making this. Really cool to see!

[@cwb0051]

This was so cool, I Loved the history, and now just sits abandon and forgotten...

[@jbtheboss3790]

So glad I subscribed to this channel. Thanks for all the great footage!!

[@steveprice638]

Isn't it sad to think of all the happiness it USED to bring....

[@travisthechimp7857]

No, not really.

[@fartmerchant762]

Nope

[@EastTexasProductions]

I've been to this stadium. Very interesting place and interesting history. Thanks for the update on it. It's been about 10 years since I was there.

[@mholden25]

You always supply truly amazing facts.

[@vaccumsealed]

As always, your videos remain so cool and interesting with a slice of history on forgotten pasts. One of my favorite youtubers

[@t.s.butler191]

In the eighties the stadium wasn't that destroyed, could still throw balls and see the mound and bases, doors still on...time moves forward...sad.

[@eradnegan1094]

Was it still in use then?

[@t.s.butler191]

@@eradnegan1094 closed after 1979, but they used it for things like local fairs, fleamarkets, halloween...then I think the wells went bad, I think that was the undoing (and taxes)

[@nathanielhiggerson7679]

Teri Butler Good information thank you

[@fry6804]

Teri Butler it’s always nice to hear from what I expect is a local on cases like these

[@markusantonio4866]

@@t.s.butler191 Thanks for the info. I watch alot of these kinds of segments, and it so common for people to trash and vandalize these sort of places.

[@rileyyyyyy]

finding the ticket was so cool. a piece of amazing history

[@InCog2020]

If you're ever in south Mississippi again, I know an old "prison camp" for lack of a better term where German immigrants were housed during WW2. Some concrete structures are still there. Pretty cool piece of history.

[@madisongreene8853]

I hope you kept all those tickets as a souvenir!! Wow, such history you've discovered. Now I want to go exploring myself just to see what I can find in the woods....lol.

[@walterfink9782]

I've seen a few local stadiums like this one. The style of this one, seemed to be all over the country. Not sure if many others are standing or have been torn down. Way too much history, all over the world, is now hidden or gone completely.

[@DoylesDigs]

History is rarely preserved... it’s sad! Lovely video man! Much enjoyed!

[@Desperado23]

Drone footage would've given this some prospective

[@Ripkenotter]

Perspective

[@marthapernie2205]

Really enjoy the history you provide.

[@Bigodog88travels]

Awesome video. I went to "A" school at Naval Air Station Meridian. Would have been cool to have known about this and had visited it.

[@garymorris1856]

I remember climbing a fence and exploring Kansas City's old Municipal Stadium several years after the Royals had moved into their new stadium. It was very interesting. And your video is very interesting. Thank you for posting this.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

This would be a great place to do some metal detecting ! , lots of coins should be all around this area . Mike Espo

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Mike Espo diecast customs & more I got one for my 40th birthday and here it is 17 years later and my metal detector is still in the box.

[@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence]

Dear Mike, You don't need to sign your comments. Not that formal. Hehe. Sincerely, Bree

[@CelticBadBoyPoet7]

@@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence I've Never Met a Mean Bean...

[@BB4UK4LIFE]

I could spend days watching videos like this.

[@InFltSvc]

My mom grew up in the 50’s and she talks about how much better it was in that time. In a way it’s nice to see this as if it’s a time machine but sad because it was not taken care of and just forgotten. Our history is being taken from us in schools today and this is a prime example of what it once was.

[@DK-ji1tu]

Yeah for white people FUCK THE 50s

[@RyanisRude]

Seems like a chill old place to watch a good baseball game.

[@jamesonm.7925]

As hes walking through... "If you build it, they will come!"

[@tdsportscards]

Luv it...great video...those old stadiums are sooo cool...lots of history...I'll buy one of those and refurbish it one day...a classic

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I passed by there 2 weeks ago! I've been wanting to explore that for quite some time now, but heard the owner of the property isn't too keen on people going in there. I actually saw him comment on an explorer's video of it a while back. Looks like I'll be taking a trip back to Meridian soon

[@rachelynn3079]

I always find it odd when people obtain property like this and do absolutely nothing with it. Whether it's ball fields or old racing tracks. They just sit there behind no trespassing signs.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@@rachelynn3079 I think the land was the current owner's family's amusement park/ball field/drive inn. So he pretty much inherited it and probably didn't have the funds or will to do anything with it.

[@rachelynn3079]

@@OutdoorsWithShawn that makes sense too.

[@zaneroyal4186]

It is for sale if you want to buy it. Until then it is Posted No Trespassing! This dude has papers on him for being there! I don't like the Liability for Trespassers. Got a claim now for someone who claims they Trespassed there and got Lyme Disease from one of "my" ticks!

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@@zaneroyal4186 I can understand the liability issue with trespassers. When I went by a few weeks ago, I didn't see a sign, but I'll respect your wishes on it. If I got your permission, is there any way I could explore the property? I'd sign a waiver if needed.

[@MyEyesBled]

Its amazing how mother nature reclaims anything that’s not natural... BTW, who was the roof contractor? Wish my house had a roof that held up that long!

[@Grassyknolldallas]

In the woods to city folks is like 100 yds from a major road.

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

You can hear it in the back ground

[@henrywinchester9372]

Lmao fr

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

Dick B Dragging LOL! You gots that right.

[@YouReallyDontKnow]

Says who, you? Lol, if we’re going off stereotypes you country folks are as smart as you sound.

[@LITMOVIESCENES]

Funny you country guys think youre so country but cant handle a half inch of snow...#idiots

[@richdiscoveries]

This was just a really cool spot. Definitely a shame to see an old baseball field forgotten and gone to waste like that. Definitely a cool one to watch though, thanks for taking us along

[@PeterT1981]

“Life finds a way” Dr. Ian Malcolm

[@xcen1]

No Jeff goldblum from original Jurassic park

[@Heytherebuds]

@@xcen1 whoosh

[@theparrotrescuer3042]

That was eerily beautiful...it sure does show that Mother Nature is a force to be reckoned with...great video...thanks Chris

[@nicholasdavis1915]

This would be a fun place to camp just look at all that seating

[@jeff7764]

The fuck are you talking about?

[@angiewanders7272]

Wow that's amazing!! Sad that it's left abandoned!! Thank you for the history!!

[@iconik-cn5rm]

Amazing how well the steel has held up being exposed lile that wish they made steel like that now...

[@101Volts]

@Martin Battilana Don't quote me on this without looking it up but supposedly, metal made today degrades more because it's manufactured with more radiation in it? I heard that while looking at a video of a 1930s or very early 1940s car sitting on the side of a road. The idea is after the nuclear bombs in WWII were tested, it messed up longevity of metals. This might just be nonsense, I don't know the ins and outs of manufacturing metals and how long they last.

[@ralphmartini2867]

I believe it's the lead paint that preserves that old steel so well. Not allowed anymore.

[@shannonatkinson8044]

Diamond City

[@RandySchartiger]

welcome back to the states mang! thanks again for bringing us along your journeys! it is greatly appreciated and enjoyed!

[@lucillefigueroa1873]

The city’s historical society should preserve that site for civic pride. Contact MLB or the Dodgers for funding. Curious to see the original renderings for that ⚾️ stadium.

[@matthewj3390]

I agree. They tear down more places of history. Trying to erase history? Chicago, boston, shea in NY. what a shame that our kids will miss how we grew up w/o TV or internet etc.

[@s8ba]

It’s in the middle of nowhere Mississippi who’s going out there lol

[@simpleagain1]

Great idea!

[@josematamoros596]

It’s Mississippi that state is rotted from the core.

[@deadmetal8692]

Cool Hoss, we have one in Williamsport, pa. Bowman Field was built in 1926 and is still a Minor League Park. 2nd oldest park in the country still in use.

[@TheJagjr4450]

The outlets have ground prongs... meaning the park was in service long after the 1950's... it was used in at least the 1970's.

[@johnkempton5269]

TheJagjr4450 I also saw electric race ways called wiremold. Sounds like you know some electrical. I’m thinking wiremold didn’t show up until the 70’s.

[@pingjockeyproductions6968]

Very cool find. It’s gotta be exciting to walk through something like this. Great video. ✌️✅

[@craigpfleger3705]

Field of lost Dreams

[@mindyirwin800]

That was a good movie

[@novastar2470]

You explore some amazing places.!!!Wonderful videos!!

[@lazerpeabody8062]

I really hope one day a local company redevelops this 86 year old baseball park and brings it back to it's former glory :)

[@jgarrison1309]

Nice work. Thank you for sharing!

[@booognish]

Wow, pretty sad that the place actually has history like that... I’m guessing there’s not much around it otherwise it would have made some kind of sense to preserve it in some way..

[@thatgirl3757]

Welcome home, just in time for winter :) Watched all your Iceland vids, majestic country beautifully done. I too had that league of their own feeling, with Rosie Odonnell on 3rd. The good ole days.

[@MobileInstinct]

Thank you!

[@jeffreyadams207]

You imagine what it would have been like to be there when it was open

[@clemensnolke2891]

To find a structure like this in the middle of the woods is just fascinating to find. If these structures could talk. This is history at it's best. I still don't know why people destroy these findings. Maybe it's just easier to destroy than it is to create? Every year I visit the Barclay Estate in Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada. This place was abandoned in 1953 with the main house, servants quarters, gardens, boat house and tennis courts. The buildings are gone, but the foundations are still there. So cool to see a asphalt tennis court in the middle of the woods. Thanks for posting. Enjoyed your videos.