Comments on: At The Polo Grounds http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/ ...an Infinite Amount of Things to Speak Of Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Graig http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Graig Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:10:08 +0000 http://www.timesquotidian.com/?p=2149#comment-2593 LOVELY photos. Don't know if it's a help but I can assure you that images 1-2, and 6-10 are from the Polo Grounds during the 1951 season. You can tell by the patch on both Durocher's and Mays' sleeve, dating the 75th anniversary of the National League. So, with that in mind, those shots are depicting Mays as a rookie, and the Giants during their magic run. Image 3 is definitely of Yankee Stadium, either from 1951 or 1952 (the Gem razor advert was the same for both seasons). The 4th and 5th ones are actually from Wrigley Field in LA, which was home to the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League for a time, though I'm unsure of the date. Hope this helps!! And really, thank you again for posting these!! LOVELY photos. Don’t know if it’s a help but I can assure you that images 1-2, and 6-10 are from the Polo Grounds during the 1951 season. You can tell by the patch on both Durocher’s and Mays’ sleeve, dating the 75th anniversary of the National League. So, with that in mind, those shots are depicting Mays as a rookie, and the Giants during their magic run. Image 3 is definitely of Yankee Stadium, either from 1951 or 1952 (the Gem razor advert was the same for both seasons). The 4th and 5th ones are actually from Wrigley Field in LA, which was home to the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League for a time, though I’m unsure of the date.

Hope this helps!! And really, thank you again for posting these!!

]]> By: Sophia Davidson http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Sophia Davidson Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:26:15 +0000 http://www.timesquotidian.com/?p=2149#comment-1741 I love the charm and class that past pictures give events and am curious if photos from the current time period will exude the same qualities or if new technology will strip it away. I love the charm and class that past pictures give events and am curious if photos from the current time period will exude the same qualities or if new technology will strip it away.

]]> By: Nancy South http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/comment-page-1/#comment-1321 Nancy South Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:06:45 +0000 http://www.timesquotidian.com/?p=2149#comment-1321 These are stunning. Why don't people dress like this anymore? These are stunning. Why don’t people dress like this anymore?

]]> By: Baseball openers « John Wills Lloyd http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Baseball openers « John Wills Lloyd Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:37:25 +0000 http://www.timesquotidian.com/?p=2149#comment-1279 [...] some history of the diamond. When my brother Frank sent me a link to a post by Nancy Cantwell about baseball outing in the 1950s to Polo Grounds, I jumped to [...] [...] some history of the diamond. When my brother Frank sent me a link to a post by Nancy Cantwell about baseball outing in the 1950s to Polo Grounds, I jumped to [...]

]]> By: John Wills Lloyd http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 John Wills Lloyd Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:17:31 +0000 http://www.timesquotidian.com/?p=2149#comment-1278 Wonderfully evocative photos. They and the post are full of names familiar to Frank and me, brought to us by our father, a baseball fan if there ever was one. Thanks for the memories. Wonderfully evocative photos. They and the post are full of names familiar to Frank and me, brought to us by our father, a baseball fan if there ever was one. Thanks for the memories.

]]> By: Frank Lloyd http://www.timesquotidian.com/2009/04/05/at-the-polo-grounds/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Frank Lloyd Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:44:47 +0000 http://www.timesquotidian.com/?p=2149#comment-1269 I was excited to read this morning's L.A. Times sports section and preview the opening day games. But this post makes me even more thrilled about the coming of Spring and the thrill of the game of baseball. I'm not only blown away by the vintage stereoscopic pics, but by the perfect play-by-play captions for the slideshow. Bravo, Nancy! I was excited to read this morning’s L.A. Times sports section and preview the opening day games. But this post makes me even more thrilled about the coming of Spring and the thrill of the game of baseball. I’m not only blown away by the vintage stereoscopic pics, but by the perfect play-by-play captions for the slideshow. Bravo, Nancy!

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