Wassup with the Ballfields South of the Park?
We were playing around with the Google satellite function and flying over Prospect Park when we noticed the ball fields to the south of the park that were clearly a later addition. Does anyone know when these were built or what the impetus for them was?
We were playing around with the Google satellite function and flying over Prospect Park when we noticed the ball fields to the south of the park that were clearly a later addition. Does anyone know when these were built or what the impetus for them was?
CYCLONES–I think they played on the campus of St. John’s University on Utopia Pkwy in Queens. But then again that may have been the minor league Staten I. team.
I could be wrong…
I stand corrected – the Cyclones never did play in the Parade Grounds. I feel like such a loser.
Extra credit – where did they play while they were waiting for KeySpan Park to finish?
ahhh… the parade grounds, I used to live right in front of there on the corner of Marlborough and Caton and I loved it over there its like two different worlds if you walk from Caton where the parade grounds are to the rustle and bustle of church ave on the other side. I remember last winter when there was a snow storm and my roommate and I were in the middle of the parade grounds making ill snow angels, man o man I miss my old neighborhood…
as far as b’stoner not knowing about the parade grounds, so what? is he supposed to know everything? anyway, b’stoner you should check it out over there sometimes… they’re always playing soccer over there on the weekends its a whole event over there.
Brownstoner… Why are you deleting comments that make you look like the ass you are for posting this question????
He’s found out by now dat he’ll never live long enought to know duh whole of Brooklyn. It’d take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t’roo an’ t’roo. An even den, yuh wouldn’t know it all.
Nothing like the absolute power of the SYSOP to keep a board positive and on topic. 🙂
TROLL, TROLL, TROLL. Brownstoner learned something about Brooklyn today, not only geoghraphically, but also about the sh*theads who dog on him for not knowing EVERYTHING. In fact, not knowing everything about Brooklyn makes him more proletariat and less elistist. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Interestingly, the last two mean-spirited comments (which we’ve deleted) were not from the same IP address as Brooklyn Boy, suggesting there was more than one Brownstoner basher in the crowd today. Ah well, think we’ll survive.
i think some little brooklynite might be a tad jealous cause they know everything there is to know about the entire borough of brooklyn and all of it’s history but didn’t know enough to buy something 5-10-20 years ago?? hmmmm just a thought… thank god though you knew about the parade grounds- you should start a blog “why wasn’t i smart enough to buy something when i could have afforded it…” don’t beat yourself up too bad.