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Avenue Grounds |
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YEARS ACTIVE |
1876 - 1879 |
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YEARS USED BY THE REDS |
1876 - 1879 |
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LOCATION |
Monmouth Street (N) |
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Alabama Street (S) |
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (E) |
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Mill Creek (W) |
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CONTRACTOR |
N/A |
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CONSTRUCTION COST |
N/A |
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SEATING CAPACITY |
4,000 |
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OTHER NAMES USED |
Base Ball Park |
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WHAT IS THERE NOW |
CSX Railroad Company |
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HISTORY |
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Avenue Grounds was home to the second
incarnation of the Cincinnati Reds. The
ballpark was located four miles north of
the city of Cincinnati, situated in the
flood plain of the Mill Creek. Because
the ballpark was a distant reach from
downtown, patrons relied on riding
special trains that departed from the
Plum Street depot or by hopping on the
very long and tedious horse-drawn street
cars. Once arriving at the ballpark,
carriages traveling along Monmouth
Street could enter a gate located at the
centerfield fence. Up to 200 carriages
could park between the outfield fences
and the Mill Creek.
Avenue Grounds was complete with a
clubhouse and refreshment stands located
underneath the main grandstand. Square
pavilions and bleachers extended
partially down both foul lines on each
end of the grandstand. Both the
bleachers and the grandstand were about
eight feet above the baseball field and
were entirely made of wood.
The ballpark faced northwest with the
field sloping downhill away from home
plate for drainage purposes. The field
itself was peculiar in shape with a deep
left and center field. Both sloped down
towards the Mill Creek. Due to Monmouth
Street's close proximity right field was
very shallow. It was so shallow, in
fact, that a high fence was built to
prevent an overabundance of baseballs
from being hit out of the ballpark.
The Cincinnati Reds called Avenue
Grounds their home for four seasons
before vacating the park. They were the
only major league team to play there.
Avenue Grounds still played host to
amateur baseball until the turn of the
century, and it remains unclear when the
park was eventually demolished. The old
Avenue Grounds site is located directly
behind the present-day Hillshire Farms &
the Kahn's Company building, towards the
Mill Creek. The CSX Railroad Company
currently owns the former ballpark site,
which is now completely consumed by
railroad tracks and is inaccessible by
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NAME |
Bank Street Grounds |
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YEARS ACTIVE |
1880 - 1884 |
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YEARS USED BY THE REDS |
1880 |
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LOCATION |
Parking Lot (N) |
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Bank Street (S) |
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CSX Transportation (E) |
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Western Avenue (W) |
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CONTRACTOR |
N/A |
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CONSTRUCTION COST |
N/A |
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SEATING CAPACITY |
4,000 |
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OTHER NAMES USED |
Union Park |
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WHAT IS THERE NOW |
Queen City Metro parking lot. |
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