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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota's Diamond on the Prairie

Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota's Diamond on the Prairie

Thornley, Stew
Nowlin, Bill
Riechers, Carl

Paperback

Series: Home Diamonds

Baseball & SoftballArchitecture History

Publisher Price: $34.95

ISBN10: 1970159685
ISBN13: 9781970159684
Publisher: Soc For Amer Baseball Res
Published: Mar 1 2022
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.48
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Metropolitan Stadium was right on time. It wasn't built too early, using a cantilever construction that eliminated the need for posts between decks. It wasn't built too late, staying ahead of the much-maligned cookie cutter multi-purpose stadiums of the 1960s.


The Met followed the trend of other post-war stadiums, sprouting in open areas that were well-served by highways and surrounded by plenty of parking. It became apparent to Minneapolis business and civic leaders that a new stadium would be needed to join the other cities luring major-league baseball to their areas. By the time the Met opened in 1956, the first wave of shifting teams had passed, and Minnesota was snubbed by the New York Giants. The parent team of the minor-league Minneapolis Millers-the stadium's first tenant-the Giants bypassed Minnesota by switching coasts completely. Eventually, expansion came to the majors and with it the relocation of the Washington Senators, rechristened the Twins.

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