U.s. cellular field and pro player stadium

#U.s. cellular field and pro player stadium series#

With this in mind, the upper deck was set back over the lower deck, and the stands rose fairly gradually. The original architect, HOK Sport (now Populous), wanted to eliminate the overhang problems present in many stadiums built since the 1970s. The original field dimensions and seating configuration were very similar to those of Royals Stadium (now Kauffman Stadium) in Kansas City, which had been the last baseball-only park built in the majors, in 1973.ДЄs originally built, the park was criticized by many fans because of the height of the upper deck. The 'exploding scoreboard' pays homage to the original, installed by Bill Veeck at the old park in 1960.

The front facade of the park features arched windows. It was also the last one built before the wave of new ' retro-classic' ballparks in the 1990s and 2000s.ДЄ few design features from the old Comiskey Park were retained. The stadium was the first new major sporting facility built in Chicago since Chicago Stadium in 1929. View from the upper deck during construction, September 1990 The spectator ramp across 35th Street is designed in such a way (partly curved, partly straight but angling east-northeast) that it echoes the contour of the old first-base grandstand. The location of Old Comiskey's home plate is represented by a marble plaque on the sidewalk next to Guaranteed Rate Field, with the foul lines painted in the parking lot. The stadium was built directly across 35th Street from the original Comiskey Park, which was demolished to make room for a parking lot for the new venue. Guaranteed Rate Field is situated just to the west of the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago's Armour Square neighborhood, adjacent to the more famous neighborhood of Bridgeport. The stadium's current name was announced on October 31, 2016, after the Chicago-based private residential mortgage company Guaranteed Rate purchased the naming rights in a 13-year deal. Cellular purchased the naming rights at US$68 million for 20 years. Cellular Field after Chicago-based telecommunications company U.S. Completed at a cost of US$137 million, the park opened as Comiskey Park on April 18, 1991, taking its name from the former ballpark the White Sox had played at since 1910. It serves as the home stadium of the Chicago White Sox, one of the city's two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, and is owned by the state of Illinois through the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Guaranteed Rate Field is a ballpark located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. LED Ribbon Board, facade of the 500 level (2018вЂ“present)

Right-center вЂ“ 375В ft (114В m) (not posted)ДЁ,000 square foot Center field HD video board 60 feet (18В m) Г— 134 feet (41В m) (2016вЂ“present)Дў,500 square foot auxiliary video boards in Right & Left Field (2016вЂ“present)

#U.s. cellular field and pro player stadium series#

Post-renovations: 41,432 (OctoWorld Series Game 2)