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Jackson Heights of Yesteryear / Re: Jackson Heights Stadium
« on: June 03, 2015, 03:03:40 AM »
Not stadiums per se, there were two popular fields that were used by business-sponsored teams on Sunday afternoons. One was located the north-side at Northern Blvd between 88th Street and 89th Street ("Dukes Field"), the other on the south-side of Northern between 92nd and 93rd Street. I seem to recall that a team called "Tom Travers" played there on Sundays' as well. At "Dukes Field," the right fielder was positioned on 89th Street when a left-handed batter was at the plate - and had to call "time-out" when a Triboro Coach Q-19B bus came by. This was in the time period after WWII until the early fifties. I am not sure how long those lots were vacant and still utilized for Sunday afternoon baseball games.