The Boston Braves played for nearly 50 years in Braves Field… a massive brick and
steel undertaking that for its day which was one of the largest baseball parks
in the world. Before 1915 however, the Boston Braves played in a much smaller
ballpark (and a rather well appointed one at that). South End Grounds was an elaborate
and rather unique looking facility with 6 turrets and a doubled decked
wooden grandstand meant to showcase the National League team of Boston… the Boston
Braves. The ballpark was located right next to the railroad lines and the soot
of the coal run trains would often create a cloud around the ballpark. This
however provided the transportation to get fans to the ballpark along with streetcars
which had stops nearby the stadium. |