A Century of Ballparks

98-026 Ponce de León Park - Atlanta, Georgia

I was visiting the Book Eddy this morning, purchasing books for Edison who is a sophomore this year. You know the kind of books... Great Expectations, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm. At the checkout counter they have a few boxes of postcards. Being frugal, I gravitated towards the "10 for a dollar" box.

98-005 Cleveland (Municipal) Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio

I found 22 unused postcards of ballparks. According to the back of the cards, they were published by Vic Pallos of Glendale, California. The photos on the cards are from a variety of collectors and libraries. The cards I purchased have a number ranging from "98-001" to "98-030". The cards are standard size, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2".

98-025 Wrigley Field - Los Angeles, California

I've assembled a partial checklist:

98-001 League Park I - Cleveland, Ohio
98-002 League Park I - Cleveland, Ohio
98-003 League Park II - Cleveland, Ohio
98-004 League Park II - Cleveland, Ohio
98-005 Cleveland (Municipal) Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio
98-006 Braves Field - Boston, Massachusetts
98-007 Braves Field - Boston, Massachusetts
98-008 Braves Field - Boston, Massachusetts
98-009 Fenway Park - Boston, Massachusetts *
98-010 Fenway Park - Boston, Massachusetts *
98-011 Fenway Park - Boston, Massachusetts
98-012 Ebbets Field - Brooklyn, New York
98-013 Griffith Stadium - Washington, D.C.
98-014 Busch Stadium - St. Louis, Missouri *
98-015 Busch Stadium - St. Louis, Missouri
98-016 Nicollet Park - Minneapolis, Minnesota
98-017 *
98-018 Nicollet Park - Minneapolis, Minnesota
98-019 Nicollet Park - Minneapolis, Minnesota *
98-020 Lexington Park - St. Paul, Minnesota
98-021 Lexington Park - St. Paul, Minnesota
98-022 Midway Stadium - St. Paul, Minnesota *
98-023 Polo Grounds - New York City, New York *
98-024 Polo Grounds - New York City, New York
98-025 Wrigley Field - Los Angeles, California
98-026 Ponce de León Park - Atlanta, Georgia
98-027 Parkway Field - Louisville, Kentucky
98-028 All Sports Stadium - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
98-029 *
98-030 Dudley Field - El Paso, Texas

A * indicates that I don't own it. I was able to use eBay listings to find some info on the missing cards. I assume that card number 98-017 is of Nicollet Park, but I haven't seen it yet.

There is no copyright date on the cards, but based on the numbering system, I'd toss out a guess that they were issued in 1998.

98-006 Braves Field - Boston, Massachusetts

For a nice selection of postcards about sports venues, visit StadiumPostcards.com.