Athletic Park was a

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which opened in 1901. Some sources say the ballpark was located on the south side of Tulane Avenue between South Carrollton Avenue and South Pierce Street. The Sanborn map from 1908 shows the actual boundaries as Tulane Avenue (northeast, right field), Scott Street (southeast, first base), the proposed Gravier Street extension, and then railroad tracks and the canal (southwest, third base); and the proposed Pierce Street extension (northwest, overlapping left field). Carrolton Avenue was a block west of Pierce. When the Pelicans moved a few blocks up the street to Pelican Park, this site was replaced by an amusement park called

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. The Pelicans would move back to this area a few years later and build a new facility called

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. It was home to the

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baseball organization from 1901 to 1908. It was also home to the

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team from 1901 to 1908. It was the spring training home of the

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from 1902 to 1903.

External links

Sanborn map showing Athletic Park, 1908

References

New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) stadiums Tulane Green Wave football venues American football venues in New Orleans Baseball venues in New Orleans Defunct baseball venues in the United States Defunct minor league baseball venues Defunct college football venues Defunct sports venues in New Orleans Demolished sports venues in Louisiana Sports venues completed in 1901 1901 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub