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, located at 610 Highland Boulevard. Danville Stadium is currently home to the

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of the collegiate summer

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. The ballpark was formerly home of the

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, which was a Class A

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baseball team in the

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. Originally built in 1946, the park has a capacity of 4,000 people. Selected scenes from the 1992 movie ''

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'' were filmed here.

References

*Bill Franz, Bob Puhala, Lyndee Jobe Henderson, ''Illinois Off the Beaten Path - Page 117'', Globe Pequot, 2007, *Brent P. Kelley, ''The Negro Leagues Revisited: Conversations with 66 More Baseball Heroes - Page 374'', McFarland & Company, 2000, Minor league baseball venues Baseball venues in Illinois Buildings and structures in Danville, Illinois Sports in Danville, Illinois 1946 establishments in Illinois Sports venues completed in 1946 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League Defunct Midwest League ballparks {{Illinois-baseball-venue-stub