Heritage Park was a stadium in

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, USA. It was primarily used for

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but was also used for high school and college football games. It had a capacity of 5,500.

History

Heritage Park opened in 1982 and primarily served as a minor league baseball ballpark. It was home to the Albany-Colonie A's, the Albany-Colonie Yankees, and the

Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs The Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs were an independent baseball league team based in Albany, New York from 1995 to 2002. The team played at Heritage Park in Colonie. The Diamond Dogs competed in the Northeast League from 1995–98 and then in the ...

. Since the Diamond Dogs left in 2002, the facility had been without any tenants. Although there had been no regular maintenance, the ballpark stood just west of the Albany International Airport until demolition was completed in 2009. The stadium was supposed to be razed to make way for a new

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, but the plans fell through when it was discovered that the property had become too valuable. The contents of Heritage Park were sold at auction in August 2005.

Demolition

In July 2009, demolition of the stadium began. In August 2009, the park demolition was completed.

Tenants

* Albany-Colonie A's (1982–84) * Albany-Colonie Yankees (1985–94) * Siena College Football Team (1998–2002) *

(1995–2002)

References

External links

Photographs of Heritage Park - ''Rochester Area Ballparks''
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