South Side Park a.k.a. Southside Park was a

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. It was the

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field of the

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

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ball clubs prior to the opening of

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in 1956, which was constructed after fire destroyed the old wooden South Side venue. The ballpark was bounded by Waughtown Street (east, right field) where Fayetteville Street T's into it; railroad tracks and South Main Street (west, third base); and the imaginary line of Vintage Street (south, first base). City directories gave the location as "southwest corner Waughtown and Fayetteville". The earliest newspaper references indicate the park was in existence by 1894. It was used for various local baseball games and other events, before during and after the various professional baseball clubs called it home. It was initially called "South-Side Park" and then "Southside Athletic Park", before "Southside Park" became the standard nomenclature in local media. After the fire, the land was redeveloped. The approximate footprint of the site is now occupied by the

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News story about Winston-Salem ballparksSouthside Park on Sanborn map, 1949
Defunct baseball venues in the United States Baseball venues in North Carolina Sports venues in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1950s disestablishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-baseball-venue-stub