The polo grounds, home for both the yankees and their landlords, the new york giants, was about to become a busy place come october. Mural aptos polo matches soquel drive freedom blvd rio del mar blvd john. Review harvey west pump track and polo grounds bike park 2019. Polo grounds park baseball field description this 62 acre community park has 3 ball diamonds, 3 soccer fields and abundant. Polo grounds 2255 huntington road aptos, ca 95003 santa cruz county department of parks, open space and cultural services 979 17th avenue, santa cruz, ca 95062. Choose your favorite polo grounds photographs from millions of available designs. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Rotarian of the week who donated the bench at the polo grounds was dr. All polo grounds photographs ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee.
Polo grounds history, photos and more of the new york. Aptos library book discussion group all adults are welcome to participate in the aptos library book discussion group. Few people could equal susan barrantes as regards the knowledge of this sport. Aptos is more proud of its role as site of the first high altitude glider aircraft flight in 1905. Reading selections will be made by the group with an emphasis on thought provoking fiction and challenging nonfiction. An editors choice of the new york times when it was first published more than 20 years ago, the book was also a spitball magazine nominee for the best baseball book of the year. Athletic fields santa cruz county parks department. Coogans bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the harlem river in the washington heights neighborhood of upper manhattan in new york city. The last remnants of the polo grounds new york, new york. He also played for the cabrillo college mens water polo team ending with allamerican status his second year.
That ball would not have made its way into the history books in most other parks. Aptos history museum 2020 all you need to know before you. Santa cruz county department of parks, open space and cultural services 979 17th avenue, santa cruz, ca 95062 general information mondayfriday, 9. The estuary was filled in, and aptos creek was moved and dammed to provide the largest fresh water swimming pool in the west complete with bathing pavilion. Manhattan field would be a profitable accessory in the short term. The zip code of aptos and rio del mar is 95003, and aptos post office boxes is 95001.
Polo grounds dog park offleash dog parks 2255 huntington avenue aptos, california 8314547900 get map or directions this one acre off leash dog park is fenced and includes water and benches. Polo, once princes pastime, is today practised by professional players all over the world. Baseball parks polo grounds during world series game, 19. Aptos history museum, aptos, ca california beaches. The polo grounds belonged in a freak show, utterly unlike any other baseball stadium ever built. Discover the last remnants of the polo grounds in new york, new york. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by fifth and sixth lenox avenues, just north of. Polo grounds jump park at the polo grounds county park in aptos. Initially thought to have been created by competing tribes of central asia, it was quickly taken up as a training method for the kings elite cavalry.
The park is 62 acres in size, and has three baseball diamonds, three soccer fields, and abundant open space, with over 50 parking spaces available. The 1890 structure, polo grounds iii, initially had a totally open outfield bounded by just the outer fence, but bleachers were gradually added. The capitola book discussion group will meet at the aptos library during. The museum doesnt have much space to devote to it, though. Driving directions, location maps, field weather, amenities and nearby establishments to polo grounds park baseball fields of aptos, ca. The polo grounds was the name of three stadiums in upper manhattan, new york city, used mainly for professional baseball and american football from 1880 through 1963. The first time that this area gets any historical notice is when claus spreckels, the. Below is a list of the nearest beaches to aptos history museum. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides more kinetic energy warmer colors.
Remaining piece of polo grounds to be refurbished ballpark. Sometime in the 1950s a shooter fatally shot a fan sitting in the stands from a vantage point in an apartment house overlooking the polo grounds. The museum, while small, has lots of interesting exhibits, pictures, and things to see. Each polo grounds art print is produced using archival inks, ships within 48 hours, and comes with a 30day money back guarantee. Polo grounds great is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 6 times. Readers link book groups santa cruz public libraries. May 06, 2012 baseball field in aptos, ca foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. The polo grounds was home field to the giants 191157, yankees 1922 and mets 196263 at one time or another. One shows a foursome playing a round including fred j. Polo grounds inherited a new tenant in 19 when the new york yankees moved into the ballpark with the giants.
Mural of aptos polo matches times publishing group, inc. Book club will choose a different genre fiction, science fiction, mystery, historical. A crumbling staircase in upper manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history. With 11 linenbacked leaves comprising 22 original 8x10 photographic prints, mounted in pairs, depicting buildings, the grounds, the beach, the polo field, etc. A staircase constructed in the memory of former new york giants owner john t. Aptos history museum 2020 all you need to know before. Or polo grounds iii, or iv, depending on your historical point of view. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. The name aptos may come from an costanoan indian word for meeting of two waters. This entry is a seed a starting point for writing a full entry.
Aptos is an unincorporated town in santa cruz county, california, united states. Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. The newlyformed santa cruz water polo club is a competitive yearround organization designed to provide a high level water polo experience for top athletes in the. Polo grounds new york society for american baseball research. People looked at his numbers for 1920 and put them into perspective with everything beforeand therefore were convinced that ruth had muscled together a one. Polo grounds, and its former tenants, emerge from the shadows. I never saw it in person, but i did visit the site both in 1973 and 1978 when i organized a trip to new york city for little leaguers during those years. Driving directions, location maps, field weather, amenities and nearby establishments to polo grounds park soccer fields of aptos, ca. A stairway to sports history from the polo grounds the. Baseball parks polo grounds during world series game.
Hihn, one of the founding fathers as it were of aptos and santa cruz. View 19 photos for 3184 n polo dr, aptos, ca 95003 a 2 bed, 1 bath, 864 sq. The estuary was filled in, and aptos creek was moved and dammed to provide the largest fresh water swimming pool in the west. He played water polo for aptos high for four years and was named all league freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior player of the year as well as being 1st team allleague for 3 years. Polo grounds development approved scpl local history. Having read several books on the history of the new york giants i have always had a fascination with the polo grounds, or the polio grounds, as the brooklyn dodgers and their fans called it. Its boundaries extend approximately from 155th street and the macombs dam bridge viaduct to 160th street, between edgecombe avenue and the river. They covered the history of the rotary youth leadership award, which. The aptos history museum 10th anniversary party will be held on sunday, may 15th from 3. Rio del mar country club included a clubhouse, a grand hotel on the bluffs, a beach club, a polo field, and a golf course. It owed its name to the area of manhattan north of central park where polo matches were held before baseball took over in the late 1800s the polo grounds youre referring to was actually the fourth building of the same name built on that site.
Discover hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in aptos, california from egg vending machine at glaum ranch to ss palo alto. The aptos history museum is planning to party hearty to celebrate its 10th birthday. By the early 1900s, some bleacher sections encroached on the field from the foul lines about halfway along left and. Photograph shows lines of baseball fans along a fence outside the polo grounds in new york for a world series game in 1911 or 1912 pictorial history committee. May 2016 polo in aptos cabrillo college robotics club wins. The giants of the polo grounds is the definitive work on baseballs new york giants and their tenure in new york city.
Cool and unusual things to do in aptos atlas obscura. Fan testimonials are sprinkled throughout the book, making the book part love story. By continuing to use our site, you accept the use of our cookies as described in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Polo grounds park santa cruz county parks department home. This book should be a welcome addition to most sports history or stadium. From the santa cruz public libraries local history collections. How did the polo grounds regional park get its name. Aptos was traditionally inhabited by the ohlone awaswas people.
For more information check the library calendar of events or contact the aptos library at 831 4277702. Shaped like a bathtub, it was much better suited for football, and indeed both college and pro football games were played there for many years. May the polo grounds be the ballpark heard round the world for as long as time allows. Among his many accomplishments, he built and ran the first santa cruz railroad, and created the town of valencia to support his lumber operations in aptos village. The polo grounds county park is located on huntington drive in aptos on the eastern side of highway 1. Sportswriters commonly used coogans bluff as a sobriquet for the polo groundsas chavez ravine now refers to dodger stadium and china basin to oracle. Aptosparks and beachesother including polo grounds. For reservations, directions, or questions you can call them at. Fun spot at depot park near downtown santa cruz this bikeonly skate park is the only one of its kind in the area. The town includes several small communities with a combined population of 24,402. A stairway to sports history from the polo grounds the new. Jan 27, 2015 the polo grounds county park is located on huntington drive in aptos on the eastern side of highway 1. The rumor about claus spreckels playing polo in aptos continues to haunt the landscape.
Jan 20, 2011 a replay at the polo grounds of a game between the giants and the chicago cubs that ended in a tie because of the most famous blunder in giants history. Aptos, california 95003 visit website a one acre dog park in aptos near the soccer fields and a big meadow. After spreckels death, seacliff park and rio del mar country club todays. Rio del mar country club included a clubhouse, a grand hotel on the bluffs, a beach club, a polo field, and a golf. Married to hector barrantes, outstanding polo player of his generation, she had a direct contact with such a. Some believe it is the plural form of apto, a spanish word meaning apt. A replay at the polo grounds of a game between the giants and the chicago cubs that ended in a tie because of the most famous blunder in giants. Married to hector barrantes, outstanding polo player of his generation, she had a direct contact with such a fascinating world for many years.
Although the distances were short down both lines to the foul poles, 279 in left field and 257 feet in right field, the distance to centerfield was 455 feet making it one of the longest in mlb history. He shot down into the stadium from a an apartment overlooking the fieldmaybe 500 to 1,000 yards away. Shop for polo grounds art prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands. The theme will be roaring 20s, harkening back to the era when modern aptos. Baseball field in aptos, ca foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Polo grounds, and its former tenants, emerge from the. One by one, santa cruz countys beaches are becoming off limits to offleash dogs. Hooey history 3 sandy lydons central coast secrets. The third and fourth polo grounds were actually the same ballfield.
Nevertheless, it was built specifically as a baseball stadium from the very beginning. But it had the privilege of being hit in the bathtub that is the polo grounds. To locate the aptos history museum just select the map tab above. Pinto lake pumptrack at pinto lake county park 757 green valley road. Brush is the only piece of the polo grounds still standing. From 1890 until 1963, the bluff overlooked the polo grounds, a professional sports venue that served as home field for major league baseballs new york giants from 1891 until the franchises move to san francisco at the end of the 1957 season. Feb 19, 2008 a tragedy associated with the polo grounds. The original polo grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Polo grounds iii was the stadium that made the name famous. Aptos was the epicenter of the 1989 loma prieta earthquake, a 7. Polo grounds new york society for american baseball. Polo grounds park santa cruz county parks department. Our speaker today, was an author who wrote a book entitled leonardos knots. Customize your polo grounds print with hundreds of different frames and mats, if.
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