Baker Bowl
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National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and the first home field of the Philadelphia Eag
A 1928 aerial view of Baker Bowl with the soon-to-be-demolished Huntingdon Street station (at right) in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer celebrates the opening of the Philadelphia Phillies' new ballpark on April 30, 1887.
Philadelphia Ball Park in 1887
Philadelphia Ball Park redesigned before the 1895 season
North Broad station
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North Broad station, known as North Broad Street until 1992, is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at 2601 North Broad Street in the Cecil B. Moore section of L
Baker Bowl
…distance was only 280 feet (85 m) from home plate, with right-center only 300 feet (91 m) away. Behind the right field wall was North Broad Street and North Broad Street train station across the street. The right field wall came to be known as the Baker Wall after William Baker, who ran the club from 1913 until his death in 1930. The…
North Broad station house on Broad Street, built by the former Reading Railroad
Passengers at North Broad Street in November 1960. Reading Terminal was closed due to fire, forcing passengers to use the Broad Street Line and North Broad Street station.
North Broad station in September 2013