Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri. All but one of these were located on the same piece of land, at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street, on the north side of the city.
circa 1961
The 1902 version of Sportsman's Park, with the diamond located on the northwest corner.
The 1946 World Series at Sportsman's Park.
Image: Sportsman's Park site 2012 1
Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)
Grand Boulevard is a major, seven to five-lane wide, north-south thoroughfare that runs through the center of St. Louis, Missouri. It runs north through Carondelet Park in the south portion of the city to the Mississippi River north of the McKinley Bridge, about midway between Forest Park and the Mississippi River. Neighborhoods that it runs through include Dutchtown, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Tiffany, Midtown, Jef-Vander-Lou, Fairground, and College Hill.
Grand Blvd as it passes through the neighborhood of Tiffany between Interstate 44 and St. Louis University Medical Center
Tower Grove Park is a refreshing oasis on Grand Boulevard.
The national landmark Compton Hill Reservoir Water tower sits in Compton Hill Reservoir Park along Grand Boulevard.