[Rummyfan]

... few of the older ballparks (Connie Mack, Forbes, and Crosley) and brought in the concrete and astroturf venues in their place. I recall reading someone’s comment that it took them a long time to get used to watching a game at Veteran’s in Philadelphia as it was so much better to do so at Connie Mack (Shibe).

I attended one game at Connie Mack Stadium while visiting friends in Philly. Even though in the upper deck you were still right on top of the field. Although I never went in person, the old Tiger Stadium looked the same. In the 70s the new Riverfront Stadium in Cincy and The Vet in Philly and Busch Stadium in St Louis introduced the new style of ball parks, which was horrible and all those parks have gone by the wayside now. Royals Stadium is still in use, but has undergone extensive renovation, as has Anaheim Stadium (the Big A).

[NTHockey]

The Polo Grounds with its 256’ right field was a great place to see a ball game. You could talk to the ball players back then (or heckle, if they were the opposing team). But it was a fun time.

BTW, those tickets cost a quarter. The bleacher seats were a dime. Cheap if you wanted to be over 500’ from home plate in the blazing sun.