Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Color
by Joan Carroll
Title
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Color
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Color version of the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington photo, showing one facade of the stadium. Architectually, a very attractive statium. Perhaps because the Rangers chose to build a retro-style ballpark, incorporating many features of baseball's Jewel Box parks. A roofed home run porch in right field is reminiscent of Tiger Stadium, while the white steel frieze that surrounds the upper deck was copied from the pre-1973 Yankee Stadium. The out-of-town scoreboard (removed in 2009 and replaced with a state-of-the-art videoboard) was built into the left-field walll--a nod to Fenway Park, while the numerous nooks and crannies in the outfield fence are a reminder of Ebbets Field. The arched windows are a reminder of Comiskey Park. The stadium, like many others, has gone through a few name changes. It was known as The Ballpark in Arlington until May 7, 2004, when Ameriquest bought the naming rights to the ballpark and renamed it Ameriquest Field in Arlington. On March 19, 2007, the Texas Rangers severed their relationship with Ameriquest and announced that the stadium would be named Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. I still call it by it's original name. Update: The Rangers moved to a new park, with a retractable roof, and air conditioning, in 2020.
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December 4th, 2013
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