Parks
Coliseum Set To Tear Down Memorial Stadium
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
Work to raze the Memorial Stadium began in earnest Monday, but cranes and a wrecking ball won’t tear into the ballpark until next week.
The demolition brings an end to the stadium’s 16-year life along Coliseum Boulevard and the St. Joseph River. The stadium helped bring minor league baseball to Fort [...]
Photo Gallery from the Last Memorial Stadium Game
Sunday, August 31st, 2008I finally got this posted. Sorry it took so long. Enjoy.
The Last Song for Memorial Stadium
Friday, August 29th, 2008Tonight was the last game we’ll ever see the Fort Wayne Wizards take the home field in Fort Wayne. It was also likely the last professional baseball game we’ll ever see played in Memorial Stadium; which is slated to be demolished in 2009 shortly after the yet-to-be-named Fort Wayne team takes the field for the [...]
Farewell to Memorial Stadium Press
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Fort Wayne Wizards say goodbye to Memorial Stadium (Chicago Tribue) (WLFI/Associated Press) (The Munster Times)
Finale gets hometown touch: Parker faces Wizards at Memorial Stadium (Journal Gazette)
Memorial Stadium, 1993-2009? (Journal Gazette)
Big Send-Off For Memorial Stadium (Indiana’s News Center)
Parker’s in Finale (News Sentinel)
Final Game at the Slab Tonight (What’s Going Down(town))
Charly Butcher Weighs in on Memorial Stadium’s [...]
Ballpark at Harrison Square Topped Off
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008The last major piece of steel was put into place today at a topping off ceremony. Members of the City Council, the Redevelopment Commission, Barry Real Estate, the Fort Wayne Wizards and the Northeast Indiana community were on hand for the occasion that saw many signatures and messages inscribed on the beam before being raised [...]