Boston Sports Temples

Boston Garden

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Fenway Park is in the center of the image.  The field is lined for football.

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A century ago, one of the most storied venues in sports history opened its gates, welcoming fans to Fenway Park. The baseball stadium that John Updike famously called “a lyric little bandbox” in 1960 has evolved since its first season in 1912, but its allure has persisted for generations of ever-faithful fans.
The oldest major league stadium still in use, Fenway Park has undergone a series of major renovations during the past century, yet stepping through its gates today still feels like stepping back in time.

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Overflow crowd sitting on field in front of centerfield grandstand area at Fenway Park.

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Fire trucks battling the off-season fire in left field corner grandstand of Fenway Park.

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Harvard University Band performs in shallow centerfield at Fenway Park.  Prudential Building under construction in background.

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Fenway Park

Braves Field

Suffolk Downs

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Women purchasing tickets from ticket agent in Fenway ticket office.

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Generations of passionate Red Sox fans have filled Fenway's stands night after night, season after season, cheering on their beloved team. 
While the earliest fans at Fenway Park enjoyed a quick succession of World Series championships in 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918, the legions of loyal supporters born after 1918 waited for nearly a lifetime until they were rewarded with championships in 2004 and 2007.

Cardinal Cushing with nun at baseball game

Cardinal Richard Cushing sits with sunglass wearing nun in stands at Fenway Park.

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Kids crowding outside the bleachers entrance on Opening Day at Fenway

Group of young school kids, some with their sack lunches, outside the bleacher section at Fenway Park.

1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.

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Medal of Honor winner U.S. Army sergeant Charles A. MacGillivary and congressman John F. Kennedy at Fenway Park, 1940s

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Boston Sports Temples

In the Stands

In the Stands