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|Modern Address=800 S Gay St., Knoxville | |Modern Address=800 S Gay St., Knoxville | ||
|Description=<p>The Gay Street Baseball Grounds are mentioned in the Knoxville Press and Herald, Oct. 1, Nov. 17, 1868. Spiro's Bakery is said to be opposite these grounds. In 1884 Spiro's was located at 193 Gay St. The Knoxville Whig, Dec. 9, 1868 hints that these grounds are on Gay, around where Maine and Cumberland intersect Gay. This suggests that the grounds were about where the First Horizon Bank now is.</p> | |Description=<p>The Gay Street Baseball Grounds are mentioned in the Knoxville Press and Herald, Oct. 1, Nov. 17, 1868. Spiro's Bakery is said to be opposite these grounds. In 1884 Spiro's was located at 193 Gay St. The Knoxville Whig, Dec. 9, 1868 hints that these grounds are on Gay, around where Maine and Cumberland intersect Gay. This suggests that the grounds were about where the First Horizon Bank now is.</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>William Hardy suggests the original grounds were on the easts side of Gay, around the 400 block, on land owned by the McClung family.</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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Revision as of 11:44, 6 October 2023
| Location | Knoxville, TN, United States |
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| Modern Address | 800 S Gay St., Knoxville |
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| Description | The Gay Street Baseball Grounds are mentioned in the Knoxville Press and Herald, Oct. 1, Nov. 17, 1868. Spiro's Bakery is said to be opposite these grounds. In 1884 Spiro's was located at 193 Gay St. The Knoxville Whig, Dec. 9, 1868 hints that these grounds are on Gay, around where Maine and Cumberland intersect Gay. This suggests that the grounds were about where the First Horizon Bank now is. |
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| Comment | William Hardy suggests the original grounds were on the easts side of Gay, around the 400 block, on land owned by the McClung family. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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