Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Baseball Game at Idora Park Photograph   Save
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Description: This 8.5" by 11" (21.6 by 27.9cm) photograph depicts Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company employees before a baseball game at Idora Park on Labor Day in 1939. The company sponsored an annual outing. The "Jack Rabbit" roller coaster is visible in the background of the first image. Idora Park, also known as Terminal Park, opened in 1895. Some of its most popular attractions were the roller coasters called the "Jack Rabbit," the "Wildcat," and the "Baby Wildcat." The park featured a baseball field constructed for picnic groups. It was used by semi-pro teams on Sundays and holidays. In the 1920s the park hosted major league exhibitions and semi-professional games. The Cuban Giants from Brooklyn played in 1924 and a House of David team played against the local General Tires team in 1924. Several fires at the park contributed to its decline before Idora Park closed in 1984. In November 1900, a group of 55 Youngstown citizens, led by James A. Campbell, raised $600,000 in capital to create View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1628_1920415_020
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Business and Labor; Amusement parks; Sports & recreation facilities; Idora Park (Youngstown, Ohio); Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Baseball; Roller coasters; Steel industry
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)