Indianapolis� old Bush Stadium becomes new apartment complex

[metirish]

How cool is this? , instead of letting it be an eyesore or whatever they repurposed the old minor league stadium as lofts.



http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/minor-league-stadium-transformed-big-league-living-space-gallery-1.1704391

company that ran project

http://www.coreredevelopment.com/apartments/stadium-lofts/

and the old stadium was featured on Abandoned America

http://www.abandonedusa.com/site/bush-stadium

BUSH STADIUM - INDIANAPOLIS, IN Owen J. "Donie" Bush Stadium is the name of a stadium formerly used by minor league baseball team Indianapolis Indians in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its street address is 1501 West 16th Street. It was home to the Indianapolis Indians, who have operated at the highest level of minor league ball for many decades, in three different leagues: American Association, Pacific Coast League and International League. It was also home to a few Negro League teams, as well as a Continental Football League team, the Indianapolis Capitols, who won the league championship in 1969.

http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-indianapolis-building-first-ballpark-apartments.html

[metsmarathon]

that's fucking awesome.

[Frayed Knot]

It was also home to a few Negro League teams

Which means there's a good chance that Aaron played there (Hank, not Heilman). He played at least one year with the Negro league Indianapolis Clowns.

[metirish]

Notable Alumni

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians#Notable_alumni

[G-Fafif]

I'd have lived in a retrofitted Shea Stadium. Felt like I lived there when it was Shea Stadium.

[Edgy MD]

I always thought that would have worked.

And yeah, had they done it with Shea, they could have set prices crazy high.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: I always thought that would have worked. And yeah, had they done it with Shea, they could have set prices crazy high.

Now for that, I'd a paid the price.

And I'm cheap. Have I told you that?

[G-Fafif]

Ushers would've come down to your living room and forced you to go upstairs. But woulda been cool regardless.

[MFS62]

Been there, done that, with the Polo Grounds. There's a plaque in the housing complex that pays tribute to the old ball park that once stood on Coogan's Bluff.
That was our history.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, like this is exactly the same as that.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Polo Grounds would have made an interesting apartment complex.

Spruce this up, and it already looks a bit like urban rowhouses:


And how cool would it be to have these windows in your living room?

[Guest d'Kong76]

The Field Level Lofts: Luxurious, spacious dwellings! The finest
of dining and beverage establishments are at your disposal on TFFL.
Your sense of luxurious entitlement are assured on the TFFL, as no
elevators from the other levels stop on this exclusive level.
The Loge Studios: Somewhat affordable one-room co-ops, some
with that cave-like atmosphere that is so trendy.
The Mezzanine Mall: Something for everyone!
The Upper Deck Apartments: Affordable housing for all, with ex-
clusive ramp access and breathtaking views.