Original Comiskey Park Site

CTL-E-0236 · Address · site · 1910–1990 (demolished 1991)

Provisional evidence grade of this record

Site of the original Comiskey Park (1910–1990), where Disco Demolition Night was held on July 12, 1979; ballpark demolished 1991.

The record

Also known as: 35th Street and Shields Avenue (approximate)

Referenced by

Disco Demolition Night — held at → this record

Sources

Wikipedia: Rate Field (Comiskey Park)
Chicago History Museum: Disco Demolition Night

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