Babe Ruth in Brea, CA--Then/Now

[hbwriter]

(I posted this in the Roadside Baseball thread as well)

So out in Brea, CA- in 1924, Babe Ruth played a famous barnstorming game against a team led by Walter Johnson. A guy whose son was at the game and shot photos lent them to me for my Roadside Baseball book--they are amazing and I will post more but here's a comparison--Babe Ruth crossing home at the Brea Bowl after hitting the first of two bombs off Johnson--

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg185/hbwriter/ruthcrosses.jpg

And then here is the site today--home would have been about in the middle of the street, mid-photo...
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg185/hbwriter/ruthbrea.jpg

[Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock]

Nice photos.

It made me go back and search for this, an image which I found online a few years ago, taken at the Dunsmuir California ballpark in 1924 (likely on that same barnstorming tour) I look forward to your book.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2479993213_14f1a8277f_o.jpg

[hbwriter]

Mario-I actually visited that site--here's a short video--watch for the end!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3fxjRAL5uo

[Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.