Anaheim, Edison, Angel Stadium

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Here are some pics of Anaheim Stadium, now Angel Stadium, as it is being built and the early days of the stadium. Notice the surrounding areas, a lot different today.

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Here is the almost completed stadium. Baseball only facility with symetrical dimentions.

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The stadium in 1966 with the Big A scoreboard.

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Way before the 57 Freeway was completed in the mid 1970s, notice the orange groves.

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Original front entrace at the Big A.

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The offices from the other dirsction at sunset.

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An arial view of a packed Anaheim Stadium, rare in those days.

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Another construction photo:

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A historic even at the Big A, Ryan's 383'rd K on the Big A scoreboard.

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Another Ryan Specialty:

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Multipurpose Big A for a Rams game. Ruined a great baseball only park for this:

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Anahiem for baseball 1980-1996/

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See the cheeap repleacemnt for the Big A scoreboard!

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Opening Day 2005. Notice the differences.

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Front of sadium today, but now Angel Stadium. Notice the old Big A scoreboard, now a message borad for the 57 Freeway at the far right of the pic.

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Big A, last season after a game.

[Clash City Rocker]

Originally Posted by Bluesteve32

Here is the almost completed stadium. Baseball only facility with symetrical dimentions.

It always had a football pressbox? Or is this a early renovation 79-80 photo

Hell, what I want are LA Wrigley Field photos......in color. Thats like the forgotten stadium of all times.

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It actually always had a football pressbox. It was enlarged when the Lambs came to the venue and dismantled duing the last renovation.

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Great pics there Bluesteve. Keep up the great work.

When they dismantled the old football seats,I had hoped that they would have brought back some form of the original big A scoreboard,that gave the stadium its identity in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Chisox73

Great pics there Bluesteve. Keep up the great work.

When they dismantled the old football seats,I had hoped that they would have brought back some form of the original big A scoreboard,that gave the stadium its identity in the first place.

I believe a lot of fans were hopeing for something similar and from what I understand, Disney looked into it, but the cost was prohibitive and the technology is much different today.

Another thing, when they moved the Big A to its present location, it was structually unsafe for a while and they had to shore it up to get it operative as a message board for comming events. It also does its original job of lighting up everytime the Angels win. Many of us lodtime Angel fans still can hear Dick Enberg say after a win, "The Halo shines tonight!" Of course current bradcaster Rory Markus' sign off after a win is "Just another Halo vicotory." That was very sweet after game 7 to hear Rory say that as I turned on the radio just to catch him say it.

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Although some were posted on some other threads, here are some of LA Wrigley.

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Here is one with the signature Wrigley Tower from the street level. look at the old cars.

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Here is an old B & W.

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Not sure what this is, but look like some kind of celebration.

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During a game with a a packed house. LA was ready for MLB certainly by the 1920s.