ART
ARCHITECTURE
& HISTORY
in the Public Realm
Ruggles Street Station

Architect
Stull & Lee Associates
Photographer
Peter Vanderwarker
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Description
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL PHGOTOGRAPHS
Two good buildings of two very different eras stand on almost exactly the ·same spot
in these photos, the first made in 1892 and the second in 1988. The old building is the Walpole Street Grounds, sometimes called the South End Grounds. It was the ballpark of a team known variously as the Red Caps, Red Stockings, Bean-Eaters, Doves, and
Rustlers, the National League team later to be known as the Boston Braves.

The many-hatted old grandstand is an e...
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Location
Ruggles St & Tremont St
Boston, MA 02120
United States

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