Henley Field
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Full name | Athletic Park (1925–1942) Clare "Doc" Henley Ball Park (1942–present) |
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Location | 1125 North Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805-4645 |
Owner | Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department (Pending sale to Florida Southern College) |
Operator | Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Field size | Left – 325 ft Left center – 365 ft |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1922 |
Opened | March 17, 1925 |
Renovated | 2002 |
Construction cost | $ |
Tenants | |
Lakeland Tigers (FSL) (1963-1964, 2002) ) (2016)Florida Southern College Moccasins (SSC) (1960s-present) Lakeland Flying Tigers (FSL |
Henley Field | |
Spanish Revival | |
NRHP reference No. | 97000458 |
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Added to NRHP | May 23, 1997 |
Henley Field is a historic site in
Henley Field was used as the home ballpark of the fictional Class D Tampico Stogies in the 1987 HBO movie Long Gone which starred William Petersen and Virginia Madsen. During the film the stadium was known as Smythe Field.[1]
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The ballpark was renovated prior to the 2002 season at a cost of $250,000. Henley was renovated to enable the Lakeland Tigers to play at the historic ballpark during the 2002 season.[2] while their home field, Joker Marchant Stadium (which is also the current spring training home of the Detroit Tigers), was renovated during the 2002 season.
On September 2, 2015, the City of Lakeland announced it would sell Henley Field for $1 million to United Methodist Church-affiliated Florida Southern College, whose baseball team have used the park for the past 55 years.[3]
References
- ^ Long Gone at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Rick Rousos (2002-04-04). "Historic Henley Field Is a Trip Back in Time for Players". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ John Chambliss (September 3, 2015). "City of Lakeland to sell historic Henley Field to Florida Southern College for $1 million | TheLedger.com". theledger.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
External links
Media related to Henley Field Ball Park at Wikimedia Commons