What better way to come back to the US than to visit an old abandoned baseball stadium. Thank you as always for taking us along on your adventures!
@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence
4 жыл бұрын
Abandoned apple pie factory?
@kenbisson5455
4 жыл бұрын
Thank You for this. Baseball is the only sport that shares the growth and scars of America.
@ExclusiveLM
4 жыл бұрын
FYI, my friend's father Frank Bocek played with the Meridian Scrappers in this run down stadium in 1949 four years after World War 2 ended. My friend told me that a little over one thousand people would pack into this stadium during their home games. It's amazing to think that many people went to that place that today is just a bunch of trees and plants.
@NickP
4 жыл бұрын
You knocked it out of the park with this video!
@jrviade85
4 жыл бұрын
Nick P Was Here no he didn’t trees got in the way
@BARB_BLOX
4 жыл бұрын
it was a joke
@InFltSvc
4 жыл бұрын
My mom grew up in the 50’s and she talks about how much better it was in that time. In a way it’s nice to see this as if it’s a time machine but sad because it was not taken care of and just forgotten. Our history is being taken from us in schools today and this is a prime example of what it once was.
@DK-ji1tu
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah for white people FUCK THE 50s
@t.s.butler191
4 жыл бұрын
In the eighties the stadium wasn't that destroyed, could still throw balls and see the mound and bases, doors still on...time moves forward...sad.
@eradnegan1094
4 жыл бұрын
Was it still in use then?
@t.s.butler191
4 жыл бұрын
@@eradnegan1094 closed after 1979, but they used it for things like local fairs, fleamarkets, halloween...then I think the wells went bad, I think that was the undoing (and taxes)
@nathanielhiggerson7679
4 жыл бұрын
Teri Butler Good information thank you
@fry6804
4 жыл бұрын
Teri Butler it’s always nice to hear from what I expect is a local on cases like these
@markusantonio4866
4 жыл бұрын
@@t.s.butler191 Thanks for the info. I watch alot of these kinds of segments, and it so common for people to trash and vandalize these sort of places.
@crosbonit
4 жыл бұрын
This place is not that far away from I-20. Amazing.
@DoylesDigs
4 жыл бұрын
History is rarely preserved... it’s sad! Lovely video man! Much enjoyed!
@TheSuperArx
4 жыл бұрын
These are the perfect mini docs for me honestly, keep up the stuff man
@MobileInstinct
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them, more on the way!
@greyroom6730
4 жыл бұрын
I echo that....perfect format for me too!
@madisongreene8853
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you kept all those tickets as a souvenir!! Wow, such history you've discovered. Now I want to go exploring myself just to see what I can find in the woods....lol.
@garymorris1856
3 жыл бұрын
I remember climbing a fence and exploring Kansas City's old Municipal Stadium several years after the Royals had moved into their new stadium. It was very interesting. And your video is very interesting. Thank you for posting this.
@nicholasdavis1915
4 жыл бұрын
This would be a fun place to camp just look at all that seating
@jeff7764
3 жыл бұрын
The fuck are you talking about?
@StarsForward
3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: _A League of Their Own_ was filmed at Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana - beautiful field if you ever get the chance to visit. 👍🏻
@MissAmazanda
2 жыл бұрын
Me and my brothers used to do this kind of stuff all the time back in the 80's when we were kids, we'd explore all kinds of abandoned places
@wjlintz
3 жыл бұрын
They need to hire a new groundskeeper crew.
@snoutysnouterson
4 жыл бұрын
I was going to say how did the trees grow so fast, then I realised it's been nearly 40 years. Damn I'm old...
@MrDavis...42
3 жыл бұрын
Cool, you can feel the history there.
@matthewj3390
4 жыл бұрын
I am very surprised at the condition of the wood and the light bulbs in the ceiling. One thing that caught my attention was a fuse box that was on an external wall, it was of a recent construct. The typical grey small fuse box. I love the lamp fixtures, valuable maybe? I still can't get over the condition of the papers and light bulbs.
@patrickharris8180
4 жыл бұрын
Probably abandoned in the mid-80s.
@119Agent
3 жыл бұрын
We still have a lot of these classic stadiums in Florida.
@chadaustin8343
4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was born and raised in Meridian. We Use to go to the fair there.
@jonsymmonds1120
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, thanks for sharing. I have to comment on your camera work, so smooth. I didn't once get dizzy!
@colesmith1256
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video about a abandoned baseball stadium from the 30s.
@PlightOfAMan
3 жыл бұрын
This is such a legendary stadium.. so sad to see it this way
@jimflanagan6029
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Chris , another great find .
@lobo81865
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I grew up an hour from Meridian and never knew this place existed.
@LeslieLove
4 жыл бұрын
How freaking cool! :)
@carinagomez1866
4 жыл бұрын
You mention "A League of their own" .....that was filmed at Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, CA. still in use today by area little leagues including Ontario Western Little League. its great to have such a field in my backyard.
@curtisgray3687
4 жыл бұрын
No it was not
@deadatdawn2108
4 жыл бұрын
Did some work in that area a few years ago pretty cool place it also had a drive in movie theater the projection screen was still standing when I last saw it . Didn't know the history of the ball field pretty cool video man
@wickedflagon
3 ай бұрын
The ghost of baseball sure is haunting that place!
@CaptchaNeon
4 жыл бұрын
I'm honestly surprised you didn't want to take any of the tickets, advertisements or popcorn cups. That's amazing history that could have been taken home and preserved.
@miguelzaunbos
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. The tickets!!
@TheLeafsConvo
4 жыл бұрын
Incredible. Sad. Incredible.
@TruthSayer2007
4 жыл бұрын
Just amazing. Love seeing videos like these.
@marcyounker6379
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely a good place to go for metal detectors old coins to be found for sure
@michaeldemerath2357
4 жыл бұрын
Chris, have you ever checked out the old "Victory Field" in Indianapolis, IN? it was used in the filming of "Eight Men Out" about the Chicago "Black Sox" Scandal. I would love to see you do a film about that field.
@smhsadley
4 жыл бұрын
My findings by smelling the air through my phone this baseball field was last used in 1980's
@finddtime7008
4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are awesome. Reminds me of Adam the Woo old exploration videos of abandoned places.
@chelseydunn3636
4 жыл бұрын
So under FDR’s New Deal, the WPA was created. If it was built in 1937, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was built by those workers. He really promoted things like sport fields/stadiums and other things associated with entertainment to boost the economy. Since people had more time from being unemployed or new labor laws, many had time to attend places like this.
@mattc7566
4 жыл бұрын
It would be awesome for someone to purchase that place and restore it back to what original was
@Whaimai
4 жыл бұрын
Kiaora ki a koe e hoa e Mobileinstinct, thank you for your kewl videos and history! I have watched many videos about the wall and so on about Mexico and the USA but what I really like is your positive information concerning Mexico and the great history you share about them, thank you! I am Maori from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and enjoy any history very much no matter where but I have found the wall an interesting topic to follow at the moment, a lot of the other videos are mostly about the negative aspects of Mexico and its all their fault but im getting a clearer message about things now thanks to your videos and information that you share so thank you once again! Whaitikitiki Kimura
@redhotchilipapa5388
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool that the sandman is somehow tied into forgotten history, he was the last player to wear 42 before MLB retired it.
@robmichael8136
4 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for some junkhead to pop up during his looking around on site.
@happyharper5494
4 жыл бұрын
Great video- thanks for sharing 😘
@OffbeatDiscoveries
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Chris!
@Jay-iu5qz
4 жыл бұрын
Wow I found ur channel, I like it, Thanks for finding all these great place, am a big fan
@dansweet2499
4 жыл бұрын
New subscriber because you The Michigan Palace and I am a big KISS fan so you captured my heart when you did a place they played at and I enjoy my abandoned history if you come to Medina Ohio you will find what remains of The Old Chippawa Lake Amusement Park
@Freedom1611
4 жыл бұрын
Are you trespassing? 🤣 Cool video 😎
@kennethlaw5216
4 жыл бұрын
That place is in amazing shape yet if it's been empty since the 60s.
@musicman257
4 жыл бұрын
nice find thanks for sharing
@metalmedic7211
4 жыл бұрын
great video as always
@karolinesmail489
4 жыл бұрын
Yes definitely a league of there own feel! This used to be my playground
@DzHarryNuttz
4 жыл бұрын
Do you ever look at things in these kinds of videos and think that there is probably somebody, somewhere still wondering where in the hell that went?
@TurboDV8
4 жыл бұрын
Given those admission tickets would get you in the park for only $0.50, and the dates on them said Tuesday, October 12th, or Thursday, October 14th, doing a little research between those dates and the measly 50 Cent admission, those were either from 1954 or 1965. Could have been 1971 or later, but I don't think $0.50 would get you in anywhere after those dates.
@cdavid8139
4 жыл бұрын
great video. Thanks
@danroose3813
4 жыл бұрын
Dude, need a partner to investigate more sights with? I'd totally enjoy doing this stuff 👍
@evanchapmanfanman
3 жыл бұрын
I would have brought a small generator and attempted to hook up some of the lights to see what still works, and really get an idea of what this place was like in its heyday
@GetYourBeaks
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that panoramic shot was really good at showing the scale. I live near a baseball stadium about to be without a team, this kind of thing may become common in 70 years with so many minor league teams shutting down soon.
@jeffjarvis3842
4 жыл бұрын
We Build things and we destroy things and we Our worst enemies
@timmc8444
4 жыл бұрын
great find
@Badgasvideo
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for that 👍🏻
@jacksonfritts2988
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@enriquelopez9124
4 жыл бұрын
When you think of a baseball stadium, and you see this one, some of these baseball players have baseball camps or schools where they have the future baseball players practice, and when you say there is no history on the stadium, did you check the archives, libraries of the town, I would suppose they have it on microfiche or on a computer disc, somewhat like they have the newspapers of the day.
@superyachtchef
4 жыл бұрын
Would you like a drone, could it be a an added benefit? Please let us know -
@HomesteadHopefulTara
4 жыл бұрын
I just picture all the food that could be grown there for hungry people. It’s always a shame to see land just going to waste when people are homeless and hungry.
@smithiesosccer48
4 жыл бұрын
I like your Cleveland Indians hat!
@markrutledge2593
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, wierd to see the infield reforesting. Wonder where the fairgrounds went?
@Junokaii
4 жыл бұрын
Hmm.. why not take it down before abandoning? Surely the metal could be reused.
@coloradodirtbike5930
4 жыл бұрын
That metal sheet metal roofing looked in good shape. But I guess disassembly would be more money in the long run.
@davidellis5141
3 жыл бұрын
" If you build it , they will come "
@matthewholtz8830
3 жыл бұрын
Herb Raybourn is the one who discovered Rivera in Panama in 1990.
@rz834
4 жыл бұрын
I like watching these, in my country most of these types of sites everything except the concrete would have been stripped for scrap money (or just for private use by the poorer communities).
@30AndHatingIt
4 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t they fix this up and use it for a local high school team or something?
@michaelhendrickson5287
4 жыл бұрын
@@tbfünke Not to mention it would be cost prohibitive to bring it back to "playing shape"
@chocolatecharlie1976
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! 🖖💀
@juanperez1340
4 жыл бұрын
Just awesome 👏
@swann548
4 жыл бұрын
Old amusement parks are great places to metal detect for lost coins and jewelry. 👍
@kevindunleavy854
4 жыл бұрын
If you're ever around Fort Wayne,In,check out our field.The gates are open all year long until game time.
@AmericanWireman
4 жыл бұрын
Tin Cap Stadium?
@ontargetthomunclesam3926
4 жыл бұрын
Any idea what league they may have been in or what MLB team they were affiliated with
@danielmoon5437
3 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your utube channel
@Doors067
4 жыл бұрын
You deserve to pull a piece of the wood up to keep a momento before its destroyed completely.
@rjo8500
3 жыл бұрын
Time marches on.
@thelastjohnwayne
4 жыл бұрын
I can still hear the fans cheering.....
@mrs.stripedpajamas5426
4 жыл бұрын
Actually, I thought the same thing...
@michaelcanney7218
4 жыл бұрын
Used to be a playground here
@jcherry50
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting place....
@nickostendorf2558
4 жыл бұрын
Still better than Tropicana Field.
@Jayr2374
4 жыл бұрын
Find the pitchers mound !!
@forevergone3637
Жыл бұрын
League of their own stadium is still standing and in use. Evansville Otters
@Dorphie
4 жыл бұрын
"get your shit here" Something tells me some one was squatting there but they wain't selling tickets.
@tvHTHtv_is_A_Crackhead
4 жыл бұрын
Look at the outfield wall that back when all the parks had 400 foo fences down the lines and every park was painted the same green as Fenway park and they all had green monsters
@81dsend
4 жыл бұрын
Dude you should have an SB-17 with you and ask questions... Would blow your mind. Makes me wanna smoke a Doobie in the stands there. Cheers 🍻
@dragoncrackers7660
4 жыл бұрын
So just a little info from growing up there. I am 33. It was already abandoned when I was very young. We used to hang out and explore that and the old drive-in movie theater next to it. The fair grounds next to it were used for the annual fair until I was about 12ish, then it was entirely abandoned when the fair stated being held at the ag center outside of town. Royal Land Gates, where you started the video were long abandoned when I was hanging out there. We used the Fair-Ground gates and hopped the fence. The things I know that are still there... The Gates, stadium, Drive-In the Screen and the old projector house/concession stands, an old track, An old barn, The ticket booths, the security house and some remains of smaller buildings. Its a cool place but be warned the do not allow people on the property and if you get caught, you will get arrested. Hey also there is an abandoned mall just across the highway. Its in good shape for being abandoned for 22 years. I think someone said they put in a security system but like 10 years ago, there wasnt one and we broke in twice. You have to climb up the onto the roof and go down an old utility hatch to get in though. Its really cool. Its a 70-80 time capsule.
@InfamousCrimeLocations
4 жыл бұрын
I filmed the abandoned mall on my channel
@dragoncrackers7660
4 жыл бұрын
@@InfamousCrimeLocations Okay, I'll have to check it out. I remember when that place was open. Hey the new mall is close to dead also. Give it a few years and it definitely be in the dead malls category.
@InfamousCrimeLocations
4 жыл бұрын
@@dragoncrackers7660 Thanks! Yeah I heard the new mall is slowly almost dead mall now too. Crazy isnt?
@SumDumGy
4 жыл бұрын
@Harmin Vlogs, I couldn’t see that in your videos list.
@InfamousCrimeLocations
4 жыл бұрын
@@SumDumGy Type in abandoned mall Harmin vlogs into KZitem search
@cudaman2formula874
4 жыл бұрын
Why do people have to trash everything? Why can't they just come look around leave it for the next person
@seanwatts8342
4 жыл бұрын
They look for anything of value.
@fentanelfloyd8383
4 жыл бұрын
Player Hater diversity! Aint it special
@rjhudmon3064
4 жыл бұрын
Player Hater well that’s racist smh
@devinsuni
4 жыл бұрын
@@rjhudmon3064 i mean in philly here we have bars and bullet proof glass in MCds go outside the city to the burbs you dont have that problem
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4 жыл бұрын
@@SirBuzz WHAT!!!!!!!!!
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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@adamfrbs9259
4 жыл бұрын
My Grandpa woulda been 18 when this opened. He lived until 2010...man he saw alot and I didn't ask enough questions. Imagine from then until 2010 how different life had become.
@rayherbst6655
4 жыл бұрын
The 1st team to play at the fairgrounds was the Southeastern League's Meridian Scrappers, who used the ballpark from 1937-1939. During their first 2 seasons, they were members of the St. Louis Browns organization. In 1939, they became a co-op team and in 1940, they changed their name to the Meridian Bears. In 1941, they changed their name again, to the Meridian Eagles and then returned under the St. Louis Browns' umbrella. By 1942 they again became a co-op team. The league ceased operations due to the war after the 1942 season. In 1946, the Southeastern League returned with the Meridian "Peps", which were members of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Peps represented the Dodgers for only 1 season before switching affiliation to the Cleveland Indians, where they remained from 1947 until 1948. In 1949, the team went co-op and changed their name for the 5th time. They then were known as the Meridian Millers. They remained in the Southeastern League until 1950, when the league finally folded. With the Class B Southeastern League permanently defunct, the Meridian Millers found themselves without a league to play in, and sat out the 1951 season. In 1952, a spot opened in the Class C Cotton States League, when the Clarksdale Planters ceased operations. Meridian hadn't played in the Cotton States League since 1929. They kept the name Meridian Millers, and instead, changed the name of the stadium from Fairgrounds Field to Buckwalter Stadium. They remained in the Cotton States League as a co-op team until 1955 when they moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
@sfranklin9073
4 жыл бұрын
Ray, Thank you for the history of this field. Not to take away from the video, you filled in a lot of blanks. I haven't researched any on the team, and I don't have to now. 👍👍
@nickdial8610
4 жыл бұрын
I remember going there as a kid To the fair every year They had concerts there and other events I believe that place hasn’t been used since the late 80s It’s in a flood zone that’s why it hasn’t been developed
@michaelreyes6258
4 жыл бұрын
Nick Dial dang sir! How old are you? Respectfully
@jeffking5536
4 жыл бұрын
thats cool
@thesouth50
4 жыл бұрын
I'm wonder like mr Reyes how old are you sir? I'm from meridian. I moved to ga when I was 6. But my mother and both grandparents were born and raised there until we moved in 1983
@nickdial8610
4 жыл бұрын
I’m in my 50s went to the fair every year Since the 70s until it closed in the mid 80s
@thesouth50
4 жыл бұрын
@@nickdial8610 if you remember any of the hendersons. Ginger, melanie, billy, dorothy all with the last name Henderson
@briangriffin5391
4 жыл бұрын
Light over the ticket booth had a photocell on the top to turn it on and off. Had to be updated in the 80's...
@chooch1995
4 жыл бұрын
Photocells have been around for a lot longer than the 80’s....
@djicepole
4 жыл бұрын
A drone shot would have been nice, to see how the shape of the place looks. Now that nature has reclaimed it. Don't take that the wrong way! Great video.
@Sifo_Dyas
4 жыл бұрын
Google Maps satellite view Buckwalter Stadium.
@seanjern27
4 жыл бұрын
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@DangerousDevilOfficial
4 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else like me, want to get a bunch of yard tools and start cleaning places like this up in these videos. I have OCD about that.... Edit: back here about 10 months later after some comments from others alerted me to the video. Seeing it now, I want to fix this place up EVEN MORE than the first time! Lol. Some cans of paint for the bleachers. Sanders to sand the wood seats. Carpenters to rebuild the ticket booth. A bobcat to clean the field and parking lot up. It is like it is calling my name like the field of dreams! 😁
@trumpocalypsesurvival
4 жыл бұрын
I'm reading through all the comments to find out if anyone else was like me and so horrified that he was touching all that poison ivy
@acousticshadow4032
3 жыл бұрын
Um, no... but I could see myself in the shade of those grandstands, watching a game, sipping on a cold one.
@deplorablepocdetejas1989
3 жыл бұрын
We Can make this Field GREAT AGAIN. 🇺🇸👍USA
@simpleagain1
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!!
@raymiller7961
3 жыл бұрын
I’m Down
@edwin3928ohd
4 жыл бұрын
based on the popcorn bucket graphics.. and the state of the overgrowth... I'd say this place was last used in the early 80s
@eganfo
4 жыл бұрын
David Holcomb the ticket rolls also looked fairly new compared to everything else.
@linehandibew6205
4 жыл бұрын
One dollar raffle tickets look new
@777jones
4 жыл бұрын
Big Wheel awesome trivia! 👍
@nathanielhiggerson7679
4 жыл бұрын
1979 was the last time
@edwin3928ohd
4 жыл бұрын
@@nathanielhiggerson7679 You are very close to correct, but I am sure there were couples (and gay males) that still "used" the facilities for a few years after.
@sarahwebster8927
4 жыл бұрын
Would of been cool for you to show us an old pic of it in its heyday.
@TheGuitarplaya13
4 жыл бұрын
Sarah Webster look it up lazy
@sarahwebster8927
4 жыл бұрын
Phillip Rodriguez Err...nahh!
@jockellis
4 жыл бұрын
Wish he’d done some research on its history. There are probably some old Millers still living there.
@sarahwebster8927
4 жыл бұрын
flyhound97 agreed, my error, do excuse me.
@fastfootedone
4 жыл бұрын
grammar police in the house
@billbobaggins801
4 жыл бұрын
It breaths life but life has passed it by. Once the smell of baseball and people cheering on their team. A young boy yelling hot dogs for sale, and lights beaming into the red clay. An annoucer blaring through names as player's make plays. Time ......it always moves and the forest takes back it's soul with leaves and tree's. Goodnight and farewell to playball!!!!!!!
@matthewj3390
4 жыл бұрын
You can just smell the popcorn and pop
@Name-ev8pr
4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewj3390 You mean soda
@apacheattackhelicopter6152
4 жыл бұрын
what does baseball smell like? I've always wanted to know.
@billbobaggins801
4 жыл бұрын
@@apacheattackhelicopter6152 you must be a mellennial......!!! Put the cellphone down and you'll experience life more....
@apacheattackhelicopter6152
4 жыл бұрын
@@billbobaggins801 it was a joke because the bad grammar
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