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Year Opened 1998 Current Team Affiliate League Capacity My Grades Photos taken in 1998 |
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Lowell, Massachusetts |
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| LeLacheur Park is the new home of the Lowell Spinners after Alumni Field served as their home for two years ('96-'97). It is a park that had been in the planning for two years and cost a total of $13 million. Though for that price tag, I don't think they got quite enough. From the outside it looks gorgeous - a red brick facade with a large entranceway (which is the only one in the park). After walking up a flight of stairs, you arrive at the top of the seating bowl. This serves as the concourse area with the concession stands, a souvenir stand, and even a hot tub. When you first arrive on the concourse area, you get a great view of the Merrimack River over the left field fence. The back drop in right field is an old bridge with 5 arches, as well as a couple old brick factories. The backdrop is quite scenic on the whole. The seating area is made completely of tin with plastic seats. This makes the stadium have a very cheap feel to it. For $13 million, you'd think they could have afforded concrete for the whole stadium, but were only able to for the concourse area. A large scoreboard sits in left field, while a great speaker system is installed in center field. This is one of the unique aspects of the park - all the sound comes from centerfield rather than from behind home plate as in most parks. Parking ($2 - $5) is plentiful either across the street or within a short walking distance. The concession stands had rather long lines the whole night, but the food at LeLacheur Park is cheap and tasty. So the wait was worth it. Overall, a better stadium than what they had in Alumni Field, but not as good as some of the other NY-Penn League parks like Skylands Park and Dutchess Stadium. |
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