"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

Here we go again..... another installment of....... Memory Lane Decatur Illinois #46 Ahrens, bottle, matchbook, Decatur Cartage, memory lane, Mueller, Dairy Lane, milk bottle, a.e. staley, staley, Staley Field, Collier, Wyckles, 1958, 1962, Sinclair, Farm Cafe, Graves, Pfile, Weidenbacher

Here's a collection of photos from Decatur's baseball past, starting with the Commodores and Fans Field (1927-1974).  Fans Field was located on the southeast corner of Garfield and Woodford Streets. demolition in 1975 Fans Field Today..... looking northeast towards 2nd base looking southeast towards home plate looking northwest towards home plate And don't forget there was also baseball played on Staley Field (1915-1923): It is believed that the field was located on the northwest corner of Eldorado and 22nd Streets, near where the Staley Viaduct is today.