Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C.

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Brett L. Abrams

Capital Sporting Grounds

A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C.

Brett L. Abrams

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McFarland & Co Inc
17 December 2008

Sporting venues

Politics is nothing new to Washington, D.C., even in the arena marked with base paths and outfield grass. The stadium for the expansion Washington Nationals baseball team cost over $600 million and while opponents decried the waste of taxpayer money, supporters promised the stadium would stimulate economic development. Land swaps, closed-door deals, and valuable parking-lot strategies were as complex as any game plan employed on the diamond. The district's past stadiums, tracks and Olympics facilities are archived and described in this history, along with their political backdrops. The book features numerous drawings and photographs.

By: Brett L. Abrams
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9780786439560
ISBN 10: 0786439564
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 17 December 2008
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Preface Introduction: A Contentious Capital City 1. D.C.’s First Families: Capitalism on Sports’ Frontier 2. Northeastern Horizons: Inclusion in the Professional Leagues 3. Oh to Be in Philadelphia: The Army-Navy Game 4. Utility in Concrete: Monuments and Memorials 5. Five-Ring Circus: Olympic Dreams and Delusions 6. If We Build It: Keeping the Team in the District 7. Building a White Elephant: Corruption, Mismanagement, and D.C. Stadium Conclusion: A Big League City Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Brett L. Abrams has written five books about sports, popular culture, and the Washington, D.C., region. He works as an electronic records archivist for the federal government in the nation's capital.

Reviews for Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C.

For the first time, a stadium book that provides the details of backroom politics that surrounds the building of, or the elements that defeat and spur stadium proposals. Capital Sporting Grounds is an excellent chronology of the efforts, defeats and successes of building a stadium in the nation's capital over the past 100] years. --Bruce A. Genther, stadium historian and modeler.