Classic Park
| Classic Park | |
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| Location | 35300 Vine Street Eastlake, OH 44095 |
| Broke ground | May 9, 2002[1] |
| Opened | April 10, 2003 |
| Owner | City of Eastlake |
| Operator | Lake County Captains |
| Construction cost | $22 million ($27.8 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | DLR Group |
| Project Manager | Ozanne Construction Company[3] |
| Structural engineer | MC Engineers, Inc.[4] |
| General Contractor | Turner Construction[5] |
| Capacity | 7,273 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field: 320 ft (98 m) Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right Field: 320 ft (98 m) |
| Tenants | |
| Lake County Captains (2003-present) | |
Classic Park is a stadium in Eastlake, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team. It was built in 2003 at a cost of $22 million and holds 7,273 people.
Although not immediately apparent to non-locals, the stadium bears a corporate name. The naming rights were purchased by Classic Automotive Group, a large Cleveland-area chain of auto dealerships owned by Jim Brown.
In order to construct Classic Park, Eastlake, Ohio assumed $1 million in debt. This debt necessitated cuts in public services, including the laying off of five police officers and a reduction in the scope of police services.[6]
On August 13, 2008 the concessions manager, Adam New, was arrested for stealing upwards of $70,000 from a previous employer, adding to further turmoil at Classic Park.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Dave Truman (May 11, 2002). "Eastlake, Ohio, Baseball Stadium Seen as a Tool for Economic Growth". News-Herald. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120428923.html.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Ozanne Construction Co.". Builders Exchange (Sabre Publishing) 4 (10). 2005. Error: Bad DOI specified!. http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=452. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ MC Engineers, Inc.
- ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/team1/page.jsp?content_id=140244&fext=.jsp&sid=t437&vkey=team1_t437&ymd=20061026
- ^ "Eastlake Makes Changes To Pay Off Debt", NewsNet5.com, posted June 29, 2006, accessed June 29, 2006.
- ^ "[1]
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