Municipal Stadium
702 East 11th StreetHISTORY
Built in 1947, Municipal Stadium continues to be used for baseball/softball games.
It was dedicated in July 1947 before a crowd of over 2,500 fans, who turned out to
watch a Lawrence Colts semi-professional baseball game. More than 30,000 spectators
would attend 55 games during the first season of play at the stadium.
As part of the City-wide Sesquicentennial celebration in 2004,
the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association to commemorate the occasion
put together a mural painting project of the exterior of the stadium
depicting the neighborhood's history.
Panels were painted to showcase the history of the neighborhood,
which include Quantrill's raid, the history and games played at
the stadium, John Speer, who was an abolitionist newspaper
editor whose homestead was close to the stadium.
Below are the painted panels on the exterior of Municipal Stadium.
Click on photo to enlarge.
