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| Former names | League Park (1884–1901) |
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| Location | Findlay St. & McLean Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°7′1″N 84°32′12″W / 39.11694°N 84.53667°W |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Field size | Left Field - 360 ft (109.7 m)[1] Left-Center - 418 ft (127.4 m) Center Field - 400 ft (121.9 m) Right-Center - 375 ft (114.3 m) Right Field - 450 ft (137.2 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1901 |
| Opened | April 17, 1902 |
| Closed | October 6, 1911 |
| Demolished | 1911 |
| Tenants | |
| Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (1902–1911) | |
Palace of the Fans was a Major League baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home of the Cincinnati Reds from 1902 through 1911. The ballpark was on an asymmetrical block bounded by Findlay Street (south), Western Avenue (northeast, angling), York Street (north) and McLean Avenue (west).
The "Findlay and Western" intersection was the home field of the Reds from 1884 through June 24, 1970, when the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. The location of the diamond and consequently the main grandstand seating area was shifted several times during the 86½ seasons that the Reds played there. The Palace of the Fans was actually the second of three parks that stood on the site:
- 1884–1901: League Park (I and II)
- 1902–1911: Palace of the Fans aka League Park (III)
- 1912–1970: Redland Field, renamed Crosley Field in 1934
- ^ Lowry, Philip (26 May 2009). Green Cathedrals. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-8027-1865-5.