Edison International Field
Address- 2000 Gene Autry Way
Anaheim, CA 92806
Team- Anaheim Angels
Year Opened- 1966
Renovations- 1980, 1998
Capacity- 45,050
Surface- Natural
aka- Anaheim Stadium
When it re-opened for the 1998 season, Anaheim Stadium completed an unusual cycle of transformation.
It began life as a 43,000-seat, baseball-only park with effectively no outfield seats and was expanded in 1979-80 (to 70,000 seats) to accommodate the NFL's Los Angeles Rams.
As a result of the Rams' departure, earthquake damage, and desire for a more intimate venue, it has been reconfigured along baseball-only lines.
Radically downsized to 45,000 seats and remodeled to allow easier internal circulation, the latest incarnation of the stadium features more suites and club seats and improved press facilities.
Each phase of the park was designed by a different architect.
Beyond the left-center field fence, geysers erupt and a stream cascades down a mountainside covered with real trees and artificial rocks.
Beyond these bits of whimsy, the third incarnation of Anaheim Stadium is the one most like a classic ballpark.
The park is a compromise between '60s efficiency and '90s neo-traditionalism. Its single tier of outfield seats (deeper in right than in left) is an improvement on both the original's empty spaces and the football stadium's overwhelming three decks.
Wherever they sit, visitors to the "Big A" are in good proximity to the action.
The fences are now asymmetrical, with right field being shorter and having a higher wall.
Source- The Idea Logical Company
