<div dir="ltr"><div><div>That 1924 aerial image seems to come from here: <a href="http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/?z=8&p=1000555,239807&c=GIS1924&s=g:NEIGHBORHOOD,242">http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/?z=8&p=1000555,239807&c=GIS1924&s=g:NEIGHBORHOOD,242</a><br><br></div>Either way the Polo Grounds were somewhat more up-river than I expected. I note that we dont have the historic steps which gave access to them on OSM. BTW, see <a href="http://sk53-osm.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/old-ballparks-and-other-stadia.html">http://sk53-osm.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/old-ballparks-and-other-stadia.html</a><br><br></div>Jerry<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 April 2015 at 23:52, Jeff Meyer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeff@gwhat.org" target="_blank">jeff@gwhat.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hilarious - very cool.<div><br></div><div>I'm not sure if these help, but they might be a start:</div><div><a href="http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?97584-1923-Yankee-Stadium-3D-Renderings/page176&s=225b76fc00c536e907b34196a8a8074a" target="_blank">http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?97584-1923-Yankee-Stadium-3D-Renderings/page176&s=225b76fc00c536e907b34196a8a8074a</a><br></div><div><a href="http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af252/bucket3nyy/1924aerial.jpg" target="_blank">http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af252/bucket3nyy/1924aerial.jpg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>That may be taken from this one:</div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/67827566@N00/4312358659/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/67827566@N00/4312358659/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>- Jeff</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Richard Welty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rwelty@averillpark.net" target="_blank">rwelty@averillpark.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">anyone have a reference that would allow accurate mapping of the location<br>
of the Polo Grounds?<br>
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i'd like to do an NYC location for historic motorsports venues and as it<br>
happens, people raced on a board track at the Polo Grounds when<br>
the Giants were on road trips:<br>
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