- Golden Park
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stadium_name = Golden Park
location = 100 4th StreetColumbus, Georgia 31901
broke_ground =
opened = 1926
closed =
demolished =
owner = City of Columbus
operator = City of Columbus
construction_cost =
architect =
tenants = Columbus White Sox (1969)Columbus Astros (1970-1988)Columbus Mudcats (1989-1990)Columbus RedStixx (1991-2002)South Georgia Waves (2003)Columbus Catfish (2004-2008)
seating_capacity = 5,000
dimensions = Left Field: 330 ft. Center Field: 415 ft. Right Field: 330 ft.Golden Park is a 5,000-seat baseball-only stadium in
Columbus, Georgia that opened in 1926. Located on theChattahoochee River in downtown Columbus, it is the current home of theColumbus Catfish baseball team. The exterior of the Golden Park is a red brick façade and has many well-landscaped sidewalks that connect to the Chattahoochee RiverWalk. [cite web | title=About Golden Park | work=Ballpark Reviews | url=http://www.ballparkreviews.com/columbga/columbga.htm | accessdate=April 7 | accessyear=2007]Golden Park is named after Theodore Earnest Golden, co-founder of Goldens' Foundry and Machine Co.. Golden led the effort in Columbus for the city's first
South Atlantic League team. Golden Park was renovated in 1994 in anticipation of the softball events of the1996 Summer Olympics that were held in the city of Columbus.As of August, 2008 Golden Park is without a baseball tenant, as the Columbus Catfish are relocating at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
References
External links
* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20060925&content_id=134751&vkey=ballpark_t441&fext=.jsp&sid=t441 Golden Park]
* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Columbus_Ga/ColumbusGA.htm Golden Park views - "Ballparks of the Minor Leagues"]
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