A historic marker marks the place where the Baltimore Orioles played their home games until an early-morning fire destroyed the old wooden ballpark on July 4, 1944. The team hurriedly relocated to 33rd Street, and the location where it had played descended into obscurity.
The metal sign, on East 30th Street, between Barclay Street and Greenmount Avenue, performs a community service. It will help overcome confusion and misunderstanding about the site of the International League Orioles’ playing field and grandstands.
Unlike the site of Memorial Stadium on East 33rd Street, which has a green field that roughly outlines the contours of that arena, the older ballpark has had no remaining physical markers to tell its story.