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Thousands pour into Camden Yards on Orioles Opening Day
Tens of thousands of baseball fans came out to Oriole Park at Camden Yards Monday afternoon for the annual Opening Day game and festivities. Vendors lining the streets outside the stadium and inside the stadium concourse were made fortunate by the warm, sunny weather, as patrons scrambled for food, drink and merchandise.
Orioles help lift spirits of Camden Yards vendors with Opening Day win
Vendors and concession stand owners inside and outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards Monday were equally positive about a strong Opening Day bringing in the cash. A re-energized team and […]
Friendlier confines
Let me say at the outset that I love Camden Yards — and have since its 1992 opening. I have enjoyed many a spring and summer day (but, unfortunately, not too […]
Oriole Park at Camden Yards Part II: An old-fashioned ballpark
Janet Marie Smith, vice president for development and planning for the Baltimore Orioles and an architect who worked on Camden Yards, tells the story of the building of the park. She also talks about updates to the park that fans can expect to see in the 2011 season.
Changes will be noticeable to stadium fans
Baltimore Orioles fans will flood Eutaw Street on Monday to see an updated and enhanced stadium, much like the way they came to a new ballpark on April 6, 1992. […]
Staying on the cutting edge at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards was considered on the cutting edge of ballparks and heralded a new era of the baseball industry when it opened in 1992. But it’s now […]
Part III: A private tour of Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Maryland Stadium Authority historian and tour guide Nolan H. Rogers gives The Daily Record a private tour of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He talks about the history, the turf, the clubhouse, the press level, and more.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards Part I: A new stadium
Former chairman of the Maryland Stadium Authority Herbert J. Belgrad tells the story of the origins of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Belgrad and other state officials asked in 1987 for Orioles owner Edward Bennett Williams to convince the state's General Assembly to OK the ballpark's construction and assure them of his commitment to keeping the team in Baltimore.
How an ailing Edward Bennett Williams saved a stadium
The state money to build Oriole Park at Camden Yards was secured with public testimony in Annapolis from a man who had undergone chemotherapy for colon cancer that very morning […]
Was it worth it? Born of turmoil, Oriole Park a trendsetter
On Monday, baseball players will be scattered over the bright green field of Camden Yards, the darker green seats will be filled with fans in orange T-shirts — getting there […]
Oriole Park: From helicopter flight to ballyard
The idea of a new stadium for the Baltimore Orioles was of utmost importance as soon as Edward Bennett Williams purchased the team in 1979. Memorial Stadium, then the home […]
Interactive timeline: History of Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Below is an interactive timeline of the history of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Click on the baseballs on the timeline to see the dates, and click the orange arrows […]
