![]() ![]() Both factors represented logistical challenges, to be sure: a decent budget helps, of course, but the Sens, the city and 360 Architecture managed to turn a flood-challenged, slightly uncomfortable ballpark into one of the best in Double-A, if not all of baseball. Metro Bank Park is a ballpark where the small things are done very well, where the emphasis is on the fan experience under some fairly constricting circumstances: a small footprint at the ballpark site and the need to basically build a new ballpark while the team played in the old one for two seasons. From I-83, take Exit 23 (2nd Street) to Market Street, then take the bridge to City Island Park. Usually there’s plenty of parking for a night game, but be careful about going on a weekday: the lots are used by city workers during the work week, and chances are good you’ll be diverted away from the ballpark if you’re not there early.Īddress: 1 Championship Way, City Island, Harrisburg, PA 17101ĭirections: The ballpark is located on City Island across from downtown Harrisburg. On a nice day fans park downtown and walk across river on an old rail bridge. Parking: Lots next to ballpark and across bridge. Ticket Prices (2010): Dugout Box Seats, $12.50 Field Box Seats, $11 Box Seats, $9 Reserved Seats, $9 ADA Box Seats, $9 ADA Reserved, $5. Past Names: Riverside Stadium, 1987-2004 Commerce Bank Park, 2004-2009 Metro Bank Park, 2009-present And every penny of that was money well-spent, as you’ll see in this visit.Īrchitect: Renovations, 360 Architecture original design, Populous Metro Bank Park is, basically, a brand-new ballpark with a brand-new-ballpark price tag: $45 million. Talk about an extreme makeover: the baseball experience in Harrisburg is totally different than it was two years ago, and to term the change at Metro Bank Park a renovation is to downplay how dramatically everything at the old Riverside Stadium is different. By Kevin Reichard on Jin Minor-League Baseball, Visits ![]()
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