Happy Birthday Fenway Park

100 Years ago on April 20, 1912, Fenway Park opened to the public.  The future grandfather of President John F. Kennedy and Mayor of Boston, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald,  threw out the opening pitch for the game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Highlanders (the team was renamed the New York Yankees the following year).

In an age where cities and sports teams view their ballparks as disposable assets, Fenway and its sister park Wrigley Field in Chicago stand apart. Both are beautiful examples of how the homes of sports teams can create and build a cult following.  Make no mistake that much of the mystique that surrounds the Red Sox is due to its hallowed home, Fenway Park.  And what a beautiful home it is.