Columbia Park

Opened in 1860

Several venues share the name “Recreation Park”. See all of them.

About Columbia Park

Columbia Park is a former name of Recreation Park, used until 1881. Recreation Park was an MLB stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1860 and closed in 1890. Its last recorded capacity was 6,500. Its only tenant was Philadelphia Quakers (MLB, 1883–1886). On our ranked lists it ranks 109th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Venue Information

Capacity

6,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1860

Year Closed

1890

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elevation

112 ft

34 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Teams

Home seasons at Columbia Park by team, 1860–1890. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Philadelphia Quakers While based here: 4 seasons · 182-252-8 regular season MLB · 1883–1886 Territory map on ImperialismMap Recreation Park 1883–1886 Baker Bowl 1887–1938 Connie Mack Stadium 1938–1970 Veterans Stadium 1971–2003 Citizens Bank Park 2004–present	MLB	1883–1886

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Columbia Park?

The capacity of Columbia Park is 6,500.

When was Columbia Park built?

Columbia Park opened in 1860.

Where did the Philadelphia Quakers play after Columbia Park?

After leaving Columbia Park in 1886, the Philadelphia Quakers moved to Baker Bowl in 1887. They played there until 1938.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 3 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC0): Photograph.

Historical Names

Recreation Park

1882 - 1890

Columbia Park

Unknown - 1881

Current

Location

Coordinates: 39.9822, -75.1747

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Jefferson Street Grounds	1871–1890	0.4 mi
Columbia Park	1901–1908	0.4 mi
Connie Mack Stadium	1909–1970	1.1 mi
Forepaugh Park		1.2 mi
Centennial Grounds		1.2 mi
Baker Bowl	1887–1938	1.2 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Philadelphia Quakers

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.