The Evolution of Professional Baseball and Football Structures in the United States, 1850 to the Present: Toward an Ideal Type

Professional sport facilities such as Lambeau Field or Fenway Park possess a unique ability to capture the attention of spectators on a regular basis because they host elements of marvel and astonishment. Within the sporting event, several items--such as the uncertainty and importance of the outcome...

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Published in:Sport history review 2010-05, Vol.41 (1), p.50-80
Main Author: Seifried, Chad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Professional sport facilities such as Lambeau Field or Fenway Park possess a unique ability to capture the attention of spectators on a regular basis because they host elements of marvel and astonishment. Within the sporting event, several items--such as the uncertainty and importance of the outcome, aesthetic appeal, and the promotion of national or local pride--produce dramatic and vivid episodes to captivate entire groups of people in physical, virtual, or remote attendance. Professional sport facilities arguably serve as one of the most significant structures of the world and operate as central landmarks representing cities and communities much as the railway, cathedral, or skyscraper did in previous eras. super(1).
ISSN:1087-1659
1543-2947
DOI:10.1123/shr.41.1.50