Modern League Park
Today the site is a public park. A small section of the exterior brick facade (along the first-base side) still stands, as well as the old ticket office behind what was the right field corner. The last remnant of the grandstand, crumbling and presumably unsafe, was taken down ca. 2002 as part of a renovation process to the decaying playground.
On February 7, 2011, the Cleveland City Council approved a plan to restore the ticket house and remaining bleacher wall, as well as build a new diamond on the site of the old one. On October 27, 2012, city leaders including Mayor Frank G. Jackson took part in the groundbreaking of the League Park restoration. The project will include a museum, a restoration of the ball field, and a community park featuring pavilions and walking trails.
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