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Old 11-24-2024, 09:33 AM   #287
asrivkin
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Ponce de Leon/Spiller Park

After spending several months working on the 19th century parks where only rudimentary information was available, it was quite the contrast to work on a ballpark that lasted into the TV era. So here's Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta, known as Spiller Park from 1924-1933. I'm providing two versions--a Spiller Park version more representative of the late 1920s and a later version that's more 1940s/1950s and later. The main difference is that the later version has fences up in right field that weren't up in the 20s, as well as some cosmetic things like different billboards and the presence/absence of lights.

Google Drive Link to Spiller Park (1920s-era Ponce de Leon)

Google Drive Link to Ponce de Leon Park (1940s and later)

This is more or less an updated version of the 1910s-era Poncey, which I made a few years back when I was lower on the ballpark mod learning curve. In real-life, that park burned down, and I tore this park down as well leaving the hill in place, adding the famous tree(s), and other background elements like the Sears building (today's Ponce City Market) and nearby houses.

The hill is still a problematic element in general, and I set the boundaries at its base so that players don't disappear into it. The fence that the later version has did exist, but in earlier times players were expected to run up the hill and there was a only a fence up top to keep folks off of the train tracks. The fences in left/left-center were changed with time, the later version here matches some overhead shots but not others.

I used the in-game calculator for the Park Factors, and used the Sketchup dimensions for that rather than the real-life dimensions (which changed, anyhow). It seems to have switched its character from the 1910s version to be more of a doubles/triples park than a home run park, at least for righties. Depending on what you're looking for, you may be best off setting all the factors to 1.00.

Let me know if there are problems and please enjoy! Next up here should be Offermann Park in Buffalo. I know there are some other requests, I'll see if I can get to them, but I'm also planning to ease into an end-of-year vacation before too long!
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