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Revisiting this old photo of Lincoln Park dated circa 1880s, we can tell it is a very old photo of the park because the tree coverage is very sparse - as they were likely planted fairly recent prior to the photo being taken. Later photos show significantly more tree coverage. In the photo, it appears that there are randomly placed structures to the west of the park just beyond what I believe to be a tool shed. I don't think we know the exact year the Union Grounds were dismantled but I've come across several sources which state that the parks wood planks were sold off to recover some of the debt the Red Stockings left behind. Is it possible that those seemingly randomly placed structures are in fact neatly stacked piles of wooden planks from the dismantled Union Grounds?
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