Locke Field

Locke Field
Locke Field, seen here in October of 2014.
Full name Locke Field
Location Gainesville, Texas
Construction
Demolished 2015
Tenants
Gainesville Owls
(Big State League) (1947-1951)
(Sooner State League) (1953-1955)

Locke Field was a baseball field located in Gainesville, TX on Interstate 35; it was home to the Gainesville Owls for a brief period of time.[1][2] It has also been used for UIL games over the years. In 2015, it was demolished to make way for an apartment complex.

Appearance by Elvis

On April 14, 1955, Elvis Presley, before he became a household name, performed a concert at Locke Field in Gainesville. Only 150 fans showed up, and the concert drew "in the red." [3][4]

Sources

  • "Texas Almanac 2008-2009," The Dallas Morning News, c.2008

References

  1. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gainesville%2C_TX
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  3. ↑ http://elvistributeartists.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html
  4. ↑ http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/1570977.html


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.