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  Hilltop Park
Hilltop Park, constructed in only six weeks, had a roofed single-decked grandstand that wrapped around home plate and extended a few feet past 1st base and 3rd base.
Hilltop Park, Washington Heights and the Hudson River courtesy of Dennis Goldstein.
View of Hilltop Park with Broadway in the background courtesy of the Brown Brothers.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/american/hilltp.htm   (425 words)

  
 Hilltop Park Historical Analysis by Baseball Almanac
Hilltop Park was constructed in less than six weeks and served as home field for the original Yankees (New York Highlanders) and the New York Giants.
The location of Hilltop Park was at the Southwest corner of Broadway and One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Street on the northwest portion of the island (and borough) of Manhattan in the city of New York.
The deepest part of the park (if the '542 listing for center field were correct), would have been located at the junction of the left field fence and the right field fence, and would have been considerably to the right of dead center field.
www.baseball-almanac.com /stadium/st_hill.shtml   (3302 words)

  
  Hilltop Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Because the park was located on The Hilltop of Manhattan Island, it came to be known as Hilltop Park, and its team was often called the (Click link for more info and facts about New York Highlanders) New York Highlanders as well as the Americans or the Yankees.
Hilltop Park sat on the block bounded by Broadway, 165th St, Fort Washington Ave and 168th St. The structure consisted of a covered grandstand stretching from first base to third base and uncovered bleacher sections down the right and left field lines.
Both the park and the nickname "Highlanders" were abandoned when the American Leaguers left, at the beginning of the (Click link for more info and facts about 1913) 1913 season, to rent the Polo Grounds from the Giants.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/hilltop_park.htm   (412 words)

  
 The City of Signal Hill -- Official Web Site -- Signal Hill, California
Hilltop Park, 2351 Dawson, unique artwork, spectacular 360° views, two covered (available to rent) and two uncovered picnic tables, a submerged 1.2 million-gallon water reservoir, 3.2 acres, restrooms (7 a.m.
The Park was funded by Developer Impact Fees at a cost of $414,000 and completes another part of the City’s Park Master Plan designed by Signal Hill residents.
The Hilltop Reservoir is one of two new reservoirs built to serve the residents of Signal Hill.
www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us /community_services/park_details.php?Hilltop   (635 words)

  
 Hilltop Times - Park, Webster combine job
Webster and Park have proven that two universities are better than one.
In this collaboration, Park University provided the computers - a surprise from the main campus - and Webster University is providing the equipment to network the computers together such as routers and a control cabinet.
"Park students will be able to look at their grades, register for classes and cut down on paperwork," added West.
www.hilltoptimes.com /story.asp?edition=58&storyid=1454   (536 words)

  
 Cincinnati Parks - Alms Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This hilltop park was given to the Park Board in 1916 as a memorial to Frederick H. Alms by his wife.
Parcels of park property were purchased with funds provided by the Alms estate, until the park was composed of its present 93.7 acres.
The park's centerpiece, the pavilion, is one of three Cincinnati stylistically inspired by the Italian Renaissance.
dynamic.cinci-parks.org /cgi-bin/parks.cgi/park_desc?park_id=49   (331 words)

  
 The City of San Diego Council District One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Several years ago, it formed a subcommittee to look at future uses for Hilltop Park, and one potential use identified was a skate park.
Some believed Hilltop Park had the space and facilities to serve a skate park, was central to the community and was thought to be easily accessible.
In addition, many believed Hilltop should be preserved as a passive use park in which people could enjoy, in peace and quiet, the sweeping views the park provides.
genesis.sannet.gov /infospc/templates/cd1/pqskatepark.jsp   (676 words)

  
 Buena Vista Park
Multiple access points along Buena Vista which circles the park to and from Haight St. Main entrance points are from the cornices of Haight and Baker and Haight and Central.
It is selected as the second finest park in the city in general for its fine development and beautiful location.
This is a park which has somehow arrived at a perfect synthesis between that which is managed and that which is seems natural.
www.josephstubbscreations.com /Home2/sf/sfparks/buenavista/buenavista.html   (784 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Hilltop Park-New York Highlanders
There was a swamp in right field that had yet to be filled with rock, the outfield had no grass, the grandstand had not been completed, and players had to dress at their hotel rooms because the clubhouse was not completed.
When Hilltop Park was finally completed, a single tier wooden covered grandstand extended from the third base dugout to homeplate and around to the first base dugout.
Hilltop Park stood until 1914 when it was demolished.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/HilltopPark.htm   (336 words)

  
 Hilltop Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hilltop Park, as depicted by William Feldman, in his 1989 lithograph, "Highlanders at Hilltop", was based upon an actual in game photograph, which were rare at the time.
It wasn't until the last decade of the 20th century that a marker was placed remembering the ballpark from the first decade of the century.
The marker is in a small park / hospital courtyard shaded by some trees.
www.ebaseballparks.com /hilltop.html   (264 words)

  
 The Hilltop Observer
Meetings of the Hilltop Neighborhood Association are held in the basement of St. Joseph's Church on Baldwin Avenue (between Pavonia and Magnolia Aves) in Jersey City, NJ.
Hilltop residents are pursuing the possibility of gaining rights to some property in the area for a small public park as a play area for children and community greenspace.
Some Hilltop residents are considering asking local authorities to bring back public garbage cans to various street corners in the area.
www.hilltopobserver.com /hna   (501 words)

  
 Hilltop Camp - Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Park - Accommodation in Hluhluwe
The camp, the oldest in KwaZulu-Natal, was extensively rebuilt and enlarged in the early nineties, and today accommodation at Hilltop ranges from a luxury lodge to a variety of superbly appointed self-catering accommodation facilities.
Auto trails in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park are designed for the convenience of visitors who wish to discover the secrets of the bushveld from seclusion of their own vehicle.
Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park is in a LOW RISK malaria area and visitors need to consult their doctors before visiting the area.
www.places.co.za /html/7869.html   (725 words)

  
 Park Board Meeting Minutes -- October 14, 2004
She added that she really loved the renaming of Hilltop Park to Jake's Hilltop Park, she thought that after the last Park Board meeting and the discussion on this issue, the name selected is a wonderful compromise.
The Town has been great to work with but if the board decides to take a park, he invited them to look at the southern section of the drawing; there is 3.54 acres of land in phase II which is on a knoll and would be very suitable for a park.
If the park was moved up to the north property, phase I, they would have to redesign the entire subdivision and start back at the beginning of the process and they've been in the process almost three months already.
www.flower-mound.com /agenda/archive/pb101404.html   (4206 words)

  
 Cincinnati Parks - Mt. Echo Park
The first parcel of land for the park, which got its name from the sheer cliffs and the echoes they produce, was purchased in 1908.
In addition to the pavilion, the park includes a large open picnic shelter, small open shelter, picnic tables, grills and children's play equipment.
Tennis courts and baseball diamonds in the park are operated by the Recreation Commission.
dynamic.cinci-parks.org /cgi-bin/parks.cgi/park_desc?park_id=96   (192 words)

  
 The Half Moon Bay Review
Hilltop was removed from the ordinance despite its numerous low-income residents who councilmembers are seeking to protect.
At the last two meetings where the park zoning was discussed, City Council came under the pressure of construction company owner Eddie Andreini, who voiced complaints that rezoning the northern Hilltop area to "mobile home" will interfere with light industrial operations he conducts nearby.
In addition to removing the Hilltop park, the council asked City Attorney Adam Lindgren to revise the proposed rules regarding Cañada Cove to allow owners to build senior housing facilities in years to come.
www.hmbreview.com /articles/2006/09/15/news/business/story2.txt   (632 words)

  
 Hilltop Park, Signal Hill - LetsGoSeeIt.com
Going up the walkway leading to the center of the park, you encounter a poem etched into the sidewalk, which causes you to slow down to read the words, giving pause for reflection.
In the center of the park stands the "signal" which is symbolic of smoke-signal fires, a water tower, and oil gushers of the past.
Hilltop Park is located at the corner of Skyline Dr. and Dawson Ave.
www.letsgoseeit.com /index/county/la/signal_hill/loc01/hilltop_park.htm   (1087 words)

  
 FMYSA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Hilltop Field Complex is located on 4000 block of Timber Creek Dr across from the Lamar Middle school.
The field located to the east of the parking lot next to the street is field #1.
The field located to the west of the parking lot next to the street is field #5.
www.fmysa.com /field/hilltop.html   (151 words)

  
 Park Board Minutes -- September 9 , 2004
By naming Hilltop Park in his honor, you will guarantee that thousands of young ball players will see the name Jacob Lugo and hopefully if they will ask their parents who he was, they will learn that he was a proud Marine from Flower Mound who died to keep them safe.
He repeated Corporal Lugo's personal connection with Hilltop Park and all the time he spent there as the reason the request is being made and the other veterans may or may not have ever been there.
He said there is a park in his neighborhood and he was surprised when he learned that it was not a memorial, not some liberty park because he had submitted a name that was more of a patriotic name and it was not chosen which surprised him.
www.flower-mound.com /agenda/archive/pb090904.html   (6157 words)

  
 Denver Country Club Real Estate, Denver, Colorado
We are experienced in helping buyers find real estate in the Hilltop area in Denver and can provide you with information about selecting the best realtor in Denver or to find a home in Hilltop.
Hilltop is a beautifully maintained and prestigious neighborhood located just to the West of posh Cherry Creek.
In its center is Cranmer Park, known for its seven and a half foot sundial and the mega mansions bordering it on the west.
www.stacyneirhomes.com /Hilltop.shtml   (262 words)

  
 Bernal Heights
Despite its large size as a hilltop park (slightly smaller than Mt Davidson), it is one of the more recent areas to receive serious attention as a Significant Natural Resource Area and a park.
There is also the General Hospital complex, McKinley Square Park, a very nice view of the Bay Bridge, the inner bay waterfront, and this very dense residential part of the city which otherwise tends to rest as a non-descript blob in consciousness.
The park proudly highlights itself with an aggregate of rock formations near the peak (the table rocks) which are so ideally set that they are chosen as one of 15 selected highlight spots of San Francisco.
www.josephstubbscreations.com /Home2/sf/sfparks/bernal/bernal.html   (765 words)

  
 Hilltop Park | BaseballLibrary.com
Hilltop Park's single-decked wooden grandstand provided a scenic view of the nearby Hudson River and New Jersey Palisades from behind home plate.
Both Boston runs come on inside the park homers, by Buck Freeman in the 7th, and in the 9th by Freddie Parent.
; the offer is accepted, paving the way for the Giants' invitation for the AL team to use the Polo Grounds when the Hilltop Park lease expires after the 1912 season.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hilltop_Park.stm   (1107 words)

  
 Signal Hill park honors Gabrielinos : ICT [2005/10/17]
Hilltop Park, 3.2 acres, is the site of early 1900s hilltop mansions and, after the discovery of oil, fields of oil gushers.
In the center of the park is a tower that sends up a cloud-like water mist each hour, representing the smoke signals the Tongva used to communicate long distances.
Hilltop Park was designed by Jon Cicchetti, a Long Beach landscape architect.
indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096411760   (371 words)

  
 SD Prep Sports
Eastlake, Chula Vista and Hilltop at Discovery Park, 3 p.m.
Castle Park, Southwest and Chula Vista at Rohr Park, 3 p.m.
Hilltop, Marian Catholic and Sweetwater at Rohr Park, 3 p.m.
www.geocities.com /sdprepsports/Metro2002skeds.htm   (366 words)

  
 City of Monterey Park and Recreation Facility Descriptions
A 34.8-acre regional park (with 12-acre lake), straddling Monterey and Seaside at Del Monte and Virgin Ave.
A 1.3-acre neighborhood park at Ramona and Euclid Avenues.
Ocean-front linear park system that spans the coastline 18 miles from Pacific Grove to Castroville, pedestrian and bicycling trail reaches from the Aquarium to the Seaside limits.
www.monterey.org /publicworks/park_descr.html   (727 words)

  
 Denver Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Hilltop, Colorado
Hilltop, Colorado is a subdivision of Denver, located five miles east of the downtown district in this Rocky Mountain metropolis.
East Denver, comprised of neighborhood communities of Hilltop, Park Hill, Montclair and Lowry, is a prosperous and residential area, which the park and parkway system provides a scenic touring route.
Hilltop real estate options consist of two, three and four-bedroom homes for sale, a few condominiums/townhouses and plots of land for custom building.
www.hilltop-realestate.com   (532 words)

  
 The City of Signal Hill -- Official Web Site -- Signal Hill, California
Continued interpretation of the ongoing open space plan to connect vista points and park sites via a trail system was central to the design intent of the loop and was central to the projects intrinsic qualities, views and history.
Connecting all park elements with a loop trail serves to integrate the functional needs and establish design forms as the basis of the trail design plan.
With the City providing the spine and requiring developers to build public use feeder trails, the community issue of ongoing access to the hills views and long standing history of being a destination for walkers was kept in tact.
www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us /community_services/park_details.php?Panorama   (1438 words)

  
 A SAGA OF OUR CENTURY: New York Highlanders - Hilltop Park
What is not commonly known is that these "Highlanders" later to be called the New York Yankees leased the grounds from the NY Institute.
Hilltop Park was the nickname of a baseball stadium that formerly stood in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City.
Hilltop Park sat on the block bounded by Broadway, 165th St, Fort Washington Ave and 168th St. The property was leased for 10 years.
www.nyise.org /yankees/index.html   (299 words)

  
 Princeton Township - Community Park North
Community Park North lies between Elm Road and Route 206 in Princeton Township, across Route 206 from the swimming and recreation complex.
An interesting feature of the Park's woodlands is the contrast between the lower land along the southern part of the Park, where one is struck by the natural competitive mixture of tree canopy, understory, and ground cover vegetation, and the mature pine plantation of the northern section.
The parking lot, pond, and amphitheater area have been rejuvenated thanks to the work of scores of volunteers.
www.princetontwp.org /commparkn.html   (625 words)

  
 Hilltop Elementary : Welcome to Hilltop Elementary School
It is difficult to believe that school year 2005-2006 is a memory and the summer 2006 has begun.
Not only do they improve academically, they grow socially and emotionally by learning from their accomplishments and from their challenges they face.
At Park and Hilltop Elementary School we are proud of all of our childrens' accomplishments.
www.isd2397.k12.mn.us /hilltop/teamleader   (235 words)

  
 Holly Park offers new, clean fun after $2 million makeover / Playground, picnic tables and pines included in renovation ...
It's a hot September morning in Holly Park, and most of the adults are huddled in the meager shadow cast by a pint-size playhouse on the "second story" of a play structure.
The playground is one of the recent renovations to the park, a green dome with grass, shrubs, Monterey pines, eucalyptus and olive trees that rises above the rooftops in south Bernal Heights.
After Holly Park Avenue -- now Holly Park Circle -- was built at the bottom of the hill in 1874, families began climbing to the top of the 274-foot- high park for outings, according to park history published by the Neighborhood Parks Council.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/17/WBG198OFUA1.DTL   (1064 words)

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