Historic MLB ballpark (1910–1990) in Chicago, IL.
The first All-Star Game ever played happened here in 1933, and that fact alone tells you what kind of place Comiskey was — a ballpark that carried weight. Zachary Taylor Davis designed it in 1910 with a double-decked grandstand wrapping close to the field, and that compression made the noise land differently, especially in the bleachers where South Side crowds were loud and loyal in the particular way of fans who feel the park belongs to them. Concessions ran toward Chicago staples — hot dogs, beer, the smell of both mixing in summer heat. The neighborhood on 35th Street was working-class and the park reflected it: no frills, plenty of character. After 81 seasons, the Sox tore it down in 1991, the same year the new park opened just south of the original footprint. Home plate is marked on the parking lot pavement today, placed exactly where it sat for eight decades.
Original home of the White Sox, hosted first All-Star Game in 1933
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