The Harlem River and 155th Street. The Polo Grounds isn’t the only ballpark in NYC that disappeared. Richard Levine / Alamy
The first all-New York World Series occurred 100 years ago, as the Giants beat the Yankees in eight games, all played at the Polo Grounds of Coogan’s Hollow, at 155th Street along the Harlem River. (The better-known “Coogan’s Bluff” technically refers to the ridge that overlooked the park.) But as Major League Baseball neared its 1921 finish, the Series was not the only game in town.
It might not even have been the best.
Elsewhere in NYC, Black teams
→ Continue reading at The Village Voice
