702 East 11th Street
HISTORY
Built in 1947, Municipal Stadium continues to be used for baseball/softball games.
It was dedicated in July 1947 before a crowd of more than 2,500 fans, who turned out to watch a Lawrence Colts semi-professional baseball game. More than 30,000 spectators would attend 55 games during the first season of play at the stadium.
As part of the City-wide Sesquicentennial celebration in 2004, the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association to commemorate the occasion put together a mural painting project of the exterior of the stadium depicting the neighborhood’s history.
Panels were painted to showcase the history of the neighborhood, which include: Quantrill’s raid, the history and games played at the stadium, John Speer, who was an abolitionist newspaper editor whose homestead was close to the stadium and images from present day.