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Ponce de Leon Park, home of the Atlanta Crackers The park was known for a magnolia tree in deep center field. Balls landing in the tree remained in play, until Earl Mann took over the team in 1947 and had the outfield wall moved in about fifty feet. During exhibition games, Babe Ruth and Eddie Mathews both hit home runs that became stuck in the distant tree. In right field, the employees of the  Colgate Baby Crib Mattress Company would enjoy games on the roof of the building. Colgate is still making crib mattresses in Atlanta today. Home run balls that flew over the tree often landed in the loading dock at Colgate. After the Crackers moved to Atlanta Stadium in 1965, Ponce de Leon Park was demolished in favor of a shopping center. The famous magnolia tree is still standing at the edge of the shopping center.  - Wikipedia (photo: unknown date & photographer, via Ponce City Market)

Ponce de Leon Park, home of the Atlanta Crackers

The park was known for a magnolia tree in deep center field. Balls landing in the tree remained in play, until Earl Mann took over the team in 1947 and had the outfield wall moved in about fifty feet. During exhibition games, Babe Ruth and Eddie Mathews both hit home runs that became stuck in the distant tree. In right field, the employees of the  Colgate Baby Crib Mattress Company would enjoy games on the roof of the building. Colgate is still making crib mattresses in Atlanta today. Home run balls that flew over the tree often landed in the loading dock at Colgate.

After the Crackers moved to Atlanta Stadium in 1965, Ponce de Leon Park was demolished in favor of a shopping center. The famous magnolia tree is still standing at the edge of the shopping center. 

- Wikipedia

(photo: unknown date & photographer, via Ponce City Market)

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