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Cleveland Stadium Blueprint That Hung in Stadium
Cleveland Municipal Stadium was the home of the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Browns, and the venue of many college football games, boxing matches and concerts. The huge multi-purpose stadium was designed by Walker and Weeks and by the Osborn Engineering Company. Presented is the blueprint for Cleveland Municipal Stadium, one that hung for many years in the mechanical room of the stadium's basement. The stadium was dedicated on July 1, 1931, and on July 3rd of that year, World Heavyweight Champion Max Schmeling held onto his title with a TKO of Young Stribling in the 15th round. The Cleveland Indians used Cleveland Municipal Stadium (sometimes called Cleveland Stadium or Municipal Stadium) as the team's home field from July 31, 1932, through 1933. Because of the stadium's immense outfield territory and the resulting distances to hit home runs, the Indians played in League Park in 1934-35, and used both Cleveland Stadium and League Park through 1946 before making Cleveland Stadium the team's sole home field. Cleveland Stadium hosted the Indians' home games for the 1948 and 1954 World Series. Hall of Famers like Bob Feller and Lou Boudreau were icons at Cleveland Stadium. The Indians played at Cleveland Stadium through the 1993 season before moving to newly constructed Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Browns of the All-American Football Conference and then the NFL, played home games at Cleveland Stadium from 1946-1995. The team then became the Baltimore Ravens, and the Cleveland Browns franchise was deactivated until 1999. Cleveland Stadium was the home of Pro Football Hall of Famers such as Marion Motley, Jim Brown, Otto Graham, and Lou Groza. Although capacities varied over the years, Cleveland Stadium sat from between 74,438-78,000 for baseball and approx. 81,000 for football. The stadium also hosted many concerts, including ones by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, etc. The blueprints, including the taped borders, measure 30.25x32.5". The detailed blueprints show all of the stadium sections. The plans are titled as "Cleveland Municipal Stadium." The plans show wear and discoloration from being in the stadium for decades: There are water marks, stains, folds, spotting, paper loss, and two small holes from where these blueprints were hung in the mechanical room at the stadium. Despite the aforementioned imperfections, the blueprints are clearly legible, and these detailed prints make an unusual memento of historic Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
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