Bert Avenue By Wetzel Field, Villa Park
Wow was it a beautiful late summer day in 2010 when I took
this picture. Franklin Park and Wetzel Field were where I
played most of my baseball and whiffleball.
There was a certain "circle of life" quality of baseball
and the seasons in the Burg. The snow and ice of winter
faded as the trees and grass and flowers bloomed and there
was always that first spring day warm enough to play
baseball. Then school's summer vacation came and the days
got longer and longer under the sunny summer skies.
Then you went with Mom on the school shopping trip (for
us often Atlantic Mills) and the feast of lights was
celebrated and suddenly it was september and you were
back in school. Then the leaves changed colors and the
days got shorter and you watched the Columbus Day parade
on Hamilton Avenue and baseball was gone until the snow
and ice of winter faded again. Remember?
2 comments:
Wetzel Field is always be a fond memory to me Mack. Played ball with my sons many at times there.
HI MAC...LIVING ON BERT AVENUE IN THE 20'S AND 30'S, THEN ON FRANKLIN ST UNTIL 1940 GAVE ME PLENTY OF TIME TO SPEND AT WETZEL FIELD. WE HAD TEAMS IN SOCCER MOSTLY BECAUSE ALL YOU NEEDED WAS A SOCCER BALL. AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS WETZEL WAS MY SECOND HOME AND I RECALL MANY FOND MEMORIES THERE. REGARDS.
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