Elks' Field

Lakewood History Walking/Bike Tour

Elks' Field

Lakewood, Ohio 44107, United States

Created By: Lakewood City Schools

Information

  • The Lakewood Tennis Club, built in 1913.
  • 1918 Lakewood Lodge No. 1350 of the Elks took control of the building.
  • In the first photo, the building is still a tennis club, and its courts can be seen behind the building on the left. In the foreground are streetcar tracks running along Detroit Avenue.
  • Today the building is the Winking Lizard Tavern.
  • The tennis courts next to the Lakewood Lodge were then converted into a state of the art softball stadium.
  • Elk's Field was the first lighted softball diamond in the United States. The 1944 and 1946 World Softball Championships were held here. Since 1958, this has been the site of a supermarket.

This point of interest is part of the tour: Lakewood History Walking/Bike Tour


 

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