Henley Field is a historic site in Lakeland,

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. Built in 1922, it is located at 1125 North

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. Clare Henley, for whom the park was named in 1942, encouraged its construction in an effort to persuade a professional baseball team to train there. On May 23, 1997, it was added to the

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. Henley Field is located adjacent to Bryant Stadium, a football stadium. Henley Field was used as the home ballpark of the fictional Class D Tampico Stogies in the 1987 HBO movie '' Long Gone'' which starred

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and

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. During the film the stadium was known as Smythe Field. HenleyFieldPanorama042022

The ballpark was renovated prior to the 2002 season at a cost of $250,000. Henley was renovated to enable the Lakeland Tigers to play at the historic ballpark during the 2002 season. while their home field,

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(which is also the current spring training home of the Detroit Tigers), was renovated during the 2002 season. On September 2, 2015, the City of Lakeland announced it would sell Henley Field for $1 million to

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-affiliated

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, whose baseball team have used the park for the past 55 years.

References

External links

Polk County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

Henley Field Ball Park
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

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