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Municipal Stadium |

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Municipal Stadium prior to 1950. Also known as Baltimore Stadium, Babe Ruth Stadium, Venable Stadium, and Metropolitan Stadium. |

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Municipal Stadium was built of wood on mounds of dirt beginning in 1922. It was completed in 1924 with a seating capacity of 80,000! On November 29, 1924 the stadium was officially dedicated when 80,150 persons attended the Army-Navy game. |

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The distinctive entranceway (right middle distance) of the old Baltimore Stadium, at 33rd Street, is visible in this photo taken at a Navy-Notre Dame game. |
Date: 1929
Photographer: Wm. C.
Kenney