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Lawrence–Dumont Stadium, previously known as Lawrence Stadium, was a baseball stadium in Wichita, Kansas, United States.It was located on the northwest corner of McLean Boulevard and Maple Street, along the west bank of the Arkansas River, in the Delano neighborhood of downtown Wichita.
Downton Wichita skyline across the Arkansas River, looking northeast (2023) Riverfront Stadium was built on the site of the former Lawrence–Dumont Stadium. [6] Ground was broken for the ballpark in February 2019. A topping out ceremony, marking the placement of the last steel beam, was held on August 7, 2019. [12]
Lawrence Stadium was constructed prior to the 1934 baseball season. In 1978, Lawrence Stadium was renamed Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in honor of Dumont. [14] Dumont continued to use gimmicks to promote his baseball tournaments. Games were held early in the morning when graveyard shifts ended. An emphasis was put on "wumps", women umpires.
Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle Just a few blocks from where Lawrence-Dumont Stadium used to be, and where Riverfront Stadium is now, a new apartment complex called the Dumont is under construction.
Original story: When Wichita announced plans to demolish Lawrence-Dumont Stadium and build a new Triple-A ballpark, city leaders promoted the $80-million-plus public investment as a catalyst for ...
The ballpark was built in 1934 and was demolished in 2019. Lawrence-Dumont Stadium was replaced on the site by Riverfront Stadium in 2020. [25] [26] [27] The Indians were noted to have played some games at Central Park Stadium in El Dorado, Kansas during the July and August months. Today, the stadium is called McDonald Stadium. [27] [28]
Since 2020, the parking garage and multimodal center near the ballpark has lost 100 parking spaces while the price has escalated by $7 million.
Lawrence–Dumont Stadium (1970–1984) The Wichita Aeros were an American minor league baseball franchise based in Wichita, Kansas , that played in the Triple-A American Association from 1970 through 1984 .