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Bosse Athletic Field at 1701 N. Main St./23 Don Mattingly Way. "Bosse Field opened in 1915 and was the first municipally owned sports facility in the United States. Only Boston's Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago's Wrigley Field (1914) are older than Evansville's Bosse Field. (http://www.visitevansville.com/attractions/bosse-field) Text on the back of the postcard reads, "At the entrance to Garvin park [sic] is located Bosse Field, recognized as one of the finest athletic stadiums in the United States. The stadium was built by the school board of Evansville at a cost of $75,000. It is oval shaped and a giant concrete grandstand extends halfway around the field with a seating capacity of 8,000."