The Diamond
The Diamond is a baseball stadium located in Richmond, Virginia, USA, on Arthur Ashe Boulevard. It is the home of the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team.- Type: Park
- Description: home venue of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team
- Also known as: “Parker Field”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sports Backers Stadium and Arthur Ashe Athletic Center.
Sports Backers Stadium
Stadium
Sports Backers Stadium was a 3,250-seat stadium in Richmond, Virginia, owned by Sports Backers, a local sports organization. The facility, which opened in 1999, had a running track surrounding a field.
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center
Sports venue
The Arthur Ashe Athletic Center is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1982. It hosts local sporting events and concerts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scott’s Addition Historic District and Museum District.
Scott’s Addition Historic District
Neighborhood
The Scott's Addition Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia.
Museum District
The Museum District is a district in Richmond, Virginia. In 1993, after many years of work this neighborhood was recognized as a Federal and State Historic District.Ginter Park
Neighborhood
Ginter Park is a suburban neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia built on land owned and developed by Lewis Ginter. The neighborhood's first well known resident was newspaperman Joseph Bryan, who lived in Laburnum, first built in 1883 and later rebuilt.
The Diamond
- Categories: sports venue, baseball venue, and stadium
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.57181° or 37° 34′ 19″ north
Longitude
-77.46415° or 77° 27′ 51″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
8794HGCP+P8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“The Diamond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Diamond (parke)”
- Cebuano: “The Diamond”
- Chinese: “鑽石球場”
- French: “The Diamond”
- Japanese: “ザ・ダイアモンド”
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