Rebuild and Preserve Reverchon's Baseball Diamond and History

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Rebuild and Preserve Reverchon's Baseball Diamond and History

Dedicated to the great people of Dallas and their quest to retain our rich history. Reverchon's Ballfield opened for play in 1919.

Next year, help celebrate its centennial!

04/24/2025

Let's Go!!!!

02/24/2025

A little heads up that the Reverchon Park baseball field grand opening is April 15 featuring North Dallas versus Lincoln. Event is at 430 pm with the game following at 7. Rain date will be April 24.

If you’re up for a little outdoor volunteering, the Reverchon Park cleanup is this weekend March 1.

Sign up at. https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/90ada62abfb446ba8b654eb13101f8e3

PS. If you played ball American Legion, DABA other organized baseball at Reverchon and want to be part of the festivities. Email [email protected].

09/19/2024

Thank you to all who donated last weekend to our annual event. Maximize our dollars by contributing through North Texas Giving Day and learn more about the North Texss Amateur Baseball Foundation

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/ntabf

08/19/2024

September 19 is North Texas Giving Day and a time of the year the North Texas (September 1-19) community giving concentrates its efforts to improving lives in North Texas.

On September 15, the North Texas Amateur Baseball Foundation conducts its annual charity All-Star games at Rough Riders stadium. Consider giving personally or sponsor through you company during this focused time to maximize matching etc.
Need some inspiration? Just watch the video from last year.

https://youtu.be/thyEIvaSlws

Donor link: http://community.tsrhc.org/NTABL_Donation

This is the Foundation's annual event dedicated to the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. www.ntabl.com/give

07/10/2024

If you’re coming out, text me when you get there and I can help you maximize your visit to the All-Star Village. It’s gonna be epic.

MLB's marquee fan festival, Capital One All-Star Village, blends together baseball, softball, music, food, technology, shopping, fashion, MLB All-Stars, baseball legends and more fun activities.

07/03/2024

Here are the latest photos of Reverchon Park Ballfield renovation. Rumor has it we’ll be back on it after DISD HS in the Spring. Let’s go!

06/12/2024

Always an amazing event. Maybe yall will move it to Reverchon once we rebuild!

SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 Save the Date Don't miss the 2024 NTABL Charity All-Star Games benefiting the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children at Riders Field home of the AA Roughriders

12/30/2023

In case you are looking for a last minute deduction.

During the last few days of the year, please consider making a donation to the North Texas Amateur Baseball Foundation - NTABL and the great work they do for the Scottish Rite and Wounded Warriors. Remember the Foundation is an IRS 501 c 3 Non-Profit Charitable Organization and your donation is fully tax deductible. Don’t Go Soft, Play Hard Ball.

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Saving the Best for Last!

In 2005, a group of concerned citizens formally established Friends of Reverchon Park. The "Friends" is a nonprofit organization set on unifying the community in support of this historic Dallas landmark. This 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization is dedicated to park history education, preservation and restoration fund raising. Our volunteer group is managed by a stellar group of concerned citizens, business leaders, philanthropists, horticulturalists and naturalists.

First named Turtle Creek Park, it was renamed Reverchon Park after Julien Reverchon (1837–1905) . A well-known botanist and a member of La Reunion Utopian Community, Reverchon had collected more than 2,600 species and 20,000 specimens of Texas plants prior to his death in 1905.

In 1920 the Reverchon Ballfield opened and in 1924, the ballfield grandstand was erected. The ballpark gained the reputation as the best baseball field in the city. The same year, fountains were installed to provide well water to local residents.

During the 1920s and 1930s, improvements such as the Iris Bowl, landscaping, picnic areas, baseball diamond, playground equipment and tennis courts transformed the park into a site of many celebrations, including Fourth of July and Juneteenth.

In 1951, Reverchon Park expanded to 46 acres. In 1975, the Reverchon Recreation Center opened, offering a variety of indoor recreational activities. In 2002, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and the City of Dallas built a state-of-the-art playground accessible to children of all levels of ability.

Now its time to take the next step to glorifying Dallas’s “Central Park” in line with all of the beautification that surrounds it, such as The Kay Trail, Old Parkland and the resurgence of Victory Park. Its time to place the CAPSTONE!

Timeline: (Source: Dallas Municipal Archives, Wiki)

1915: The park is founded on "Woodchuck Hill," straddling Turtle Creek.

1920: The ballpark opens.

1935-1937:The Works Progress Administration adds a sunken Iris Bowl, stonework and other improvements.

1940: Ballpark lights go up.

1951: The park is expanded from 36 to 46 acres.

1970s: Southern Methodist University Baseball team uses Reverchon for home games.

1980s & 90s: As city maintenance funds dry up and visitors turn away, the park becomes a haven for crime.

1998: 400 volunteers participate in the first cleanup.

2000: Though debated as to the exact stimuli Victory Park and the American Airlines center plans and a new focus to Uptown begins a slow but sure update to the areas surorunding Reverchon Park.

2002: Hundreds of orthopedic surgeons in town for a conference build a playground in a single day.

2005: Friends of Reverchon Park is established, and the group drafts a master plan for the park.

2007: Lights at the baseball field are upgraded to collegiate standards.

2008: A ramp is built connecting the park to the Katy Trail.

2010: The Iris Bowl is restored and replanted. Partnership with Dallas Mavericks to plant "Trees for Threes".

2011: Hillside stonework restoration starts.

2013: Hillside stonework restoration completed.

2015: The Katy Trail was awarded "Best Public Place" from the Urbn Land Institute

2016: Park and Recreation Board briefing about potential opportunities for a new ballpark

2017: Park and Recreation Department (PKR) staff held public meetings

2018: PKR issued a Request for Proposals; February one proposal was received Reverchon Sports and Entertainment, LLC

2018: City approves plan to restore and improve the ball park while retaining its old-time part feel and tribute to its past players and prepares for its future greatness.

This is a call to all interested parties motivated by the prospect of seeing Reverchon Park’s historic baseball diamond rebuilt and preserved for its upcoming Centennial In 2020. The facility will feature all new grandstand, seating, concessions, playing surface and will be accessible to the p***c, DISD and local amateur baseball and other sports, concerts, events and could field professional baseball too.

To receive a packet detailing the support opportunities for donors, foundations, sponsors and businesses who can pledge financial support for the approximately $20MM needed to complete the project and start up its operating company or for naming options contact:

Deric Salser 214-457-6493 [email protected]

To view the details around the City Council presentation go to.http://dallascityhall.com/…/Reverchon%20Ballpark%206-7-18.pdf