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Few cities in America boast as many rabid sports fans as Boston. With its scores of colleges and professional teams representing every major sport, the city offers its citizens ample opportunity to cheer its local heroes. And the citizens respond -- not just to the teams, but to the venerated arenas, stadiums, and fields they play on. This site honors 15 of the city's most prized sports venues with images dating from 1872 through 1972. On display are both the world-renown and obscure -- from the now defunct Boston Garden (the "Gahden" to locals) to The Cyclorama with its castle-like turrets to the granddaddy of all baseball parks, Fenway. The city's temples of sport include several firsts, including the Boston Arena, the world's oldest ice hockey arena with the first artificial ice, and Harvard Stadium, the first stadium built for U.S. college athletics. So step in and grab a seat in the bleachers.