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A chunk of Hollywood historical past has disappeared.
The Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, California, the place scenes from the traditional movie “A League of Their Personal” had been filmed, was destroyed by a hearth that began Thursday evening.
The Ontario Fireplace Division shared a press release on social media that the primary hearth truck arrived on the scene round 11:30 p.m. native time and that extra manpower was deployed to fight the fireplace that was first observed within the picket stands.
A complete of 51 folks labored to extinguish the fireplace. A search revealed that no victims had been discovered.
A view of the stays of the historic picket bleachers and dugouts after a hearth late Thursday morning destroyed the historic ballpark and filming location at Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, California, on Saturday. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Photographs)
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The hearth division additionally stated the trigger was “nonetheless underneath investigation.”
The stadium’s all-wood stands had been inbuilt 1937 and the complicated was utilized by novice golf equipment through the years. In 1947, it hosted just one skilled staff: the Ontario Orioles.
Its interval look made the movie fashionable for movie diversifications, most notably the 1992 traditional “A League of Their Personal”, starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna, and directed by Penny Marshall.
In keeping with Aaron Matthiesen, president of the Ontario Japanese Little League, in an interview with ABC 7, “The dugout right here on the third baseline is the place Tom Hanks uttered his iconic line, ‘There is not any crying in baseball!'”
In keeping with Aaron Matthiesen, president of the Ontario Japanese Little League, Tom Hanks’ well-known “There is not any crying in baseball!” scene was filmed on the stadium. (Everett/Shutterstock)
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Matthiesen additionally stated FOX 11 that homelessness was an ongoing downside within the park.
“We’ve got had fixed issues with homeless folks within the park,” he instructed the outlet. “Previously, they’ve damaged into the constructing and minimize the gasoline line to allow them to hook up their very own gasoline… it simply received tousled, and I feel sadly that is what occurred.”
The Ontario Fireplace Division and the Metropolis of Ontario didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
The scorched stays of the historic picket bleachers and dugouts body the scoreboard after a hearth destroyed the historic baseball area at Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, California, late Thursday morning. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Photographs)
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Different well-known movies filmed within the park embrace “Eight Males Out,” starring John Cusack, “The Babe Ruth Story,” and just lately the TV collection model of “A League of Their Personal” on Amazon Prime.
Dan Bell, Ontario’s director of communications, stated Leisure weekly, “It is a horrible loss for our group. Everybody right here has performed or had members of the family or youngsters who performed on that area through the years. Within the 87 years that the sector has been round, lots of people have performed on that area.”
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Bell additionally clarified that the sector is unbroken, however the bleachers are fully gone. “We’ll have to have a look at what we do with that area sooner or later,” he instructed the outlet. “Provided that it is such an vital a part of our metropolis’s historical past, we’ll have a look at how we transfer ahead with it.”
