The History of Thillens Baseball Stadium
By The ArchivesThe History of Thillens Baseball Stadium
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Originally broadcast August 30, 2004Mel J. Thillens—President, Thillens, Inc.
Cheryl Raye-Stout—Sports Contributor
We revisit a conversation with Mel Thillens, whose family’s namesake stadium has marked the corner of Devon and Kedzie Avenues in Chicago since 1938. In March 2005, the Thillens family shuttered the park for lack of funding.