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Pelican Stadium, originally known as Heinemann Park, was a sports stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1915-1957.Heinemann Park namesakeAlexander Julius Heinemann was an officer and shareholder in the New Orleans Pelicans baseball organization, but the principal owner of the Pelicans was Charles Somers. Heinemann was, however, the principal owner of the stadium and grounds where the Pelicans played. He began his career as a peanut and soda-pop vendor at Sportsman's Park in New Orleans and worked his way up through the ranks. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his office at the ballpark in January 1930.TenantsIt was most notably used by the New Orleans Pelicans baseball team from 1915 through 1957. The New Orleans Negro league baseball teams, the New Orleans Black Pelicans and New Orleans Creoles also played at the stadium. The New Orleans–St. Louis Stars also played half of their home games here in 1941.New Orleans was the Cleveland Indian's spring training location in 1902-1903, 1905-1906, 1912, 1916-1920 and 1928-1929.LocationThe Stadium was designed by New Orleans architect Emile Weil (1878-1945) and constructed at the southewest corner of Tulane Avenue and South Carrollton Avenue in Mid City New Orleans, an area that was only recently being developed thanks to improved drainage. A short lived amusement park called "White City", was on the site just before, which in turn had replaced the Pelicans prior home field, Athletic Park. The Park spanned 458ft by 610f

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