Hilltop Park
Hilltop Park was a baseball stadium that formerly stood in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. It was the home of the New York Highlanders from 1903-1912. It was also the home of the New York Giants during a two-month period in 1911 while the Polo Grounds was rebuilt after a fire. Located at the corner of Fort Washington Ave. and 165th St., the stadium consisted of a covered grandstand stretching from first base to third base and uncovered bleacher sections down the right and left field lines. The bleachers were covered in 1911, and additional bleachers were built in 1912 in center field. Built in just six weeks, the stadium sat 16,000, with standing room for an additional 15,000 or so.
The field was huge by modern standards - 365 ft. to left field, 542 ft. to center field and 400 ft. to right field. The stadium was abandoned after the Yankees left at the beginning of the 1913 season to share the Polo Grounds, which had a far larger seating capacity. Hilltop Park was demolished in 1914. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, a major hospital, now stands on the site.
