Pollock Field

In the 1930s, baseball entrepreneur Harry Passon, a Russian-born immigrant, profited by collecting fees from the Black professional and semi-professional baseball teams he scheduled to play on this field, which he rented, upgraded, and branded with his name. In the decades after the Second World War, the field was used by West Philadelphia High School. Located at 48th and Spruce streets, it is now called Pollock Field. The venue provides multiple opportunities for youth athletic participation. In this photo, the Tudor-Gothic towers of the building that was once home to West Philadelphia High School rise in the background along 48th Street.