Photographs: Ballfield, Scoreboard, Dugouts, Stadium Seating
The overgrown ballfield of Cooper Stadium as viewed from just behind home plate.
With knee-high weeds, it was hard to believe that this was once an immaculate ballfield.
Looking toward the stadium from home plate.
Home plate's view of the field.
A straight-on look at home plate.
The pitcher's mound.
Left field as seen from the middle of the infield.
One of the massive light towers in the outfield.
Looking up at one of the light towers.
The right field foul pole. Dysart Park can be seen in the background.
The left field foul pole, near the overflow bleachers.
The outfield and scoreboard.
The view of the ballfield between the main stadium and the overflow bleachers.
Looking out to center field and the scoreboard from a skybox.
Looking down to the seating area and behind home plate from a skybox.
An overlook of the ballfield as seen from one of the skyboxes.
A single row bleacher seat in front of the warm-up area for home team pitchers.
Looking down to the visiting team pitchers area.
A view of Cooper Stadium from far center outfield.
A closer look at the stadium's scoreboard.
The back side of the scoreboard.
A side view of the scoreboard.
There were ladders and catwalks on the back side of the scoreboard. If you look closely, you'll see one of our team members climbing up the ladder.
Looking to the top of the scoreboard.
One of our fearless members climbed to the top of the scoreboard to take the next photo you'll see.
The view of Cooper Stadium from atop the scoreboard.
The home team dugout used by the Clippers.
The dugout was equipped with a small restroom.
This was likely an equipment closet.
A long, narrow tunnel led from the Clippers' bench to the locker room.
Another look at the home bench.
The visiting team dugout.
Some trash remained in the visitor's equipment closet.
The visitors' dugout also had a small restroom.
The visiting bench.
A red phone remained on the bench. It may have been used to communicate with the bullpen.
Looking to the field from the visitor's dugout.
Walking toward the stairway that led to the ballfield.
The seating area of Cooper Stadium.
Cooper Stadium as seen from far left field.
The southern end of the stadium.
A view from the south end toward the center of the stadium.
The northwest part of Cooper Stadium.
Looking along the skyboxes and down to the stadium seating below.
A straight-down view of the stadium seating.
Another look at the stadium seating from the skyboxes above.
The 100-level box seats were the closest to the ballfield.
A closer look at the Clippers logo on the box seats.
General admission seating along the south side of the stadium.
Cooper Stadium's main walkway between the general admission seating and the box seats.
Reserved seating was the first few rows of the 200-level seating along the first and third base lines.
A row of box seats just behind the Clippers' dugout.
Looking from the box seats up toward the general admission seating.
These signs on a support column helped fans determine which section was where. PA speakers were above the signs.
The view of the ballfield from in between sections 210 and 212.
There were still peanut shells underneath many of the stadium's seats.
The upper concourse concession stand. It was the only concession stand where you could buy refreshments and still watch the game.
A closer look at the upper concourse concession stand.
The upper concourse of Cooper Stadium.
Coming down the stairs between sections 212 and 214.
We found a few baseballs left behind by fans in the stadium. This one was from the Clippers' days as a New York Yankees affiliate.
The view of the ballfield from the upper concourse.
From the rafters to the seating below.
From the rafters to the seating below.
A view of the ballfield from the upper concourse.
The OES exploration team walking down the stadium's stairs.
The overflow bleachers as seen from the skybox level.
This area was between the visitors' bullpen and the overflow bleachers.
The overflow bleachers were considered general admission.
The view of the ballfield from the farthest bleacher seat of the top row.
Looking at the ballfield from the farthest bleacher seat in the first row.
The area with large windows was the Captain's Club restaurant.
Photographs: Skyboxes, Press Box
An office near the elevator room that led to the skyboxes.
Storage shelves in the elevator room area. Perhaps they held Clippers memorabilia.
The skybox level hallway and elevator area.
This stairway could also be used instead of the elevator.
The skybox level restrooms were just outside the Captain's Club restaurant.
Walking into the Captain's Club restaurant.
The Captain's Club bar.
Another look at the Captain's Club bar, along with its sign.
The ceiling of the Captain's Club was fairly high.
Artist renderings of what the Captain's Club will look like when the stadium is converted into a racetrack.
More artist renderings of the racetrack conversion.
These two artist renderings show what Cooper Stadium and the surrounding area will look like once the transformation is complete.
The view of the ballfield from the Captain's Club.
The skybox concourse complete with 1970s-style numbering for the suites.
A list of skybox owners, with dates checked when the skybox was used.
Looking out over the roof of Cooper Stadium.
Another look at the skybox concourse.
This walkway on the south side of the stadium led to the upper concourse below.
Looking out from the skybox concourse to the massive parking lot.
One of Cooper Stadium's smaller skyboxes. It was listed as RLS ADV E on the checklist.
Looking through the side window to other skyboxes.
This was the Worthington Industries skybox.
Skybox one, complete with mirrored walls and state-of-the-art 1970s design. It belonged to Sunbelt Rentals.
The seating area for Sunbelt's box.
Some nice track lighting.
Sunbelt's mini-fridge.
Lazy susan shelving.
The awesome, shiny '70s wall.
Looking down to the stadium seating below from Sunbelt's skybox.
Sunbelt's view of the ballfield.
The bar of Skybox 10, which belonged to Huntington Bank.
The lounge area of Huntington's skybox.
Huntington had two levels of seating, enough for eight fans.
The view of the ballfield from Huntington's skybox.
The bar area of skybox number nine, which was listed as belonging to Schel-Wilson.
A nice couch in the lounge area of the Schel-Wilson skybox.
Schel-Wilson's seating area for viewing the ballgame.
The Schel-Wilson skybox also had seating for eight fans.
The kitchenette of skybox eleven, belonging to Franklin County. It was one of the largest skyboxes.
The lounge area of Franklin County's suite.
Looking toward the seating area for Franklin County's skybox.
Franklin County's spectator seating was a little more luxurious than the other suites.
The awesome view of the ballfield from Franklin County's skybox, complete with the downtown Columbus skyline.
Skybox 12 belonged to the Columbus Clippers organization.
The kitchenette of the Clippers skybox. It was the next largest after the Franklin County box.
A nice 1970s-era sofa with the team colors.
The Clippers skybox included its own restroom.
The skybox was decked out with baseball wallpaper.
The spectator seating for the Clippers skybox.
The view of the ballfield from the Clippers suite.
Skybox 14 belonged to the Columbus Distributing Company. They are a wholesale beer distributor.
The kitchenette of skybox 14 included a nacho cheese machine.
The spectator seating area for the Columbus Distributing Company's skybox.
Skybox 22 was a rental unit that looked like it used to be two separate suites.
The spectator seating area for the rental skybox.
A bird had made a large nest in the rental suite.
A couple of Clippers pennants hung above the spectator seating area.
This was a small maintenance or storage closet on the skybox level.
There was a small balcony just outside of the maintenance closet that provided a great view of the ballpark.
Entering the press booth.
The north side of the press box.
A raised floor was at the center of the press booth, but equipment that was located there had been removed.
Cords and wires lay across the floor.
Another look at the raised platform area.
The back wall of the press booth had a sink and several red rotary phones.
An old computer and a few CRT monitors remained along the back wall of the press box.
A tangled mess of wires was in the corner, near the old computer and monitors.
Some sort of control panel, perhaps for the scoreboard.
A small booth off the press box looks like it was used for either radio broadcasts or the in-house PA.
This small booth off the press box is where members of the media could observe the game.
Another, almost identical, press booth next to the one in the previous photo.
The roster and stats for the Toledo Mud Hens and the Clippers for the last baseball game played in Cooper Stadium.