followed the Americans, but the ballpark's longest tenant was the Southern Association's Nashville Vols, who played there from 1901 to 1963. Sportswriter Grantland Rice started referring to the ballpark as "Sulphur Spring Dell" in 1908, which he later shortened to "Sulphur Dell". The original grandstand was situated with home plate facing the southwest toward the Tennessee State Capitol building. Consequently, batters would often have to compete with the afternoon sunlight shining in their eyes. After the 1926 season, the entire ballpark was demolished and rebuilt as a concrete-and-steel structure with home plate in the southwest corner facing northeast along Fourth Avenue North. Sulphur Dell's infamous outfield was born out of this realignment. The second configuration included a significant "terrace" or sloping outfield: a steep incline that ran along the entire outfield wall, most dramatically in right and center fields. In its prime, Sulphur Dell was nestled in an area that was home to the city's garbage dump, stockyards, and various warehouses. The Vols left after the conclusion of the 1963 season. Amateur baseball teams played there in 1964, and it was converted to a speedway for three weeks in 1965. The stadium then served as a tow-in lot for Metro Nashville, before being demolished on April 16, 1969. Until 2014, it was the location of a number of parking lots used by state employees. In 2015, the city built First Tennessee Park on the site. Greenwood Park Home of: Nashville Standard/Elite Giants independent (1920–1928) Location: The northeast corner of Spence Lane and Elm Hill Pike, across from Greenwood Cemetery () Opened: 1905 Closed: 1949 Greenwood Park, established in 1905, was a public park for Nashville's black community. In addition to picnic space, amusement riders, and a swimming pool, the grounds were home to a baseball diamond used by the independent Nashville Standard/Elite Giants from 1920 to 1928 and other Negro league teams. The park was demolished after its 1949 closure. Tom Wilson Park Home of: Nashville Elite Giants – independent (1929) / Negro National League (1930) / Negro Southern League (1932) / Negro National League (1933–1934) Location: Near the convergence of Second and Fourth Avenues, just north of the fairgrounds (Historical marker at ) Opened: 1929 Closed: 1946 Tom Wilson Park was located in what was at the time Nashville's largest black community, known as Trimble Bottom, near the convergence of Second and Forth Avenues, just north of the fairgrounds.