: T a com a ▁Gi ants ▁players ▁Category : V enez uel an ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ees ▁Category : V enez uel an ▁exp atri ate ▁baseball ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁W ason - Spring field ▁Ste am ▁Power ▁Block s ▁are ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁three ▁historic ▁commercial ▁blocks ▁at ▁ 2 7 - 4 3 ▁L yman ▁St . ▁and ▁ 2 6 - 5 0 ▁Taylor ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁J . W . ▁W ason ▁Car ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Spring field ▁Ste am ▁Power ▁Company ▁as ▁facilities ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁business es ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁the ▁North ▁Block s ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Development ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Spring field ▁was ▁sp ur red ▁by ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁rail road ▁lines ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁city ▁an ▁important ▁regional ▁transport ation ▁hub . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁the ▁L yman ▁and ▁Taylor ▁Stre ets , ▁the ▁two ▁streets ▁nearest ▁the ▁station , ▁developed ▁with ▁small ▁wood - frame ▁and ▁brick ▁commercial ▁and ▁industrial ▁buildings . ▁ ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁became ▁the ▁plant ▁of ▁the ▁W ason ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company , ▁mak er ▁of ▁rail road ▁cars . ▁ ▁It ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁out lying ▁factory ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2