<P> As early as 1959 , Phillies owner Bob Carpenter proposed building a new ballpark for the Phillies on 72 acres ( 290,000 m ) adjacent to the Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill , New Jersey . The Phillies ' then - home , Connie Mack Stadium , was starting to show its age ( it had been built in 1909 ) , had inadequate parking , and was located in a declining neighborhood . Furthermore , in 1959 alcohol sales at sporting events were banned in Pennsylvania but were legal in New Jersey . The proposed ballpark would have seated 45,000 fans , been expandable to 60,000 and would have had 15,000 parking spaces . </P>
<P> As early as 1959 , Phillies owner Bob Carpenter proposed building a new ballpark for the Phillies on 72 acres ( 290,000 m ) adjacent to the Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill , New Jersey . The Phillies ' then - home , Connie Mack Stadium , was starting to show its age ( it had been built in 1909 ) , had inadequate parking , and was located in a declining neighborhood . Furthermore , in 1959 alcohol sales at sporting events were banned in Pennsylvania but were legal in New Jersey . The proposed ballpark would have seated 45,000 fans , been expandable to 60,000 and would have had 15,000 parking spaces . </P>
where did the phillies play before veterans stadium
where did the phillies play before veterans stadium
Connie Mack Stadium
Connie Mack Stadium