Virtual Bird's Eye » Massachusetts http://www.virtualbirdseye.com A virtual bird's eye view of the world - Mapping the News, Interesting Places, Current Events and Unique Attractions Thu, 27 May 2010 03:52:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Boston College Eagles – Alumni Stadium Aerial and Bird’s Eye Viewhttp://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/09/02/boston-college-eagles-alumni-stadium-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/ http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/09/02/boston-college-eagles-alumni-stadium-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:21:26 +0000 Virtual Bird's Eye http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/?p=835 boston college alumni staduim aerial view With a capacity of 44,500 maroon-and-gold-clad fans, Alumni Stadium is the home of the Eagles.

The current version of Alumni Stadium opened in the fall of 1995.

The roots of Alumni Stadium and on-campus football at Boston College date back to 1915, when the original Alumni Stadium was dedicated. The facility was located on middle campus on the side of today’s campus green.

As Boston College enjoyed more and more football success in the 1930s and 1940s, the Eagles moved a majority of their home games to Boston’s two major league baseball stadiums, Fenway Park and Braves Field (now Nickerson Field on the Boston University campus). Cont – Boston College – Alumni Stadium

Boston College Official Athletic Site for Football

Boston College

NCAA.com Football Home Page

For an Aerial or Bird’s Eye view click either of the images to use the interactive map using Virtual Earth.┬á Make sure to check out all the other NCAA Division 1 college football stadiums.

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]]> http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/09/02/boston-college-eagles-alumni-stadium-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/feed/ 0 New England Patriots – Gillette Stadium Aerial and Bird’s Eye Viewhttp://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/08/06/new-england-patriots-gillette-stadium-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/ http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/08/06/new-england-patriots-gillette-stadium-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:37:43 +0000 Virtual Bird's Eye http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/?p=731 gillette stadium aerial view Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. Located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the facility opened in 2002, replacing Foxboro Stadium. The seating capacity is 68,756, including 6,000 club seats and 87 luxury suites. The stadium is owned and operated by Massachusetts businessman Robert Kraft, who also owns the Patriots and Revolution. The stadium was originally known as CMGI Field before the naming rights were bought by Gillette after the “dot-com” bust. Although Gillette has since merged with Procter & Gamble, the stadium retains the Gillette name because P&G has continued to use the Gillette brand name. Additionally, uBid (until April 2003 a wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI) as of 2006 continues to sponsor one of the main entrance gates to the stadium. Read More – Gillette Stadium – Wikipedia

Gillette Stadium

Official Website of the New England Patriots

NFL.com – Official Site of the National Football League

Use the interactive map below to pan and zoom around the Aerial View or Bird’s Eye View of the stadium.  Make sure and check out the rest of the NFL Stadium views to find another team’s home field!

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]]> http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/08/06/new-england-patriots-gillette-stadium-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/feed/ 0 Boston Tea Party Museum Aerial and Bird’s Eye Viewhttp://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/07/02/boston-tea-party-museum-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/ http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/07/02/boston-tea-party-museum-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:47:12 +0000 Virtual Bird's Eye http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/?p=634 Currently under renovation, the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum are shown on Virtual Earth in the map below. Check out the link below to read more about the renovation. First, a little history about the Boston Tea party from their site:

On May 10, 1773, the British parliament authorized the East India Co., which faced bankruptcy due to corruption and mismanagement, to export a half a million pounds of tea to the American colonies for the purpose of selling it without imposing upon the company the usual duties and tariffs. With these privileges, the company could undersell American merchants and monopolize the colonial tea trade. Not only did this action create an unfair commerce to the merchants of the colonies but it proved to be the spark that revived American passions about the issue of taxation without representation… – Read More

Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum

Wikipedia Boston Tea Party

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]]> http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/07/02/boston-tea-party-museum-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/feed/ 0 Six Flags New England Aerial and Bird’s Eye Viewhttp://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/06/28/six-flags-new-england-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/ http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/06/28/six-flags-new-england-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:31:51 +0000 Virtual Bird's Eye http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/?p=628 Six Flags New England Aerial And Bird's Eye View Six Flags New England, or SFNE, is a theme park in the Six Flags chain of parks, named for the New England region in which it is located. Six Flags New England is located in greater Springfield, Massachusetts, in the nearby town of Agawam, Massachusetts. Like most other Six Flags parks, Six Flags New England is divided into two sections: the amusement park, which includes major attractions such as Superman – Ride of Steel, Mind Eraser and Batman: The Ride, and their water park, named Hurricane Harbor. Technically speaking, it is the oldest of the Six Flags parks, though it did not originally open as such. – Wikipedia

Six Flags New England Official Site

Six Flags Official Site

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]]> http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/06/28/six-flags-new-england-aerial-and-birds-eye-view/feed/ 0 Boston Red Sox: Fenway Park Aerial Viewhttp://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/04/08/boston-red-sox-fenway-park-aerial-view/ http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/04/08/boston-red-sox-fenway-park-aerial-view/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:12:54 +0000 Virtual Bird's Eye http://www.virtualbirdseye.com/2008/04/08/boston-red-sox-fenway-park-aerial-view/ Fenway Park Aerial View Old Capacity: 35,000 (1912)

Current Capacity:33,577 for day games and 33,993 for night games (2001).

Opened in 1912 with the first official game on April 20 (after rainouts the previous two days), the Red Sox defeated NY Highlanders (now Yankees), 7-6, in 11 innings before 27,000, as Tris Speaker drove in the winning run. The story was pushed off the top of the front pages of Boston newspapers by news of the Titanic Sinking. – Official Site

Boston Red Sox Official Site

MLB Official Site

Click the Image for an Aerial View of the stadium using Virtual Earth to the Right – Or below for a Bird’s Eye View

BTW – In 2 of the Bird’s Eye View photos there are games being played!

Fenway Park Bird's Eye View

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