Teddy Ebersol’s Fields

The tragic death of a young baseball fan brought support to an ambitious plan – first proposed by the Esplanade Association – to fully restore the athletic fields at Charlesbank. With support from the governor, a public-private partnership was formed and set out to raise funds. The Solomon Foundation established the scope and managed the schematic design process. Worn out and muddy fields were replaced with a multipurpose athletic green with irrigation, fencing, lighting, and a scoreboard reminiscent of Fenway Park’s. Now hundreds of athletes each year – many of them young people enrolled in the local Hill House programs – now play on state-of-the-art athletic fields overlooking the river.