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Part of Richards Studio Photographs
In February of 1960 Ben Cheney and job foreman Hank Vallee studied the blue prints for the future Cheney Stadium while standing in the grandstand seating section of the construction site. Mr. Vallee had been an outfielder for the Tacoma Tigers in 1946 and 1947 and remained in the area before retiring to Cle Elum. Designed by E.L. Mills & Associates and under the supervision of Robert Mast, project engineer, Cheney Stadium was built in an amazing three months, fourteen days and was called "the 100-Day Wonder." The contractors from Earley Construction Company used structural concrete from Concrete Technology Corporation. The new home of the Tacoma Giants was dedicated on June 7, 1960 and officially designated "Cheney Stadium" in honor of Tacoma lumberman and sportsman Ben B. Cheney. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Vallee, Hank; Cheney Stadium (Tacoma); Concrete--Tacoma;