Thanks to the efforts of Cecil Preston, B.A., and Bob Heenan, Business Manager of IUOE Local 542, unions in the Philadelphia Building Trades Council donated over $150,000 in labor for the construction of the Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park.
Located in Philadelphia’s West Parkside neighborhood, the Park stands in the very spot where the Philadelphia Stars played their home games. In addition to being the home of the Stars, the ballpark also served as the host to multiple Negro League World Series games in the 1930s and 1940s. The Memorial Park features a historical site marker, a mural, and a memorial statue.
