Frankston Park is noted for the unusually long and narrow dimensions of its playing surface.

[2] It is also a rare example of a top municipal football ground which has, for most of its history, not been used for cricket during the summer months.

In the early 1920s, the council determined that it preferred to leave the ground as a public space during summer and to not compromise the surface by installing cricket pitches.

[6] Following the latest refurbishment, it was renamed the "Bryan Mace Grandstand", in honour of the Frankston Football Club stalwart and general manager.

The historic grandstand remained as a landmark at Frankston Park for 72 years, until it was destroyed by fire on 12 February 2008.