[1] The ballpark, owned by Thomas T. Wilson, was centrally located in what was at the time Nashville's largest black community, known as Trimble Bottom, near the convergence of Second and Fourth Avenues, just north of the fairgrounds.

[2] The 8,000 (or 4,000)[2] seat facility featured a single-decked, covered grandstand.

[3] It was one of only three Negro league venues that was built by the team owner specifically for the Negro league team.

[2] In addition to hosting the home games of Wilson's Elite Giants, the ballpark also served as a spring training site for other Negro league teams, as well as white-only minor league teams, such as the Southern Association's Nashville Vols.

Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Roy Campanella are known to have played at the park.