Petco Park with the field lights on, from Ninth and J Streets.

The scoreboard, from Tenth and K Streets.

With the lights on, as seen from Tenth and J Streets.

From 16th and L Streets.

The following images were shot on the evening of January 21, 2004,
with my new Kodak EasyShare DX6490 digital camera. (I wish I had it two years ago…)

Scoreboard at Petco Park being tested with repetitive graphics.

As seen at night from Harbor Drive bridge. Note the beautiful jade green lighting.

The media room on Third Base side of the Terrace Level serves as control room for the scoreboards and ballpark audio.

The pressbox on the First Base Side. Mounting frames for video monitors hang from the ceiling.

From Ninth and J Streets, with the field lights off.

From the Harbor Drive bridge.

Concourse above Home Plate Plaza.

The following images were shot January 23, 2004

These are exterior window displays on the first floor of the Simon Levi Company Building. No captions are necessary.

Lobby of the Simon Levi Building as seen through the window. The New Ballpark Center houses the offices where prospective buyers can preview their luxury suites and season ticket seats, as well as a reception area for entertaining.

The following images were shot January 24, 2004

These shots are intended to show how Petco Park is seen from various locations surrounding the downtown area. Each long-range shot is accompanied by a telephoto shot from the same vantage point.
 

Looking across San Diego Bay from Tidelands Park on Coronado Island.

From Chicano Park, in the shadows of the onramp to the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge.

From a pedestrian bridge at Beardsley Street and Logan Avenue.

From Interstate 5 overpass at Commercial Street.

From Golden Hill Park.

From the Aerospace Museum, in Balboa Park.

From Park Boulevard at President's Way, in Balboa Park.

From pedestrian bridge over Interstate 5, overlooking stadium at San Diego High School.

From Ninth Avenue and A Street, downtown.

From Eighth Avenue and A Street, downtown.

From Seventh Avenue and A Street, downtown.

The following images were shot January 26, 2004

Left field ribbon board. See below for simulated animation.

Six-frame simulated animation of what is displayed on the ribbon board shown above.

Western Metal Supply Company building.

Scoreboard, illuminated by the glow of the left and right field auxiliary scoreboards.

The following images were shot January 31, 2004

East pedestrian ramp.

Flagpoles on the upper level concourse overlooking right field.

North face of the First Base Garden Building.

Closeup of staircases in the First Base Garden Building.

Suites in the tower overlooking Third Base.

Scrolling panorama from Ninth Avenue and J Street.

Third floor landing adjacent to the Western Metal Supply Company building.

Terrace Club suites on the First Base side.

Simon Levi Company building, Seventh Avenue and J Street. (See above for shots of the window displays.)

Outside of scoreboard, with Palm Court Plaza at lower right.

Scrolling panorama of Petco Park after dark, with National City and the South Bay in the background. The San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge can be seen at the top right. The thin layer of amber colored lights at the top of the photograph are the hills above Tijuana, Mexico.

Palm Court Plaza.

The Omni San Diego Hotel.