The Sandcastle

The Sandcastle is a minor league baseball stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is home to the Atlantic City Surf of the independent Atlantic League. It opened in 1998. Official seating capacity is 5,900.

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Minor league - Baseball - Stadium - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Atlantic City Surf - Atlantic League - 1998 - Seating capacity

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The stadium is located on Albany Avenue, near the eastern terminus of U.S. Highway 40 and several blocks inland from the famous Boardwalk and casino strip. The casinos are clearly visible from the seating areas and create a particularly attractive view at night.

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U.S. Highway 40 - Boardwalk - Casino

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Seating is in two primary sections, split by a "cross aisle". Luxury boxes are also available above the main seating bowl.

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When the park first opened, the seating sections were named for the various properties on the U.S. version of the Monopoly board, which took its names from the streets of Atlantic City and surrounding towns. However, saying "I'm sitting in Pacific Avenue" was not sufficiently descriptive, and so the seating sections have now been assigned numbers, as at most other stadiums.

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The Sandcastle has played host to the Atlantic League All-Star Game in 1998 and 2005 as well as to various amateur baseball events and concerts.

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1998 - 2005

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