Before his death in 1947, Wilson converted the park into a dog racing track and later the Paradise Ballroom, a popular black nightclub that attracted top musical talents of the day, including Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.
Bugle Field was primarily used as negro league field that was home to the Baltimore Elite Giants and Baltimore Black Sox from the late 1920s until around 1950.
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