The Cincinnati Baseball Historical Review: No. 10: A Brief History Of Cincinnati Reds Gift Shops

1869-Present

265 feet.

That is the distance between the first Cincinnati baseball “gift shop” in 1869, which used to be at 143 Main St., and the current Reds Team Shop at Great American Ballpark at 100 Main St.

Of course, George Ellard’s sporting goods shop at 143 Main wasn’t technically a gift shop, but it was the home for Red Stockings uniforms, bats, ball, and of c…