This ball park on April 28, 1888 became the home of the newly formed California State League. By 1899, the park's days as a baseball venue were over, as it had been converted into a steeple chase rollercoaster and a building housing the "Battle of Manilla" panorama. An indoor roller skating rink was built on part of the site. It opened to the public for the first time on April 11, 1906.[San Francisco "Examiner", April 11, 1906, p.11] One week later, the buildings on the property succumbed to the earthquake.