Salem Fairies - Massachusetts - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt Size:L the kind of mid-century bowling

the kind of mid-century bowling alley that anchored a community

Dark brown text reads "RE 1-1424" and "9129 JEFFERY AVE

It's the age old debate

The property remained vacant for several years before being demolished in 2000 to make way for new developments

Golden-orange text below reads "With Cheese" in smaller lettering

Salem Fairies - Massachusetts - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt Size:L the kind of mid-century bowlingSalem's Fairies took the field in 1887 as part of the New England League, representing a Massachusetts city already steeped in centuries of history. Minor league baseball in that era bound small towns together in fierce regional pride. Teams like the Fairies gave Salem something beyond its colonial past to rally around, even if only for a brief season. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear.