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Fenway Park, celebrating the 100th anniversary of its opening, has served as a landmark for generations of Bostonians.

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This spectacular sunset added to Fenway Park's beauty during a game against the Tigers on June 26, 1997.

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Lightning lit up the sky around Fenway Park during a rain delay in a game against the Devil Rays on April 27, 2004.

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A double rainbow lingered over Fenway Park during this game against the Braves on July 7, 2000.

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Fireworks illuminated the area above Fenway Park during pre-game ceremonies against the Yankees on opening night 2010.

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In section 42, a lone red seat marks the spot where Ted Williams blasted a home run 502 feet on June 9, 1946.

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Load-bearing poles are some of the quirks that add charm to Fenway Park.

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The poles can obstruct views for some fans, but Lynn Driscoll (center) paid a scalper $50 for her obstructed view seat on Opening Day in 1995.

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Fenway Park offers unique views all around, as this usher found in a center field TV platform during a July 5, 1990, game against the Yankees.

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In the 1960s, this painter helped put the finishing touches on the park before Opening Day.

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In 2007, the Red Sox unveiled their second World Series banner in four years on the Green Monster.

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Beginning in 2003, the Red Sox installed seats above the Green Monster, where home run-catching nets formerly sat.

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The Green Monster, where balls hit into the net used to be retrieved via this ladder, has been pock-marked by line drives over the decades.

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Inside the Green Monster, workers such as Christian Elias, right, and Nate Moulter operate the scoreboard by hand.

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The AL East standings that adorn the front of the wall were added in the 2000s.

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Fenway Park has served as home to more than the Red Sox. The Dropkick Murphys played a concert there on Sept. 8, 2011.

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The New Kids on the Block performed with the Backstreet Boys at Fenway Park on June 11, 2011.

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In 1968, Senator Eugene McCarthy brought his presidential campaign to Fenway Park.

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In 2010, Sporting Lisbon and Celtic FC faced off in the first soccer match in Fenway Park in more than four decades.

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The Patriots called Fenway Park home from 1963-1968. Here, Babe Parilli threw a pass against the Chargers.

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The Bruins brought hockey to Fenway Park in 2010 when they defeated the Flyers in the NHL's Winter Classic.

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The grounds crew has played a big role in making Fenway Park look so good. A worker used a snow blower to clean the outfield on March 23, 1993.

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A member of the grounds crew cut the lawn on Oct. 3, 1967, as Fenway Park was readied for the World Series.

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After the Red Sox lost the 1986 World Series, workers began removing sod for the winter.

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Maintaining the tarp during rain delays has long been a task for the grounds crew, as it was on Aug. 2, 2011.

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Their forebears performed similar treatment on the Fenway Park infield on Sept. 21, 1937.

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In 1946, workers put up signs announcing Game 4 of the World Series outside Fenway Park.

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In August 2011, a worker shut the gate to Gate D along Yawkey Way, which is the same street Fenway Park used as an entrance in 1912.

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Though much has changed, Fenway Park has remained in the same location since it opened on April 20, 1912.