Visits: September 2003, September 10 and 12, 2019
Opened in 1992, OPACY would be the yard that would start the retro craze. When Oriole Park open’s back up for business in spring 2022 it will be celebrating it’s 30th anniversary. By then it will have outlived two multi-purpose yards opened prior (The Kingdome and Metrodome).
Originally OPACY was not intended to be a retro park. It’s signature feature, the B&O Warehouse was originally considered for demolition. Fortunately the B&O Warehouse would be restored and incorporated into the ballpark. The building serves as the ballpark’s anchor, housing team offices, retail and a bar with the Eutaw Street promenade between the building and stands provides fans a festive gameday atmosphere where they can enjoy some pregame dining options from Maryland Crabcakes to smoked pulled pork sandwiches from Boog Powell’s stand. 
As fans stroll along the Eutaw Street promenade one thing to look out for are brass baseball’s marked along the ground. Each baseball marks the landing spot and distance home runs reached onto the promenade by both the O’s and visiting teams.
A gentleman named Max is assigned along the promenade to mark the landing spot’s of the tape measures along with the player. The brass baseball is then placed in the off-season in time prior to the next season. 
If you’re looking for a particular player’s tape measure shot, Max is happy to walk you to the spot.
While there have been plenty of tape measure shots that have reached the Eutaw Street promenade behind the right field seats, all from the left side of the plate, no one has ever launched one to the warehouse on the fly during an actual game. The one player who did reach the warehouse during home run derby in 1993 was Ken Griffey Jr. 
Fans entering through the CF gates leading to the Eutaw Street promenade will notice statues of retired numbers of Orioles greats including that of Cal Ripken Jr. 
Aside from the retired Orioles numbers when entering though the Eutaw Street gates will be greeted by Babe’s Dream. The huge lifelike statue of The Great Bambino welcoming fans entering the gates of Camden Yards is a nod to the Baltimore native who grew up in the surrounding neighborhood. His childhood home can be visited by baseball fans at the nearby Babe Ruth Museum. 
While every seat at Oriole Park is your classic dark ballpark green there are 2 orange seats in the outfield that carry a historic significance. One is located in the left field stands at Section 88, Row FF, Seat 10. That is where Cal Ripken Jr.’s home run on July 15, 1993 gave him the top spot for home runs hit amongst active shortstops.
The other orange seat, which I had a chance to see, is located in the right field stands in Section 96, Row 7, Seat 23, the landing spot of Eddie Murray’s 500th career home run on September 6, 1996. 
As it prepares to enter it’s 30th anniversary season next year OPACY remains a baseball gem. Though the on-field product hasn’t been much to brag about as of late, fans embarking on their ballpark journey’s will not be disappointed with their visit to OPACY, the yard that gratefully influenced the retro trend of the 90’s.
Here are more pics from my visit in September, 2019
Journey's With Drei-Mart 