Fenway Park Receives City Approval To Install Dugout-Style Seating For Red Sox Fans

Fenway Park has the city of Boston's "go-ahead to install dugout-style seating for fans, provided the plan receives the approval" of MLB, according to O’Ryan Johnson of the BOSTON HERALD. Boston-based D'Agostino Izzo Quirk Architects Owner Charles Izzo told the Boston Landmarks Commission last night that the seating will "give ticket holders along the first base line a player’s-eye view of the game." The area will be "placed below the field level, with a drink rail area for snacks and refreshments and bar stools." Izzo said that fans with tickets to the area "will be free to stand and mingle during the game as they will be below the level of those seated behind them." Izzo "did not state what occupancy of the dugout area would be, but plans show as many as 25." He told the board the Red Sox are "removing 12 seats from the stands on that side of the field." However, as part of the plan, Fenway is "adding 30 seats to the third-base side" (BOSTON HERALD, 10/25).