Hoboken thus became one of the most significant hot spots in the early growth of the National Pastime. Eventually with the construction of major baseball parks in Brooklyn in the late 1860s, the popularity of Elysian Fields began to wane.
The last professional game played at Elysian Fields took place in 1873. In 2012, the Hoboken Historical Museum encouraged a group of dedicated amateur baseball and softball players to form a vintage baseball club, now called the 1859 Hoboken Base Ball Club. They play other vintage baseball clubs from the area from April through October.
Today Elysian Park is a small park that is the last remnant of the much larger and historic Elysian Fields. It is currently bounded on the west by Hudson Street, and the north and east by Sinatra Drive, Elysian Park has two play areas, a basketball court, a sprinkler, a dog run and rest rooms. The northern end of prestigious Castle Point Terrace ends at the park.
