Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:S Designed with a rustic Old

Designed with a rustic Old West theme

Bold red block text reads "SKATELAND" with a small red circle to its left

and an enthusiastic open-mouthed grin

Minor league ball gave rural communities a sense of pride that stretched far beyond the diamond

This retro vintage design was inspired by the vintage drive-in theaters of yesteryear

Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:S Designed with a rustic OldThe Silver Kings took the field in 1889, the same year a young Aspen was riding a silver mining boom that briefly made it one of Colorado's wealthiest towns. Funded in part by mining magnate David Hyman, who donated the land for the ballpark, the club joined the independent Colorado State League and played to crowds of miners and merchants. They finished third in the standings before the franchise quietly folded mid season on July 29 of that same