Famous Brooklynites loved going to Ebbets Field when they were kids. How cool is this photo of a boy selling souvenirs outside Ebbets Field? Maintenance worker Danny Gezzi looks at a blackboard in the clubhouse before it was demolished in Today apartment buildings stand on the historic site.
Now how cool is that?! Leave a Reply. A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours. Book Now! Facebook-f Twitter Youtube Instagram Pinterest. Recent Posts. Follow Us. During the first half of the twentieth century, Brooklyn, New York was the home of the proud Ebbets Field, a major league baseball stadium reminiscent of a modern Roman coliseum. Every baseball season, the Brooklyn Dodgers would suit up and prepare for battle against formidable foes in the pursuit of greatness, and loyal spectators would cheer their dear Dodgers towards victory.
Throughout the years, Ebbets Field and the diverse populations that frequented it witnessed incredible triumphs on the baseball diamond, including one of the most important achievements in African American history. Its home team was the Brooklyn Robins, renamed the Brooklyn Dodgers in After the expansions Ebbets Field changed little during the rest of its history. Night baseball was first played on June 15, when a no-hitter was thrown against the Dodgers by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer.
Hilda Chester became a popular woman who sat in the bleachers and made lots of noise with her cowbell. In the late s and early s Ebbets Field became structurally unsound, the plumbing was bad, had a small capacity and narrow aisles.
It was also constrained by its location and the community was in decline. As fans moved out of Brooklyn they wanted to drive to the ballpark. However, there was limited parking at Ebbets Field and it was far away from major roads. If constructed it would have had a seating capacity of 52, and been the first stadium with a dome. He was willing to be a tenant in a state owned stadium but opposition from the most powerful person in New York City, Robert Moses prevented this.
The team moved seven home games in and to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ as part of its negotiating tactics against the city.
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