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Eventually, in the late 1950s, the city proposed to Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley that an entirely separate plot of land (a plot not part of or close to Chavez Ravine) be used as the site of a baseball stadium for the Dodgers team, which was exploring a move from Brooklyn's Ebbets Field to Los Angeles. O'Malley declined the original ...
A new bill seeking reparations for families forced out of their homes in Los Angeles' Chavez Ravine area in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium is being considered by California legislators.
McCourt separately sold the land surrounding the stadium for $150 million to the same group, while maintaining some economic interest in the property. The new ownership pays $14 million to rent the parking lots surrounding Dodger Stadium from an entity half-owned by McCourt. [54] The sale officially closed on May 1, 2012. [55]
The land that would be used for Dodger Stadium had previously been seized from local owners and inhabitants by the city of Los Angeles, using eminent domain with funds from the federal Housing Act of 1949. The city had planned to develop the Elysian Park Heights public housing project, which included two dozen 13-story buildings and more than ...
Dodger Stadium, born in 1962 and now the third oldest park in baseball; and Yankee Stadium, rebuilt in 2009 and still evoking a storied era. (Jae C. Hong; Frank Franklin II / Associated Press)
Work has begun at Dodger Stadium, including renovations to the home team clubhouse, which houses team lockers, showers and communal areas. On Monday, video from Sky5 showed large portions of the […]
The land for Dodger Stadium was purchased from some local owners/inhabitants in the early 1950s by the City of Los Angeles, using eminent domain, with funds from the Federal Housing Act of 1949. The city had planned to develop the Elysian Park Heights public housing project, which was to include two dozen 13-story buildings and more than 160 ...
Social media posts of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles went viral over the weekend, appearing to show the stadium completely flooded as Tropical Storm Hilary swept across Southern California.