Ebbets Field

[Lpeters199]

http://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/L...(Sporting-News

[Petemc1969]

I've never seen these two photos from Ebbets Field's demolition (courtesy of http://www.brooklyndodgermemories.co...eld-t1318.html)

[RfkFedEx]

Are the Ebbitt's high rise buildings public housing today like at the old Polo Grounds site?

I think the EF buildings look a tad more like regular market rental units because some of them have balconies, etc.

[Lpeters199]

http://www.r3doxies.com/catalog.php/...n__337_#IMAGES

[John Zinn]

I'm unsure of the date on some of these







Duke Snider leaping


Carl Furillo leaping




1953 World Series






1920

Can anyone identify the source of this picture - newspaper etc?

[300bowler]

I wish Ebbets Field were still there. Yeah okay fine maybe the neighborhoood was going down but a renovated Ebbets Field or a new one across the street would have probably revitalized the neighborhood. I'm from Chicago and up until 1994 when the United Center was built for the Bulls and Blackhawks the neighborhood they played in was a neighborhood where your head was on a swivel, you locked your car doors and you rolled up your windows. Ever since the United Center was built the neighborhood has pretty much gentrified and has some bar and restaurant type places to go either pre or postgame. The same thing could've happened in Brooklyn.

[JOVE23]

I wish Ebbets Field were still there. Yeah okay fine maybe the neighborhoood was going down but a renovated Ebbets Field or a new one across the street would have probably revitalized the neighborhood. I'm from Chicago and up until 1994 when the United Center was built for the Bulls and Blackhawks the neighborhood they played in was a neighborhood where your head was on a swivel, you locked your car doors and you rolled up your windows. Ever since the United Center was built the neighborhood has pretty much gentrified and has some bar and restaurant type places to go either pre or postgame. The same thing could've happened in Brooklyn.

Yeah, but they tore down the Stadium.

[Perseus71]

It looked like a great stadium, my father-in-law described it as an opera house and actually played soccer in there (after the Dodgers left). I bet your right about that, it's a fair assumption. As all stadium plans of the past 15-20 years were more about real estate development as the "big picture". Look at AT&T Park in SF that area was a dump when I first went there ten years ago... now, lots of housing, bars and residential buildings... Willets point will be like that, as Citi Field was the planted "first seed" flagpole there. Also, look at the new Barclay Arena for the Brooklyn Nets, it's in the vicinity of where the Dodgers wanted to build a new stadium. There's quite a bit of development going on there now... I can't wait till THE SHOW or MLB 2K has Ebbet's field in there...

[Robbyb26]

down the line in '46...

Great picture!

[Paul W]

...I wish Ebbets Field were still there...The same thing could've happened in Brooklyn...

not in that location, not in the late 50's.

[Swoboda4]

not in that location, not in the late 50's.

Bingo. There is a reason people moved out of Brooklyn to Long Island, and Staten Island then. It was the same reason for the Dodgers.

[Robbyb26]

I wish Ebbets Field were still there. Yeah okay fine maybe the neighborhoood was going down but a renovated Ebbets Field or a new one across the street would have probably revitalized the neighborhood. I'm from Chicago and up until 1994 when the United Center was built for the Bulls and Blackhawks the neighborhood they played in was a neighborhood where your head was on a swivel, you locked your car doors and you rolled up your windows. Ever since the United Center was built the neighborhood has pretty much gentrified and has some bar and restaurant type places to go either pre or postgame. The same thing could've happened in Brooklyn.

"Bar and restaurant type places!" I love it! That's totally that commercial they do in the movie Major League! Nice 300bowler

[Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock]

Rare photo of the Ebbets Field interior. Also a rare shot of a cat in a stadium. (from Mears auction)

ENLARGE

[majorleads]

Rare photo of the Ebbets Field interior. Also a rare shot of a cat in a stadium. (from Mears auction)

ENLARGE

Cool photo! Feel like I'm actually in there. I'd give anything to be able to walk into that park one time, go up the ramp and through the portal just to see the field.

[Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock]

Agreed. I wish there were more interior pics of the old, long gone stadiums...

[brooklyndodger14]

Rare photo of the Ebbets Field interior. Also a rare shot of a cat in a stadium. (from Mears auction)

ENLARGE

Great find, Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock!

That is the first photo I have EVER seen that shows the interior space between the home plate grandstand (left) and the Rotunda wall (right).

The viewpoint is from the 3B side. You can see the windows of the 1B side in the background. Included a Life magazine shot showing the area from further back. Note the " Next Game Dodgers vs " sign.

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[dstoffa]

Cool photo! Feel like I'm actually in there. I'd give anything to be able to walk into that park one time, go up the ramp and through the portal just to see the field.

My dad was a NY Giants fan. He spent much time at the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium (one of his buddies was a Tigers fan...). He was too proud to ever go to Ebbets Field. He regrets his decision to this day.

Cheers!
-Doug

[alpineinc]

Rare photo of the Ebbets Field interior. Also a rare shot of a cat in a stadium. (from Mears auction)

Love the Box Seats sign, and especially the camp sign -

SEND YOUR BOY TO
DODGERTOWN CAMP
VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
FOR THE SUMMER OF HIS LIFE!

And of course, the cat.

[majorleads]

Are there any interior pictures of the rotunda? Forgot if there were any posted in this thread

[JOVE23]

Are there any interior pictures of the rotunda? Forgot if there were any posted in this thread

I've only ever seen this one:

[alpineinc]

Probably seen some of these before.

1912


One stop shopping - tickets, peanuts and cigars!


1959

[trepye]

I've only ever seen this one:

Its the only one I have ever seen and I've looked for them several times. Probably the only one that exists.

[majorleads]

My dad was a NY Giants fan. He spent much time at the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium (one of his buddies was a Tigers fan...). He was too proud to ever go to Ebbets Field. He regrets his decision to this day.

Cheers!
-Doug

My dad grew up in Brooklyn but was a Giants fan. My grandmother was a huge fan of Mel Ott and would rave about him whenever we talked baseball. Not sure if my dad ever went to Ebbets but since he grew up close by he probably did. My Stepfather was a Dodgers fan but grew up in the Bronx and I think he told me he never went to Ebbets. If I grew up in NYC during that time I would have skipped school on a regular basis to see both the Dodgers and Giants.

[majorleads]

I've only ever seen this one:

I think this is the first time I've seen this photo and it's quite interesting. Looks like an old time hotel lobby. Love the baseball lights and the Ebbets Field writing on the floor along with the big baseball. Wonder why there's an advertisement for football at Yankee Stadium? You could also buy tickets it says.

[alpineinc]

I think this is the first time I've seen this photo and it's quite interesting. Looks like an old time hotel lobby. Love the baseball lights and the Ebbets Field writing on the floor along with the big baseball. Wonder why there's an advertisement for football at Yankee Stadium? You could also buy tickets it says.

The "Brooklyn Dodgers" of the All America Football Conference merged with the "Yankees" in 1949 to become the unwieldy "Brooklyn New York Yankees", as noted. Since they existed and played at Ebbets from 1946-1948, for fans still wanting to follow their old heroes they'd have to schlep to OYS, but could get their tix right in the ol' rotunda.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn-New_York_Yankees