Charlie Ebbets’s Field

The Ebbets Field postcard

Ebbets Field was home to the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913 until 1957. The ballpark was the brainchild of Dodgers owner Charlie Ebbet. He spent four years piecing together the land necessary to construct the ballpark when it became clear that the Dodgers’ home at Washington Park was no longer suitable. Located in the Flatbush section…

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Shea Stadium’s Ghost in the Shadow of Citi Field

Shea Stadium was home to the New York Mets from 1964 to 2008. Located in Flushing, New York, adjacent to the former grounds of the 1964 Worlds Fair, Shea was the second of the so-called “cookie cutter,” multi purpose stadiums, following RFK stadium (formerly D.C. Stadium), which opened in 1961. Stadium access by subway was…

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