City of Dreams Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles |
|
| Author:
| Podair, Jerald |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-12503-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
|
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform the city. When Walter O'Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark next to downtown, he ignited a bitter argument over the future of a rapid
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform the city. When Walter O'Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark next to downtown, he ignited a bitter argument over the future of a rapid