On Jan. 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president and majority owner Charles Ebbets announced his intention to purchase 4.5 acres of land in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, New York for a new stadium. Up ...
Ebbets Field has a rich history in baseball — and New York in particular. The stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn was home to the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913 to 1957 as well as the Brooklyn ...
They were presumed lost, one more casualty from a move that broke a borough's heart. But this week, a century-long odyssey will come to an end when the original 1912 blueprints for Ebbets Field, the ...
The flagpole that once belonged to Ebbets Field, home to the Brooklyn Dodgers, now stands permanently in front of the newly developed sports and entertainment arena, Barclays Center. At a ceremony ...
With the NHL switching from Adidas to Fanatics for its on-ice uniforms, the New York Islanders' identity will seemingly remain untouched. 1However, the team is further diversifying its brand off the ...
Citi Field was etched in Fred Wilpon's mind long before the groundbreaking in November 2006. It was embedded in boyhood memories of a time when Ebbets Field, the ballpark of Wilpon's youth, galvanized ...
Tenants at the Ebbets Field Houses in Crown Heights celebrated Jackie Robinson's legacy with a party Saturday. Robinson integrated Major League Baseball in 1947 when he was signed to the Brooklyn ...
The Brooklyn College Library's Special Collection is opening an exhibit featuring the original blueprints of Ebbets Field. The nostalgia trip kicks off on Thursday at 1 p.m. Brooklyn historian Ron ...