Tag Archives: #Chavez Ravine

Dodgers leading

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Too close to call? The election night story on Prop. B, the controversial measure to approve building a baseball stadium at Chavez Ravine, didn’t have a lot of details. That might have … Continue reading →

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Dodgers vote

Posted on June 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer As voters decide the fate of a baseball stadium for the Dodgers in Chavez Ravine, here’s a sampling of stories in The Times: Walter O’Malley appeared on television to make a … Continue reading →

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Dodgers TV marathon

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times From left, Danny Thomas, Walter O’Malley and Bill Frawley at the "Dodgerthon." June 2, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Now batting for the Dodgers, Ronald Reagan. The future president and California governor … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Dig In

Posted on May 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Walter O’Malley wanted it clearly understood he wasn’t going anywhere. "The players and our staff want to stay in Los Angeles. We like the location, the weather, the fans and the attendance … Continue reading →

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The Toronto Dodgers?

Posted on May 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 24, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer A day after saying Los Angeles could lose the Dodgers if voters don’t back a plan to build a stadium in Chavez Ravine, National League President Warren Giles turned politician. He played … Continue reading →

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Chavez Ravine

Posted on May 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 23, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer A heavy hitter joined the political fight over a new stadium for the Dodgers. Warren Giles, president of the National League, warned that the Dodgers could be forced to leave Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Times backs Dodgers

Posted on May 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 18, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Baseball stadium or zoo?OK, that wasn’t quite the choice for Los Angeles voters when they went to the polls June 3 to vote on Proposition B. But both were mentioned in … Continue reading →

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Dodger Deal

Posted on May 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1958   By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer “I own the oil rights in Chavez Ravine. The city is trying to steal them from us. We’ll have to fight for our rights.’ The quote is found on the second … Continue reading →

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Dodger Woes

Posted on May 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 14, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writerThe game story in The Times was bad enough. The Dodgers lost to the Giants, 16-9, for their fifth defeat in a row. This wasn’t what anyone had in mind when the … Continue reading →

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Commies

Posted on May 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 9, 1958 Los Angeles   By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Opponents of the deal to build the Dodgers a baseball stadium in Chavez Ravine apparently tried to paint the proposal in a 1950s shade of red. According to a … Continue reading →

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Dodger deal could unravel

Posted on September 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 20, 1957 Los Angeles Not so fast there, potential Dodger fans. It seems the Los Angeles Unified School District owns 2 1/2 acres in the middle of Chavez Ravine and officials are leery of selling. (Check out the deal … Continue reading →

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If you build it, they will come

Posted on September 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 19, 1957Los Angeles Note that the artist working in 1957 envisioned parking for 24,000 cars. Actual number of parking spaces in 2007? 16,000. Do you think this might cause problems?

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Dodgers!

Posted on September 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Footnotes to history: The three council members voting against the resolution to offer a deal to the Dodgers were Earle Baker, Patrick McGee and Edward R. Roybal. Councilman John Holland originally opposed the resolution but changed his vote in hopes … Continue reading →

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Dodgers, go home!

Posted on August 21, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock

Posted on June 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1957 By now, presumably, people who voted for the $40,000,000 bond issue to extend the city’s park and recreation system and expand the zoo know that $2,000,000 of the money will go for roads into Chavez Ravine, where … Continue reading →

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Traffic forecast

Posted on June 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

They said it: City Councilman Edward R. Roybal: Chavez Ravine is "the worst possible place for a major league park." Roybal said he favored Wrigley Field or a location in East L.A., predicting that putting a baseball stadium in Chavez … Continue reading →

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A Googie Zoo for L.A.

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 13, 1957 Los Angeles Let’s suppose you have a large parcel of property near downtown Los Angeles bordered by the Pasadena, Golden State and Hollywood Freeways, then known as the "Industrial Freeway." To be sure, you could put … Continue reading →

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