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02-01-2005, 11:30 AM
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Hodges' telling reporters that he doesn't care that he will get snubbed by the Hall of Fame, that he still enjoyed playing ball in Brooklyn
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02-01-2005, 06:49 PM
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02-01-2005, 11:48 PM
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02-02-2005, 08:01 PM
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Add my name to the list of the grateful for your posting those special shots of our favorite ballpark.
As I saw each, I was instantly reminded of my youth. Got a chill from those long ago splendid memories. How sad that Ebbets Field is now only a remembrance. What great places it and Flatbush once were!
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02-02-2005, 11:15 PM
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thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed them.
btw, did Ebbets field rotate its signs on the RF wall regulary? I noticed that the Van Huesen sign seemed to move locations in a couple of the pics. I'm also really surprised & disappointed that the new owner of Ebbet's land didn't save or re-create the exterior to the main entrance to Ebbets...that's really a landmark and unique design to the early 1900s...shame they only saved a marker and not part of the stadium design itself 
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02-03-2005, 06:48 AM
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The new "owner" of OUR EBBETS FIELD really had NO interest in preserving any part of the ballpark. Kratter's interest was in obtaining the land to build that monster that stands there. IF you were there during the days they threw it down, as I was, you would have understood that. In 1960 NYC did NOT have a Landmark Preservation Group; it came too late for OUR ballpark, so there was really no one to appeal to, and no way to save OUR ballpark. In hindsight, perhaps WE (BROOKLYN FANS) should have concentrated more on trying to save, and keep in BROOKLYN, many of the parts of OUR EBBETS FIELD that were OUR HISTORY! The PAIN of watching OUR EBBETS being destroyed still hurts to this day. OUR Centerfield Flagpole was "donated" to a VFW Hall in Flatbush, and still stands in front of that building. WE have been trying to "buy" it back and have it relocated in Downtown BROOKLYN. OUR Scoreboard was sold to a minor league group in Ashville, NC, and I understsand, destroyed several years ago. I have never been able to find out what happened to OUR BIG WHITE LETTERS that spelled EBBETS FIELD. Several items that were in OUR ROTUNDA, including that spectacular Chandelier are in storage in LA by the O'Malley Family. Many of the seats were sold at auction and they are scattered all over the country. As for your question about the advertising signs, I think that just came down to WHO bought WHAT and HOW MUCH they paid for it, for THAT season! BTW, dreifort, thanks for ALL the great photos......I NEVER tire of LOOKING at OUR HOME! c.
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02-04-2005, 06:43 PM
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02-04-2005, 07:47 PM
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It's safe to say that Kratter NEVER had any intention of keeping those promises. Obviously, all THEY represented were more PR lies....kind of like....a spoon full of sugar lets the (bad) medicine go down.... c.
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02-04-2005, 09:02 PM
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A question for you Bums....since I'm not sure of Ebbets Field's location, can anyone tell me what lies in it's place today? Thanks.
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