Dodgers fans know and love their home in Chavez Ravine, which is among the oldest stadiums in baseball and one of the sport’s “true cathedrals,” but the team’s former home in Brooklyn played an important role in the sport’s history.
The reigning back-to-back World Series champions have played in Dodger Stadium since 1962, but Ebbets Field is still remembered today for the community the team built there and its impact on baseball.
The Boys in Blue in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Dodgers called Ebbets Field home from 1913 to 1956, but the venue was more than just a place for the local team to play baseball, said Bruce Hellerstein, the founder, president and curator of the National Ballpark Museum.