City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles

by Jerald Podair

Book Overview

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 cityWhen 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 rapidly changing city. For the first time, City of Dreams tells the full story of the controversial building...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691125031
• ISBN13: 9780691125039
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"