It’s funny how history repeats itself. We learn to not do a mistake twice. Christopher Columbus came ashore in 1492 and claimed the land, but generations of later Americans took it from many Native Americans already living in America. A similar situation occurred with beloved Dodger Stadium. Home to many championships, and Hall of Famers, Dodger Stadium has become one of the best-known baseball parks in the nation due to it being the third oldest ball. It is home to the Major League Baseball team The Los Angeles Dodgers, who once played in Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodger Stadium only stands where it does because of the many homes lost in the late 1940s in what is called Chavez Ravine. Dodger stadium has become a historical landmark in Southern
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After O’ Malley could not find anywhere in New York suitable enough to build a baseball stadium, he decided to look in Los Angeles. He was on the quest for a successful team that will bring him much profit and “with roughly 4 million dollars in cash, he would try to create a winning team and construct the first private major league stadium” (D’ Antonio). When arriving in California, O’ Malley was seen as a hero because he brought a famous team to Los Angeles. “Mayor Poulson gave O’ Malley the idea of putting the new stadium in what was Chavez Ravine” as said in the article "Sports Stadia and Urban Development: A Tale of Three Cities.” by George Lipsitz. Along with this, Mayor Poulson made other illegal deals with the Dodgers. After much speculation it was agreed to sell to O’ Malley the Chavez Ravine area for the formation of the Dodgers Stadium in return O’ Malley would have to trade Wrigley Field. In addition to trading Wrigley Field O’ Malley had to agree to pay 2 million for site grading. O’ Malley was offered 300 acres of the land and many disagreed with it. People against O’ Malley created turbulence and a judge even said that “the city council had exceeded its authority and violated rules requiring that development of Chavez Ravine property serve a public purpose” (D’ Antonio). Not may were happy with the results and thus, petitions began to surface as well a lawsuit. The results were 345,435 to 321,142, in favor of O’
After O’ Malley could not find anywhere in New York suitable enough to build a baseball stadium, he decided to look in Los Angeles. He was on the quest for a successful team that will bring him much profit and “with roughly 4 million dollars in cash, he would try to create a winning team and construct the first private major league stadium” (D’ Antonio). When arriving in California, O’ Malley was seen as a hero because he brought a famous team to Los Angeles. “Mayor Poulson gave O’ Malley the idea of putting the new stadium in what was Chavez Ravine” as said in the article "Sports Stadia and Urban Development: A Tale of Three Cities.” by George Lipsitz. Along with this, Mayor Poulson made other illegal deals with the Dodgers. After much speculation it was agreed to sell to O’ Malley the Chavez Ravine area for the formation of the Dodgers Stadium in return O’ Malley would have to trade Wrigley Field. In addition to trading Wrigley Field O’ Malley had to agree to pay 2 million for site grading. O’ Malley was offered 300 acres of the land and many disagreed with it. People against O’ Malley created turbulence and a judge even said that “the city council had exceeded its authority and violated rules requiring that development of Chavez Ravine property serve a public purpose” (D’ Antonio). Not may were happy with the results and thus, petitions began to surface as well a lawsuit. The results were 345,435 to 321,142, in favor of O’