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Order Number	00077740
Title	Aerial view of Chávez Ravine, Dodger Stadium, and surrounding areas
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Views, Aerial.; A-008-098 8x10
Date	[ca. 1960]
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Dodger Stadium, built in the Los Angeles community of Chávez Ravine and overlooking downtown Los Angeles, is currently the third oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball. The stadium broke ground on September 17, 1959, was built between 1959-1962, opened on April 10, 1962, and has been home to the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team ever since. It was designed by architect Emil Praeger and was built by the Vinell Construction Company. The stadium sits on 300 acres, and has a fan capacity of 56,000, and parking capacity of 16,000. Dodger Stadium was privately financed by Walter O'Malley with an original proposed cost of $12 million, which balloooned to $16 million during construction, and was finally completed at a cost of $23 million. Dodger Stadium's official address is 1000 Elysian Park Avenue.
Description	Aerial view of Chávez Ravine (hill on the left) and Dodger Stadium under construction, as well as the numerous freeway "veins" that run through the city of Los Angeles. Hundreds of homes are also visible in the surrounding areas as far as the eye can see.
Subject	Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.). Building construction--California--Los Angeles. Express highways--California, Southern. Baseball fields--California--Los Angeles. Dwellings--California--Los Angeles. Stadiums--California--Los Angeles. O'Malley, Walter,1903-1979. Praeger, Emil. Chávez Ravine (Los Angeles, Calif.). Vinell Construction Company.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection