A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...

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1918 — Casey Stengel, after being traded by Brooklyn in the offseason, made his return to Ebbets Field a memorable one. In his first at-bat, Stengel called time, stepped out of the batter’s ...

But beneath its traditional exterior lies a playful secret: a full-scale 1950s diner and an Ebbets Field-inspired shrine to baseball’s golden age. “I guess I’m an old-school type guy who ...

The Battery Atlanta is an enticing blueprint for teams. But creating an entire neighborhood is a hard act to follow.

It took him back to Oct. 3, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. “It will always be my greatest thrill because I was there to see it,” Young told me. I was almost at a loss for words.

MacPhail figured he had to try anything to fill Ebbets Field. June 15, 1938, was an over-the-top production orchestrated by a marketing master. A drum and bugle corps played for the crowd.

It began with the classic lineage of parks -- Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Ebbets Field, Tiger Stadium, etc. -- located in dense, urban environments and literally shaped by the neighborhoods around ...