Bibliograph

City of dreams, Dodger Stadium and the birth of modern Los Angeles, Jerald Podair

Type

Label

City of dreams, Dodger Stadium and the birth of modern Los Angeles, Jerald Podair

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-352) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

City of dreams

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

958799676

Responsibility statement

Jerald Podair

Sub title

Dodger Stadium and the birth of modern Los Angeles

Table Of Contents

Preface : opening day in Los Angeles -- Roads west -- Walter O'Malley's Los Angeles -- Fighting the Dodger deal -- The referendum -- In the courts -- Whose land? -- The Arechiga dispossessions -- Private gain, public good? : the business of baseball in Los Angeles -- Building the Dodger Stadium experience -- The rise of Sam Yorty -- The modern stadium -- Epilogue : Dodger Stadium and modern Los Angeles

Target audience

adult

Classification