Expect Elysian Park to be jammed with pre-game tailgate parties on opening day. Residents of Echo Park and Solano Canyon have been warned about traffic congestion and street closures. Extra dumpsters have been dropped off in Elysian Park to handle a mountain of trash. Sunset Boulevard ... Read More »
AEG’s plan to build a downtown football stadium next to Staples Center apparently met with some skepticism at a weekend meeting of NFL owners. CBS Sports.com said some within the league raised concerns about the fate of AEG – the company is up for sale – ... Read More »
The sight of scalpers hawking tickets outside of Dodger Stadium is a common sight, with the scalpers lining up along Elysian Park Avenue and Stadium Way and dashing into traffic near the ballpark entrances to make a deal. Police have tried numerous tactics to keep them ... Read More »
After former Dodger owner Frank McCourt raised the cost of stadium parking to $15 from $10, many Echo Park and Solano Canyon residents who live near the ballpark complained that budget-conscious fans ended up parking for free on nearby streets, where parking spaces were already in ... Read More »
Thousands of Dodger fans will fill the ballpark today for the season opener. But in 1960, when the above photo was taken, it was a fleet of tractors and bulldozers that filled what was to become Dodger Stadium, which opened fifty years ago on the site ... Read More »
An investment group that includes basketball legend turned businessman Magic Johnson has been selected to buy the Dodgers in a $2 billion deal, the team announced today. Dodger owner Frank McCourt picked the Magic Johnson group – which is funded primarily by a Chicago investment firm ... Read More »
The L.A. Times follows up on last year’s story about the fate of the parking lots surrounding Dodger Stadium. The parking lots, which cover much of the 350-acre ballpark property, are owned by team owner Frank McCourt and are not involved in the team’s bankruptcy court ... Read More »
A small group of volunteers gathered in Elysian Park this morning to help build this year’s tumbleweed snowmen after last week’s windstorm delayed the holiday decorating project. Under the direction of Recreation and Parks Department workers, the volunteers trimmed and shape the tumbleweeds, which were there ... Read More »
Volunteers are needed on Thursday morning to help shape, trim and assemble Elysian Park’s holiday decorations made out of tumbleweeds. City budget cuts had threatened the Elysian Park snowmen and snowwoman with extinction until volunteers stepped in to help out and defray expenses. Park staff collect ... Read More »
It maybe dirty and stinky, but a pedestrian tunnel underneath the 110 Freeway serves as an important pathway for kids attending Solano Avenue Elementary. The freeway divides Solano Canyon in half, with students who live to the east of the freeway having to walk through the ... Read More »