City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles

A vivid history of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform Los Angeles

When Walter O’Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark, he ignited a bitter half-decade dispute over the future of a rapidly changing city. For the first time, City of Dreams tells the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped create modern Los Angeles. In a vivid narrative, Jerald Podair tells how th...