An aerial shot of Ebbets Field in July 1954. (AP) Roy Campanella was left paralyzed by a car accident and didn't move west with the team, but he did make it to the demolition of Ebbets Field in ...

The demolition of Ebbets Field began on Feburary 23, 1960. It was replaced by an apparent structure named the Ebbets Fields Apartments, which opened in 1962 and still stands today under the same name.

Citi Field's role model was Ebbets Field, long lamented even decades after the Dodgers' move to California after the 1957 season and subsequent demolition in 1960.

Little League game one of last play at Ebbets History of Ebbets Field “My last memory of Ebbets Field was when the demolition started,” Branca, now 83, said from his home in Westchester.

He graciously posed for photographers beside the heavy equipment on Feb. 25, 1960, the day Ebbets Field died, then watched the demolition begin with the visitors' dugout.

On Feb. 23, 1960, wrecking crews began the job of demolishing Ebbets Field. The wrecking ball was painted white and with stitches to look like a baseball. The visting team’s dugout was the first ...

Happy 100th birthday, Ebbets Field It was 100 years ago Tuesday that the first game was played in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. By Dayn Perry Apr 9, 2013 at 2:29 pm ET • 2 min read ...

Ebbets Field was torn down in 1960, and the large housing complex called the Ebbets Field Houses was built, opening in 1962. It consists of seven connected high rises in a huge “H” shape, at the time ...

Roy Campanella was left paralyzed by a car accident and didn't move west with the team, but he did make it to the demolition of Ebbets Field in Feb. 1960. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) ...