Los Angeles Times file photo
Manager Walter Alston (24) rides in a parade down Broadway before the Dodgers’ first game in L.A. in 1958.
..is that an Edsel?
I think Walter O’Malley should thank Douglas and Lockheed for making the Los Angeles Dodgers possible. The reason is simple: the DC-6 and Lockheed Constellation allowed non-stop flights from the US East Coast to US West Coast, which made it possible for MLB teams to locate on the US West Coast. People forget that the reason why we didn’t see MLB teams west of St. Louis, MO until the late 1950’s was due to the limitations of train travel.
Trivia question : what buildng was used as the very first Dodgers club house?