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July 13, 2007
HBO: The Ghosts of Flatbush
new A's ballpark
Some myths die hard, like the one that Bruce Ratner is building an arena on the site coveted by Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, and thus restoring order to the universe, or at least, the lives of Brooklyn sports fans. Ratner's Atlantic Center Mall, built nearly a decade ago, now sits on the actual site.
A review of a documentary repeats the myth and notes an actual similarity between Ratner and O'Malley:
Ironically, the site previously sought by O'Malley is now the home of the Atlantic Yards project, the multi-billion dollar mixed development that will contain a new arena for the Nets basketball franchise. The site was acquired through an expensive, highly controversial eminent domain effort. The Nets would be the first major sports team to call Brooklyn home since the Dodgers left 50 years ago. The Dodgers took up residence on a hillside near downtown LA called Chavez Ravine, which was cleared through - that's right - eminent domain.
Posted by lumi at July 13, 2007 6:56 AM