Crown Heights in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ebbets Field

Photographed by Erik Lander, January 2, 2004

1. Ebbets Field Marker

Inscription.
This is the former site of Ebbets Field

Erected 1962.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 40° 39.861′ N, 73° 57.462′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Crown Heights. It is at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place on Bedford Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reginald Nero / In Celebration of Trevor Mantel Campbell (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackie Robinson Playground

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(about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Jackie Robinson Playground (about 700 feet away); A Place for City Kids to Grow Since 1914 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Children's Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Children's Garden (approx. ¼ mile away); Dasheen (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . .
1. Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York. Ballparks entry: facts and figures. (Submitted on May 12, 2009.)

2. Ebbets Field. Ballparks of Baseball entry (Submitted on May 12, 2009.)

3. Ebbets Field. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Erik Lander, January 2, 2004

2. Ebbets Field Marker

Ebbets Field Cornerstone at Cooperstown Hall of Fame image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mary Ellen Coghlan, 1999

3. Ebbets Field Cornerstone at Cooperstown Hall of Fame

Photographed by Mary Ellen Coghlan, 1999

4. Ebbets Field Cornerstone at Cooperstown Hall of Fame

Close up of Marker showing 1912 Construction Date of Ebbets Field. The damage to the cornerstone is attributable to a sledge hammer.

Taking a Sledge Hammer to Ebbets Field Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

via Flickr

5. Taking a Sledge Hammer to Ebbets Field Cornerstone

An Unspeakable Act of Vandalism caught on film - SHAME!

Ebbets Field image. Click for full size.

Via Ballparks, unknown

6. Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field Apartments - now the Jackie Robinson Apartments image. Click for full size.

via Flickr, unknown

7. Ebbets Field Apartments - now the Jackie Robinson Apartments

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 4,179 times since then and 171 times this year. Last updated on February 4, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on May 3, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. 2. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2010, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Manahawkin, New Jersey. 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.