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Ebbets Field Flagpole

 
 
Ebbets Field Flagpole Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024
1. Ebbets Field Flagpole Marker
Inscription. This flagpole stood in Ebbets Field until Brooklyn's famed ballpark was torn down in 1960. Bruce C. Ratner and Borough President Marty Markowitz are proud to permanently place this historic symbol of the Brooklyn Dodgers at the borough's new home for major professional sports.
 
Erected 2012 by Bruce C. Ratner and the Borough of Brooklyn.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.
 
Location. 40° 41.023′ N, 73° 58.62′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Park Slope. It is at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Atlantic Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 451 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY 11217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Green Thumb (within shouting distance of this marker); Did You Know? (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boerum Hill / Downtown Brooklyn (about 400 feet away); HSBC (about 600 feet away); The Shirley A. Chisholm New York State Office Building (about 700 feet away); Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brooklyn Bronzes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brooklyn Academy of Music (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
Ebbets Field Flagpole in front of Barclays Center image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024
2. Ebbets Field Flagpole in front of Barclays Center
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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