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
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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 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); Eddoe (approx. ¼ mile away); Ginger (approx. ¼ mile away); Welcome (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.)
this page online
Photographed By Erik Lander, January 2, 2004
2. Ebbets Field Marker
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.
via Flickr
5. Taking a Sledge Hammer to Ebbets Field Cornerstone
An Unspeakable Act of Vandalism caught on film - SHAME!
Via Ballparks, unknown
6. Ebbets Field
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 3,420 times since then and 75 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 Warwick, New York. 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.
