October 04, 2005

Celebration unceasing: Brooklyn Dodgers championship

Today is the 50 year anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers' only World Series win, a victory still far from forgotten in the city's largest borough.

On Oct. 4, 1955 the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the seventh game with a 2-0 shutout pitched by Johnny Podres. Two years later, team owner Walter O'Malley had moved the team to Los Angeles.

Due to its popularity, "Dodgers Do It: Celebrating Brooklyn's 1955 Big Win!" has been extended at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The exhibit will now run through the end of the 2005.

The Historical Society has also extended its operating hours by two days. The museum is now open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. It is located at 128 Pierrepont Street. Map.

For more Brooklyn Dodgers nostalgia, see the New York Times, which has run its 1955 coverage of the Dodgers' win, Newsday, which caught up with Podres, the Daily News, which lets Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz relive the day, and Forgotten New York, for a look at what little is left standing of Dodgers' history in Brooklyn.

Earlier: Restored Brooklyn Historical Society short on cash

October 4, 2005 07:34 AM in History, Museums, Out of Manhattan, Sports

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