Glory Days - New York Baseball 1947-1957

Sign for Harry Avirom Inc., c. 1960

Courtesy of Gary Cypres, photograph by Susan Einstein, Los Angeles

Harry Avirom Inc. of Long Island City, Queens, demolished both Ebbets Field (in 1960) and the Polo Grounds (in 1964). This baseball-themed sign hung at both demolition sites.

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The Glory Days: New York Baseball, 1947-1957 was on view at the Museum of the City of New York from June 27 to December 31, 2007.