Lines up with what one reads about the Warriors' move across the Bay, which is sad. As with bands, the real money's in merch and events these days. As far as I know, historians have yet to get in on that game (t-shirts, historians for hire). Soon?
Maybe the undeserved “hatred” of the Coliseum lies in its poor fit with the new look of gentrified Oakland, but thanks for turning attention to its beauty. Hard to hope performance fills the stands, but America doesn’t treat its real monuments so well.
Grazie Daniel! I was surprised to learn (from a colleague and kindred soul who works in Berkeley, lives in Oakland) just how expensive the "most affordable part" of the Bay now is... So it seems to go, especially but not only in this America of which you speak.
Thank you, Michael. Thicker, deeper, always plural histories. Not just a setting for my quick juxtaposition with Oakland Coliseum, or a pondering of marketed aesthetics and baseball's pleasures. Will seek out the Cooder.
Lines up with what one reads about the Warriors' move across the Bay, which is sad. As with bands, the real money's in merch and events these days. As far as I know, historians have yet to get in on that game (t-shirts, historians for hire). Soon?
Maybe the undeserved “hatred” of the Coliseum lies in its poor fit with the new look of gentrified Oakland, but thanks for turning attention to its beauty. Hard to hope performance fills the stands, but America doesn’t treat its real monuments so well.
Grazie Daniel! I was surprised to learn (from a colleague and kindred soul who works in Berkeley, lives in Oakland) just how expensive the "most affordable part" of the Bay now is... So it seems to go, especially but not only in this America of which you speak.
Indeed! Despite its jargon, the Anti-Eviction “Atlas” suggests how much the fate of the Coliseum is tied to displacements in the city by the bay.
https://bit.ly/3cdcqDD
A most enjoyable read full of béisbol insight. Gracias.
Ken, a historical counter narrative on Chavez Ravine
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eBOtKhAAUHs
Ry Cooder's album of the same name offers a musical reflection
Gruesse aus Deutschland, ever contending with its own history
Thank you, Michael. Thicker, deeper, always plural histories. Not just a setting for my quick juxtaposition with Oakland Coliseum, or a pondering of marketed aesthetics and baseball's pleasures. Will seek out the Cooder.
@Kenneth Mills, this just happened across my screen FYI:
https://laist.com/news/la-history/dodger-stadium-chavez-ravine-battle
the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBOtKhAAUHs
Hey Thanks. After your original comment, I did some digging and turned this up, amidst other things...
Ever diligent you are! Looking forward as always to your next postings.
I sure appreciate that.