The Dodgers arrived at their new home in Los Angeles.

Walter O’Malley threw out a ceremonial first pitch from the plane, just before being handed a summons by the Citizens Committee to save Chavez Ravine for the People.

The year was 1957.

Photo from the USC Digital Archive

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