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Despite the success on the field and a loyal fanbase, Ebbets Field began to struggle with declining attendance, driven partly by the advent of home television. Coupled with ambitions for a new stadium to rival modern standards, the Dodgers decided they could no longer remain in Brooklyn. The tensions between Dodgers ownership and historical urban planner Robert Moses marked the beginning of the end for Ebbets Field.
In 1957, the team culminated its final season, hosting a respectable number of fans before departing for Los Angeles. The poignant last game was soaked in nostalgia as the Dodgers won against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but immediately following the season, Ebbets Field was demolished, and apartments took its place—a stark reminder of progress swallowing history whole.