February 18 in Dodgers History: Walter O'Malley finalizes purchase of Chavez Ravine land for Dodger Stadium (1960)

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley completed the purchase of land at Chavez Ravine on February 18, 1960, paying $494,000 for the property that would become Dodger Stadium. The transaction followed voter approval in 1958 and culminated a process that had taken over a year and a half.

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