Posted: Wednesday July 23, 2008 3:16PM; Updated: Wednesday July 23, 2008 3:18PM Dodger Stadium left an impression during this writer's first visit Nearly every seat at 46-year-old gem has an unobstructed view By Kelli Anderson As one who lives within the gravitational pull of the San Francisco Giants, I know I commit blasphemy by praising anything Dodger. But the first time I set foot in Dodger Stadium, just two Aprils ago, I felt giddy, expectant -- as though I had just pushed through the turnstile into that other mid-century southern California landmark, Disneyland. It's hard to say why I got such a happy vibe from the place. Was is the Googie roofline on the outfield pavilions that zigzagged just like the roof at my elementary school (also early '60s vintage)? Was it the other mid-century modern details, like the hexagonal...
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