Major Museum Baseball Memorabillia Exhibit Opens in NYC

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Posted By: bruce Dorskind

Board Members:

Last night more than 1,200 VIPS, legandary Dodger, Giant
Yankee players and fans attended the private opening
of The Glory Days of Baseball (1947-1957) exhibit

The exhibit tells the story of when New York was not only
the capital of the world, but the capital of baseball as
well. Between 1947-1957 a New York team was in
the World Series a total of 10 (missing only 1948)
and won 7 World Series (Yankees 5, Dodgers 1, Giants 1)

Rare memorabillia from some of the country's most
distingusihed collectors including Stephen Wong,
Gary Cypress and Bill Gladstone was on display,

In addition to an endless array of items from the
Glory Days era, you will find a number of 19th
century New York area team cabinets, early Negro
League items and stunning examples of Mint
early Topps baseball cards.

We were proud to be a major lender to the exhibit
and look forward to your visit.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: robedits

Would love to go visit this exhibition. Where is it on display?
Rob
Brooklyn NY

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Bruce:

Which museum is it located at and what are the dates that it will be displayed?

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Posted By: barrysloate

It's on 5th Avenue in Mahattan near the corner of 103rd Street. It's on display throughout the summer, but I'm not sure of the closing date.

Edited to add Museum of the City of New York.

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Posted By: DMcD

Museum of the City of New York June 27-Dec31
Check out website. Looks like a great exhibit. I already obtained the exhibit companion book. It is a beauty.
http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/565.html

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Posted By: Mike

How do you obtain the catalog? Thanks

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-York-Baseball-1947-1957/dp/0061344044/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4077574-9858859?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182954570&sr=8-1

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Posted By: D Brown

I attended the opening and was really impressed with the material there. Great show design, fun stuff, a real window into what baseball and New York were like in the 1950s. A must-see, I'd say, with something for everyone. (Great NY Negro League stuff revolving around Jackie Robinson; amazing advertisements; Mays's silver slugger award, which was spectacular.)

One highlight: Penny Marshall was there, along with the niece of one of the WW II-era female ballplayers. (I forget the player's name; there are a few artifacts from the WW II era, before the 1947-1957 stuff starts.) Nice to see the living link to history. (Not to mention the free Nathan's hot dogs and beer.)

David

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Posted By: MVSNYC

Barry, Jeff, Scott, etc...

Field Trip, then Dinner?

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Posted By: barrysloate

That's a pretty cool idea, but we have to check museum hours, and we will be on 103rd and 5th. Any good restaurants we know of up there?

Could also be a Saturday afternoon and a lunch.

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Posted By: bruce Dorskind

Sfoglia (Zagats 2007)

1402 Lexington Ave.
(92nd St.)
Manhattan, NY 10128
212-831-1402

FoodDecorServiceCost
222120$48
It’s “our new favorite” declare early visitors to this “tiny” Northern Italian, a recent import from Nantucket, that has settled in “just across from the 92nd Street Y”; given the “wonderful” rustic fare and “gracious” sensibility, it’s no surprise that you must “make reservations.”

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Posted By: Joseph

Here's a pretty nice review of the exhibit, with lots of pics:

http://www.uniwatchblog.com/?p=535


Also, for those in NYC on limited budgets, the museum is open betw 5-9pm thru Saturday (check the web site) and admission is FREE!

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Mike, that's a great idea. I know the area well (I go to the park a few blocks south at least once a weekend). I'm free after next week during the week; dates?

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Posted By: barrysloate

If we do it during the week the museum may close at 5:00. We have to check that. Does that work for you people with real jobs?

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Posted By: MVSNYC

i work until about 6pm...

worst case, we'll just skip the museum & go get steaks and drink!

seriously though, let's check dates & times.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Michael- why don't you just call in well!

Tell the boss you are feeling great and you don't want to ruin it by coming to work.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

that's a good one barry...where's that from?

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Posted By: barrysloate

I think it was from a Tom Robbins book. He's a bit of a cult writer if you are not familiar with him. I always thought that it was clever, so I stored it in the joke bank.

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Posted By: Peter Spaeth

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues if memory serves.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

I love Tom Robbins' books.

And Barry I'm on for sometime before 5. Good excuse to get the hell out of the office. Michael, I'm older than you so perhaps I can write you a note.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Peter- that was his second book. His first was "Another Roadside Attraction."

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Posted By: MVSNYC

maybe i can take a friday off, then we can go early to the museum and start drinking early too?!

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Posted By: barrysloate

If I drink early it's likely to be a milkshake.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

i'll dump some rum into your milkshake, while you turn your head...

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Posted By: barrysloate

Kind of like a banana daiquiri...that would work!