How apropos that I would get these today, the day of the big Dodger Trade!!!!Original Dodger Stadium Seats restored from all original hardware & wood!!!
The back story is this...my Dad worked as a Cement Mason on the Construction of Dodger Stadium. He brought many souvenirs home, but none were more cherished by friends & family more than the 10 seats my dad brought home from the Original Dodger Stadium construction in 1959-61. We had them prominently displayed in our back yard in 1960's & 70's. Those seats were lost forever as the property was sold in the mid 1980's,… and with it went the chairs....
Fast forward to 2002. As my Dad is in a battle for his life, we talk about many things. The one thing I don’t forget, is that he tells me that there are "MORE" Dodger chairs that he stashed under his mothers house...
Sadly, my father lost his battle that year at the age of 62. My grand-mother continued on her journey, she was still only a spry 94. I looked under my grandmother’s house on occasion, hoping to find the treasures that my dad had told me about? I saw NOTHING. In 2008, my grandmother decided she'd had enough; she was 102 when she passed.
In 2010, I was in charge of my grandmother’s estate and selling her home in the San Fernando Valley that she lived in for 60 years. After it was sold, we had a termite inspection that included the crawl space underneath the house. The inspector told me that way underneath, there are all these "metal things" scattered around
Later that year in 2010, I was dragged to a wedding in Mexico with my wife. I met a Dodger Fan and told him my story....We became friends and he asked if I’d BE INTERESTED IN RESTORING THEM? So, a few months ago, he dragged the parts from storage in my garage......Today, they were delivered looking quite a bit different, yet very familiar.
A HUGE Thanks for the incredible hard work and dedication to restoring these back to life, goes my friend Mike, his friend. A special Thanks to Archer Stadium Seating for all the help, supplies & technical support. My dream today is a reality. Here is the first set of seats to come from that lot!!!!!
They fit perfectly in my office .Like they have been there forever! My dad and gramps won’t be too far from me now. Thanks Dad.
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