An Ebbets Field Blueprint at Goldin Auctions

I am oftentimes drawn to the unique. So when I first saw the above blueprint I was smitten. Featured above, via Goldin Auctions current summer offering (auction link here), is a circa 1952 seating diagram of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. In fact, it includes two different drawings, one on each side, showing both the lower and upper tiers of seats.

According to the auction description it was originally found within the collection of a local NY tavern owner who counted many Brooklyn players as patrons, and was acquired by the consignor from a legendary dealer named Alan "Mr. Mint" Rosen. Many of us old-timers will remember that fellow for his grandiose declarations of wealth - kind of like a hobby…