Out of the park

Re “One constant in a changing city, Dodger stadium at twilight,” Column, May 12

Thanks to Hector Tobar for expressing what Dodger fans feel about Dodger Stadium.

At age 94, I stick my cane under my top-deck seat, sit back and drink in the beauty of the twilight view over Chavez Ravine. Then, no matter the outcome of the game, I can see the brilliant panorama of the city spread out below.

Marjorie Dye

Pasadena

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As a resident of nearby Solano Canyon, the timeless natural beauty of Chavez Ravine at dusk is indeed an old and familiar friend and is one of the few features of Los Angeles that hasn’t changed in the last four decades or so. But this year something has changed.

The tranquillity of summer evenings here is under attack. We are bombarded with high explosives every Friday night the Dodgers are in town.

The Dodgers call it “Friday Night Fireworks.” We call it “Bimonthly Armageddon.” Babies and toddlers wake up screaming, dogs howl, and anyone else asleep by 10:45 p.m. is jolted awake by the blasts that set off car alarms up and down our once-sleepy canyon.

Don’t get me wrong -- I love Dodger fireworks. The Fourth of July display is enjoyed by the neighborhood. It’s a holiday. It’s special.

But when bombs are bursting in air every Friday home game, it isn’t special anymore.

I know that the Dodgers need to fill seats, especially now that Manny has left one vacant on the bench, but one would hope that the beautiful, lazy twilight evenings in the ravine would be enough.

Buddy Carvey

Solano Canyon

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I was telling my friend from Seattle the other day that although my favorite seat in baseball will always be in the bleachers at Wrigley, my second favorite will always be top deck at Dodger Stadium.

If he ever asks why, I don’t have to come up with any specific reasons myself -- I’ll just forward him Tobar’s column.

Heck, I already did.

Ryan Craig

Los Angeles

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The article had the grace and content of an old Jack Smith column. Thanks for the memories and the nostalgic tears in my eyes.

The view from the cheapest and highest seats behind home plate is my favorite -- for the view as well as the game.

Sandra Porter

Santa Ana