Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening of Dodger Stadium. These images from the USC Digital Library show the stadium’s progress from concept to construction site to sports venue.

To learn more about the history and controversial origins of Dodger Stadium, see L.A. as Subject’s post from last April, “A History of L.A.’s Baseball Stadiums: Stars, Angels, the Battle for Chavez Ravine.”

1970 aerial view of Dodger Stadium, looking south toward downtown Los Angeles. The Dodgers celebrate the stadium’s 50th anniversary tomorrow.

November 8, 1961: Four men play a pickup baseball game on the Dodger Stadium construction site. Dodger Stadium celebrated its official opening day several months later, on April 10, 1962.

Dodger Stadium under construction on this day in 1961.

A crowd gathers on September 19, 1959 for the Dodger Stadium groundbreaking ceremony in Chavez Ravine. The new stadium opened roughly two and a half years later on April 10, 1962.

Walter O’Malley (center) refers to a model of Dodger Stadium on this day in 1960.