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Originally Posted by bocca001
Just got this 7.5 foot long canvas Giants flag/banner from a fellow Net54 member and friend. The label says "Hortie Van", from Pasadena, CA. They made early flags for Disneyland and were the longtime official flag makers for the Tournament of Roses. Made me think that this might be from the LA area. I don't think Dodgers Stadium has any flags like this. I found some photos of the LA Coliseum from 1958 showing flags, but it's really tough the get a close up of the flags. Or pictures of the flags with any detail. The best I could do was a picture of the scoreboard, showing a similar style "Pittsburgh" flag up in the right corner. So, I can't say for sure that this flag came from the LA coliseum in 1958/1959, but I think that it possibly did. Does anyone else have a flag with this label? I did find one Dodgers pennant made by Hortie Van (on Worthpoint), but no other baseball stadium banners.
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That’s a great burgee! I think your theory of the LA Coliseum could well be its origin. I hope you or someone else can nail it down for sure.
P.S. you don’t hear the name “Hortense” much, these days.
