All In All: A Trolley Dodger's Wall?

The wall on Third and Third in Gowanus, which may or may not have been part of Washington Park (head on over to the Old Stone House for more history), the original home of the Brooklyn (Trolley) Dodgers, has drawn the attention of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. From Courier-Life:

"The Landmark Preservation Commission said it will review whether the 20-foot wall, which stands at Third Avenue between First and Third Streets, should be named a city landmark. “We are aware of it, and it is under consideration,” said Elisabeth de Bourbon, a spokesperson for Landmarks.

Some believe the wall was once part of a clubhouse or carriage house in Washington Park stadium, where baseball teams that would later become the Brooklyn Dodgers once played. From 1898-1912, the Brooklyn Superbas, later known as the Trolley Dodgers and then the Dodgers, played in the stadium.

Reports surfaced last week that the historic value of the wall has now become suspect. Brooklyn historian and author Brian Merlis reportedly said that there is no evidence that the wall is original to the now-vanished stadium, claiming with “absolute certainty” that the wall was not a part of the stadium prior to the team’s departure in 1912."

If a real Brooklynite had Hitler, Stalin and Walter O'Malley in a room with a gun, but only had two bullets, who does the Brooklynite shoot?