For Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger, the Dodgers are, and always will be, Brooklyn's team.

"The fans had to dodge the trolley cars crossing the streets to get to the ballpark. So, the fans in the late 1800s and early 20th century were called trolley dodgers," said Schweiger.

With the Dodgers having won in the World Series, Schweiger reflects on an era when the team had a fierce rivalry with the New York Yankees.

"The rivalry is because those two teams met seven times between 1941 and 1956 in the World Series," he said.

That period, highlighted by stars like Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson, marked a golden age for both the Yankees and Dodgers.

"That was our year, that was, it was like Christmas, Hannukah, and July 4th all rolled into one. It was wild, very exciting. We finally beat the hated Yankees," Schweiger said, referring to the Dodgers’ only World Series victory over the Yankees in 1955.

Schweiger owns a substantial collection of Dodgers memorabilia, including autographs, photos of Ebbets Field's final games, baseball cards and New York's last season schedule, published in The Daily News. Among the artifacts is a vivid reminder of the Dodgers' attempt to stay local.

"What’s the green, Jersey City. In Jersey City there was a stadium called Roosevelt Stadium,” said Schweiger. “So what did O’Malley do? He rented out Roosevelt stadium for seven games.”

Those Jersey games were part of a strategy by Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley, who wanted a new stadium where the Barclays Center now stands.

The site was perfect for fan access by subway and the Long Island Railroad. However, city planner Robert Moses blocked the plan, offering Queens as a location instead.

“Moses and O’Malley and Robert Wagner had a meeting on the back patio of Gracie Mansion and O’Malley said, ‘I’d love to have a new ballpark.’ And Moses said, ‘We’ll build it for you, in Queens.’ And O’Malley said, ‘The Brooklyn Dodgers are not going to play in Queens. They’re not going to be the Queens Dodgers,’” said Schweiger.

Instead, the Dodgers became the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1957. Unsuccessful campaigns to bring them back followed, and Schweiger, like many fans, eventually turned to the Mets. However, his allegiance to the Dodgers remains strong.

"I always tell people the Dodgers never moved. They’re just on an extended road trip," he said.