Photo: Joan Stevenson, 2015.  Expect traffic on the local freeways and streets (including Riverside Drive), loud stereos and a blimp or two, starting as early as 9AM for the game that starts at 1:10 PM.  If you don't need to drive through Elysian Park any time today, take another route into downtown.
Read more on parking restrictions and road closures: The Eastsider 
Dodger Stadium: Mother of All Grading Projects (with photo from 1960)