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A rendering shows a gondola car carrying passengers from Union Station to Dodger Stadium. Photo by: Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC  #DodgerStadium #Dodgers #Gondola #LosAngeles #Metro #UnionStation Thousands of baseball fans have thought longingly of visiting Chavez Ravine without fighting through snarled, rush-hour traffic in a car or on a bus. Now, a company funded by former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has proposed a possible solution: a gondola lift that would whisk passengers from Union Station to Dodger Stadium by air in five minutes. It's an unorthodox proposal in a city accustomed to ideas that flare up and die out. But, backers say, the plan is for real. "Los Angeles is a gorgeous city," said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who plans to announce the project Thursday at a Metropolitan Transportation Authority meeting. "It lays out at night like this bed of jewels. This isn't something that's just about Dodgers ga...