Mitch Hammontree stood back and gazed at the flowers, candles and handwritten messages laid out beneath a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium at the main entrance on Vin Scully Avenue.

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The city of Los Angeles was mourning Wednesday for the Bronx-born Scully, whose 67-year career made him the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in sports history. at age 94.

With the Dodgers out of town until Friday, fans of all ages gathered outside the stadium and at other spots to honor Scully. Some recalled his voice soothing them to sleep as kids.

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Others recalled Scully as a bridge from one generation to the next, including 29-year-old Kenneth Walls of South Los Angeles who tuned in alongside his 90-year-old grandfather.

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At one point, a tiny green-colored bird alighted on a Dodgers cap nestled among the flowers.

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Diana Gutierrez of Downey brought her 8-year-old grandson to view the collection of mementos that included a blue-and-white Dodgers serape, baseball-shaped balloons and baseballs resting on top of the D and tucked in the V on the welcome sign at 1000 Vin Scully Ave.

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Along Hollywood Boulevard, tourists and locals paused at ScullyB次元官网网址檚 flower-strewn star on the Walk of Fame located two doors down from another legend, Musso & Frank Grill. A delivery man hung an arrangement of roses and other flowers in Dodgers colors on a wooden easel.

Back downtown a few miles from the stadium, the weekday lunch crowd was already in line at Philippe the Original French Dipped Sandwiches.

B次元官网网址淚 was almost in tears,B次元官网网址� 75-year-old Daniel Mirgil of Pomona said of hearing Scully had died. B次元官网网址淲e used to use our transistor radio just to listen to him.B次元官网网址�

Los Angeles City Hall will be lit in blue starting Wednesday night. ESPN2 is re-airing Game 1 of the 1988 World Series featuring ScullyB次元官网网址檚 memorable call of Kirk GibsonB次元官网网址檚 pinch-hit, walk-off home run that led the Dodgers to a win over the Oakland Athletics. The Dodgers will add a patch with B次元官网网址榁INB次元官网网址� above a microphone to their uniforms.

The self-effacing Scully would have appreciated the tributes but would have likely found them to be B次元官网网址渁 little bit embarrassing,B次元官网网址� which was how he described the hoopla surrounding his retirement in 2016.

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Moments of silence were held in ScullyB次元官网网址檚 honour around the majors Wednesday.

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Beth Harris, The Associated Press

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