Yankee Stadium (New York City, New York)

Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the New York City borough of The Bronx. It serves as the home ballpark for the New York Yankees professional baseball team, replacing the previous Yankee Stadium, built in 1923. The new ballpark was constructed across the street from the 1923 Yankee Stadium, on the former site of Macombs Dam Park. Construction began in August 2006, and it opened April 2, 2009, with a final cost of around $1.5 billion. It combines elements of the old Yankee Stadium, as well as modern amenities that have been included in most other new ballparks. Designed in the Postmodern style by Populous/HOK Sport, the stadium's exterior is of Indiana Limestone, and it seats 51,000 (52,325 including standing room), compared to the old stadiums' 57,000. Monument Park was transported to the new stadium and a copy of the famous white-painted copper frieze was constructed atop the grandstand. The new stadium features wider open concourses like the Great Hall, restaurants NYY Steak, Mohegan Sun Sports Bar, a branch of Hard Rock Cafe, Audi Club, and 56 luxury suites. The Yankees Museum is at Gate 6.

The dimensions of the field were kept approximately the same as the old Yankee Stadium, although the outfield fence is lower (about 8' vs. 10') and the right field fence is on average about 5 feet closer. However, the distance markers are identical to the old stadium.

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Categories: Major League Baseball - mlb, interesting place, baseball stadium, 2009_construction, postmodern (architecture)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Stadium
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Coordinates:  40°49'46"N 73°55'35"W
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  • This stadium is to be demolished and doesn't qualify as a historic place because is being “abandon” by the owners, by doing so, implicitly implying it worthlessness to anyone concerned.
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