{"id":536888,"date":"2018-08-08T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webuildvalue.com\/uncategorized\/yankee-stadium-l-ultima-preghiera-nella-cattedrale-dello-sport.html"},"modified":"2020-12-09T10:12:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T10:12:50","slug":"the-new-yankee-stadium-the-last-prayer-in-new-york-s-cathedral-of-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webuildvalue.com\/en\/reportage\/the-new-yankee-stadium-the-last-prayer-in-new-york-s-cathedral-of-baseball.html","title":{"rendered":"Yankee Stadium: from the old to the new Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I<\/strong>f there is one piece of infrastructure that can be associated with a sports hero, it is most definitely the\u00a0Yankee<\/strong>\u00a0Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0with Babe Ruth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old Yankee Stadium: from the construction to the demolition of NY \u201cCathedral of baseball\u201d <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On April 18,\u00a01923<\/strong>, the day\u00a0New<\/strong>\u00a0York\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0famous<\/strong>\u00a0stadium<\/strong>\u00a0was\u00a0inaugurated<\/strong>, the baseball champion hit his first home run out of the park.\u00a0 On that day, Ruth led the New York Yankees in their victory against the Boston Red Sox, and later that year their winning of the World Series, the U.S. baseball championship. Ever since then, , the\u00a0stadium<\/strong>\u00a0became a\u00a0symbol<\/strong>\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0just<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0Bronx<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the working-class borough in the northern part of the city \u2013 but of\u00a0New<\/strong>\u00a0York<\/strong>\u00a0City<\/strong>\u00a0itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0idea<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0building<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0stadium<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0Bronx<\/strong>\u00a0was the brainchild of the owners of the Yankees,\u00a0Tillinghast<\/strong>\u00a0L\u2019Hommedieu<\/strong>\u00a0Huston<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jacob<\/strong>\u00a0Ruppert<\/strong>. They were convinced that even though New York already had two excellent baseball teams, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, it still had\u00a0space<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0Yankees<\/strong>. \u00a0So they decided to\u00a0invest<\/strong>\u00a0$2.5 million<\/strong>\u00a0to build a\u00a060,000-seat stadium<\/strong>.\u00a0Construction<\/strong>\u00a0began<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0May 5, 1922<\/strong>\u00a0and,\u00a011<\/strong>\u00a0months<\/strong>\u00a0later<\/strong>, it\u00a0opened<\/strong>\u00a0to the\u00a0public<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cCathedral<\/strong> of Baseball<\/strong>\u201d was more than just the home of the New York Yankees. It also hosted some of the world\u2019s<\/strong> most<\/strong> spectacular<\/strong> boxing<\/strong> matches<\/strong>, from Muhammad Al\u00ec to Max Baer, from Sugar Ray Robinson to Joe Louis. Three popes<\/strong> celebrated<\/strong> mass<\/strong> there: Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI. And some of its concerts<\/strong> were legendary. Match after match, game after game, concert after concert, the stadium<\/strong> endeared<\/strong> itself to New<\/strong> Yorkers<\/strong> and tourists alike until<\/strong> September<\/strong> 21<\/strong>, 2008<\/strong>, when, after hosting 6,581 official games of the New York Yankees, it went into \u201cretirement\u201d. Its gates<\/strong> closed<\/strong>, the stadium<\/strong> was demolished<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it was not closed for long. Just a few metres away from the vanished symbol of New York<\/a>, a new, modern, high-tech \u201ccathedral\u201d arose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The New Yankee Stadium construction: date, costs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Yankees began building<\/strong> their new<\/strong> home<\/strong> in 2006<\/strong> in order to make sure that it would be ready to host the team\u2019s fans by 2009. The old stadium had been renovated in the 1960s and 1970s, but by the start of the new century the facility had become outdated and no longer reflected the ambitions of a team like the Yankees nor a city like New York. The construction<\/strong> of the new<\/strong> stadium<\/strong> was a gargantuan effort<\/strong>, costing $1.6 billion<\/strong>. The sum was almost entirely financed<\/strong> by<\/strong> the<\/strong> New<\/strong> York<\/strong> Yankees<\/strong>, while the city of New York contributed about $300 million to cover the cost of building the infrastructure links and modernising the surrounding area. For example, the subway line that crosses the Bronx got a new stop at the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new facility covers an area of 1.3 million square feet<\/strong>, is spread out over four floors, and can hold 52,000 spectators<\/strong>. The numbers tell the story. According to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stadium builder Turner Construction\u2019s website, it required<\/strong> 7,000 steel structural<\/strong> blocks<\/strong>, 15<\/strong>,000<\/strong> gallons<\/strong> of paint<\/strong>; 946<\/strong> miles<\/strong> of electrical<\/strong> wiring<\/strong>; and 20,000<\/strong> light bulbs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stadium\u2019s appearance was designed to resemble its illustrious predecessor in terms of both materials and shape, creating a continuity with what had been the home of the Yankees for 80 years. Despite its similar appearance, the\u00a0new<\/strong>\u00a0facility<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0epitome<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0modernity<\/strong><\/a>, both in terms of\u00a0architecture<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0engineering<\/strong>. The LED screens mounted above the field are the largest ever seen in a baseball stadium. The stadium has set aside plenty of space for the team, for meetings, and for various types of entertainment, as well as special areas reserved for children. This work of infrastructure is so\u00a0innovative<\/strong>\u00a0that it\u00a0won<\/strong>\u00a0the \u201cProject<\/strong>\u00a0of<\/strong>\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0Year<\/strong>\u201d from McGraw Hill Publications in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An auction for the Old Yankee Stadium memorabilia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The transition<\/strong> from the old<\/strong> stadium<\/strong> to the new<\/strong> one<\/strong> was an historic<\/strong> moment<\/strong> for New<\/strong> Yorkers<\/strong> and baseball<\/strong> fans<\/strong> alike, as demonstrated by a remarkable event. To cover the $11.5 million bill to demolish the old stadium, the Yankees commissioned the Steiner Sports auction house to raise<\/strong> money<\/strong> by selling<\/strong>  memorabilia<\/strong> from the building<\/strong>. The auction began in May 2009. For $1,499 it was possible to purchase a seat; for $150 a brick from Monumentum Park (where the Yankees celebrate their retiring members); turnstiles were priced at $2,000 and $200 could get you a garbage can with the NY insignia on it. It only took<\/strong> a few<\/strong> days<\/strong> for prices<\/strong> to be batted<\/strong> \u201cout<\/strong> of<\/strong> the<\/strong> park<\/strong>\u201d. That is how many people wanted to bring<\/strong> home<\/strong> a piece<\/strong> of Yankees<\/strong> history<\/strong>.
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