Yankee Stadium (original)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Yankee_Stadium_(original)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:stadium
gptkbp:address	gptkb:East_161st_Street_&_River_Avenue,_Bronx,_NY
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Osborn_Engineering
gptkbp:capacity	varied (approx. 58,000 at peak)
gptkbp:closed	September 21, 2008
gptkbp:constructionCost	$2.4 million (1923)
gptkbp:demolished	2009-2010
gptkbp:fieldDimensions	varied over time
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Babe_Ruth's_60th_home_run_(1927) gptkb:Don_Larsen's_perfect_game_(1956_World_Series) gptkb:Lou_Gehrig's_farewell_speech_(1939) Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak (1941) Mickey Mantle's 500th home run (1967) Roger Maris' 61st home run (1961) first All-Star Game (1939)
gptkbp:hostedEvent	gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI_Mass_(2008) gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II_Mass_(1979) gptkb:Pope_Paul_VI_Mass_(1965) gptkb:college_football_games gptkb:National_Football_League concerts boxing matches
gptkbp:landmarkStatus	not designated
gptkbp:location	gptkb:The_Bronx,_New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:mainContractor	gptkb:White_Construction_Company
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Cathedral_of_Baseball gptkb:The_House_That_Ruth_Built
gptkbp:notableEvent	first game: Yankees vs. Red Sox, April 18, 1923 last game: Yankees vs. Orioles, September 21, 2008
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Monument_Park gptkb:scoreboard press box bleachers short right field porch bullpens in left and right field dugouts on first and third base sides facade frieze flagpole in play (center field) luxury boxes (added after renovation) triple-deck grandstand
gptkbp:notableTenant	gptkb:New_York_Yankees gptkb:New_York_Giants_(NFL) gptkb:New_York_Yankees_(NFL)
gptkbp:opened	April 18, 1923
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:City_of_New_York
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:161st_Street–Yankee_Stadium_(NYC_Subway)
gptkbp:renovated	1974–1975
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Yankee_Stadium_(2009)
gptkbp:surface	gptkb:AstroTurf_(1970–1975) natural grass
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_the_Bronx
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Yankee Stadium (original)