original Yankee Stadium

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:stadium
gptkbp:address gptkb:East_161st_Street_&_River_Avenue,_Bronx,_NY
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Osborn_Engineering
gptkbp:capacity varied (up to 82,000 at peak, 56,936 at closing)
gptkbp:closed September 21, 2008
gptkbp:cost $2.4 million (1923)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demolished 2009-2010
May 2010
gptkbp:demolition_began March 2009
gptkbp:famousFor Babe Ruth's career
historic baseball moments
hosting 26 Yankees World Series championships
gptkbp:fieldDimensions varied over time
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_(former)
gptkbp:hostedEvent gptkb:Papal_Masses
National Football League
concerts
boxing matches
college football games
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label original Yankee Stadium
gptkbp:lighting_installed 1946
gptkbp:location gptkb:The_Bronx,_New_York_City
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:White_Construction_Company
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Cathedral_of_Baseball
gptkb:The_House_That_Ruth_Built
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Babe_Ruth's_60th_home_run_(1927)
gptkb:Don_Larsen's_perfect_game_(1956_World_Series)
gptkb:Lou_Gehrig's_farewell_speech_(1939)
gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI_Mass_(2008)
gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II_Mass_(1979)
gptkb:Pope_Paul_VI_Mass_(1965)
gptkbp:notableTenant gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:New_York_Giants_(NFL)
gptkb:New_York_Black_Yankees
gptkb:New_York_Yankees_(NFL)
gptkbp:opened April 18, 1923
gptkbp:operator gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:owner gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:161st_Street–Yankee_Stadium_(NYC_Subway)
gptkbp:renovated 1974–1975
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:new_Yankee_Stadium
gptkbp:roofType open
gptkbp:structureType gptkb:stadium
gptkbp:surface natural grass
AstroTurf (1976–1988)
gptkbp:website gptkb:Heritage_Field_park
no longer active
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yankee_Stadium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5