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Shea Stadium (/ ʃ eɪ / SHAY), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. [7] Opened in 1964, it was home to the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1964 to 2008 , as well as the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL) and ...
Some of them still stand today and can be viewed – however, many buildings have since been demolished. The reason for the demolition was often a lack of space; a larger building could fit. Many times the condition of the building was no longer adequate. The cost of building renovation is high, and demolition may have been easier.
Gene Mauch, manager for the Montreal Expos (left) meets with the umpires and New York Mets Yogi Berra at home plate before a game at Shea Stadium, circa July 11-13, 1969. Items portrayed in this file depicts
Stray cats have run amok in Willets Point for nearly 100 years and even carved out shelter in Shea Stadium when it was erected in 1964 — with one famously scampering across the Cubs dugout ...
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This list of closed stadiums by capacity shows demolished, unused, or otherwise closed sports stadiums ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium could accommodate seated. Stadiums that had a capacity of 15,000 or greater are included.
Shea Stadium (25 P, 2 F) Y. Yankee Stadium (1923) (8 P, 6 F) Pages in category "Defunct Major League Baseball venues" The following 78 pages are in this ...