That Took Care Of That

Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Filed under: The Bronx

When we last saw Old Yankee Stadium in August 2009 it looked like this:

Yankee Stadium From The Major Deegan Expressway, The Bronx, August 14, 2009

After checking in to make sure there was still something left to visit, we decided to go at least one last time to capture the demolition process:

Old Yankee Stadium Demolition From 153rd Street Garage, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

Old Yankee Stadium Demolition From 153rd Street Garage, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

Old Yankee Stadium Demolition From 153rd Street Garage, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

Old Yankee Stadium Demolition From 153rd Street Garage, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

Old Yankee Stadium Demolition From Southbound 4 Train Platform, 161 St-Yankee Stadium Station, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

Also nice to see that they finally opened the long awaited running track (on top of a parking garage) that replaced what was formerly on the site of New Yankee Stadium:

New Yankee Stadium From New Joseph Yancey Track and Field, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

New Joseph Yancey Track and Field, The Bronx, April 29, 2010

While they’re still taking apart the old stadium, you can get good views of it from what I’m calling “New Joseph Yancey Track and Field” (the aforementioned running track) — “New” because just like “Old” Yankee Stadium there was also an “Old” Joseph Yancey Track and Field — and the upper levels of the 153rd Street Garage (the one directly south of Old Yankee Stadium — one stairwell, the one closest to River Avenue, was open yesterday when I went).

Oh, and someone needs to fix this (just when you get a chance!):

MTA Neighborhood Map Showing Old Yankee Stadium, 161 St-Yankee Stadium Station, The Bronx, April 29, 2010