Yes and no. I started going to YS in the spring of 1967. It's final last years were glorious yet tired & run down, if that makes sense. The area was dangerous (night games especially/poor lighting etc).
Went on the tour in 2003. Loved it!!! I made sure to stand in the spot at the fence where Chambliss hit the pennant winning HR in 1976. It's impossible to understand how big the field is until you stand on it and look around!!!
I toured the stadium on my own when I bought a ticket. I just remained silent when security and staff asked what I was doing in a secured area and kept walking past them to wherever the heck I wanted. Good times.
So this tour was conducted on November 5th, 1991. Just think, by the time this video reached its 5th anniversary, we Yankees fans got to call the team "World Champions!"❤
I toured the stadium on my own when I bought a ticket. I just remained silent when security and staff asked what I was doing in a secured area and kept walking past them to wherever the heck I wanted. Good times.
Tony and I were in the same class at the now defunct Bishop Dubois High School on West 152nd St. in Manhattan 1956 -1960 !!! Tony was a nice guy, however, I break into Hives, every time I hear the word " Pinstripes " !!! Yeah, I'm an old Brooklyn Dodger Fan from Da Bronx !!!
The greatest ballpark ever! I remember going to old Yankee Stadium in 2003. Something I'll never forget, still got the ticket. The new one is ok too I guess.
That is not the "old Yankee Stadium." Okay--it is on the original site, but it is the stadium that was REBUILT in the 1970s. Completely different vibe.
Sorry to disappoint you but this isn’t the ‘old’ Yankee Stadium. This is the renovated stadium when the original was closed after the 1973 season and reopened for the 1976 season. The Yankees played in Shea Stadium for the 74 and 75 seasons.
