Architect Breaks Down Iconic Baseball Stadiums | Architectural Digest 

I would love that!

he is rolling his eyes at this comment having 500 likes lol

Like the nfl does

I concur!

All of them

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yeah it’s so great to not only have to fight with event traffic but city traffic aswell.

@@snakelama public transportation

@@Plokijuh1229 Oracle has great public transportation. One can take Caltrain from San Jose and the Peninsula, Muni in San Francisco itself and various city busses, BART and a Muni ride to the park, ferries from Oakland and Marin County. There is no reason to drive to Oracle Park to watch the Giants. Hunter Pence got there by scooter, living nearby.

It’s an anomaly. I don’t think he could’ve spoken at length on architecture, but it’s multiple additions/transformations, and even the most recent renovation which was an engineering feat, as well as simply what Wrigley is could have easily been talked about.

I was thinking the same thing, but even more dismayed that he didn't even bother with Dodger Stadium, truly, the first, and now oldest (and best and only one still standing) of the "modern" ballparks, and unique and iconic in its own way, in it's setting, and featuring great mid-century details.

@@miguelfernandez1643 I’d say Angel Stadium is better. It’s around the same age and is a “modern” ballpark.

@@alcostello6114 angel stadium imo sucks. The design is nice but it’s just plopped off the side of the freeway in the middle of a massive parking lot. Would’ve been way cooler if the location was better.

@@nigward3966 Dodger stadium is also smack dab in the middle of a parking lot lol. The food is mediocre and the fans are generally trash

100% well said

that's neat you can walk to it! and in the next couple years your local team looks to be a real contender!

I wonder if your impression will change at all now that they're becoming one of the hottest tickets in town, and will be for at least a few years it seems. Good problem to have, probably.

Hands down my favorite part of living here! I’m over on sharp st. The warehouse is the first thing I see every morning (and the reserve bank lol)

I grew up 2 blocks from my high school football field. The sound of practices in the late summer and Saturday fall games are dear to me. Neighborhood atmosphere. Yum.

That’s me hear in Wrigleyville! Beautiful residential neighborhood, iconic park, and hearing the crowd cheer when my windows are open letting me know something happened before I see it on the tv or hear it on the radio. Camden Yards is on my bucket list.

I was confused when he brought up citi field as a negative example and loan depot as a good example lol

@@GregoryIllinivich I've never been to Citi Field but ol' Shea had its appeal.

@@SoSoMillie Shea was built perfectly for its era. Considering it opened in time for the 1964-65 NYC worlds fair. People thought the future was driving to a parking lot and going to a game. They ballpark was the 2nd stadium to have retractable seats in the field level to accomadate Football and Baseball (RFK was first). The original facade had orange and blue panels spread throughout which went with the theme of the fair. Also the ground level entrances up to 8 or 9 feet up was made of that 1960s style brick that you only see in buildings made in that era. All this being said in the late 2000's in NYC Original Yankee Stadium and Shea needed replacing. There isnt many places to build new stadiums in the five boroughs. The Jets failed to build a West side stadium. NYCFC is still looking for a permanent home. So Citifield had to be built in the parking lot of Shea stadium. They tried to make the best retro classic park possible. Since football was never to be played at Citifield. They dont have to design it like the original Shea Stadium. There is a great chance that NYCFC will get their stadium done in either the Bronx next to Yankee Stadium in the excess parking structures designed for old Yankee Stadium or it will be built right across the street from Citifield with the chopshops being taken over by emminent domain. In both cases the existing parking lot for New Yankee Stadium or Citifield will be used for parking in the new soccer stadium. Both teams however wont be schedueled to have a home game the same day to mitigate the potential parking issue.

LoanDepot Park is actually a great ball park I’ve had a chance to visit over 20 ballparks across our country and LoanDepot is actually well designed, to bad attendance is so poor. A little bias of course as a Marlins Season ticket holder but it is a good ballpark hopefully ownership can do something different.

@@SoSoMillie my uncle said shea was a dump

I agree, when he said citi field was a “bad example”… everytime I’ve been to citi field I’ve either walked through vibrant communities or it’s been easily accessible due to the way it has been built into public transportation. I love seeing games there

Also I agree IT is Queens . Miami is Miami

The other problem is all the Met fans... yuck

I thought the same thing. Citi field is a pretty good looking stadium and once the area develops a bit it’s going to be a blast to be around

Citi field is a giant blue mess.

I'm forever grateful that I live nearby. My dad and I get to go to a bunch of games a year in the best stadium in baseball.

Hell yeah man. It's gorgeous. I try to make it at least once a year. Let's go O's!

Cubs fan, so Wrigley always sits at the top for me. But I've never been to Camden but it sits 2nd on my list (going by what I've seen during broadcasting and doc's like this). Got to see my 3rd back in 2016 - Kauffman Stadium.

@@BlueBagger83 Wrigley is on my bucket list. The history alone would make it worth the trip.

They had to build that hotel that blocked the Bromo- Seltzer Tower.....

I love the inside and outside of citifield. This guy is just looking at pictures. Citi field is one of the best stadiums out there

@@F3SuperLeOdude is just one of those architects that wants walkable cities and a big ego. He trashed it and then praised ebbets field when the outside is purely based on it.

I agree 100 percent, that would be an incredible video!

Agreed!

If so I hope UNC chapel hill gets featured !

The design of many have been influenced by the University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson.

Oh definitely. Even just focusing a series on college/university libraries would be interesting.

Agreed Petco looks really nice.

Not a bad seat in that stadium I sat in the nose bleeds and I felt I was right on 3rd base

I was really hoping he would mention Petco Park

@@Yourcousinvinnie @brian I’m a Dodger fan with family in San Diego - I feel very fortunate to be able to catch games in both Dodger Stadium and Petco Park! They are very different and both have their unique charms.

Petco looks nice to me for sure, it’s on my list to visit.

i agree! i was really hoping he was gonna talk about it as well. i think oracle park is one of the most unique stadiums with it being next to the water.

Oracle Park does a really good job of blending into the city from street level as well

yeah they dropped the balled on this one

It's a beautiful setting and a great stadium

I think probably the best way that the setting of the stadiun was balanced with the city around it is the Skydome (I refuse to use the other name). They conciously put it in the downtown core and in a place that was already a tourist attraction (right next to the CN Tower), and they also made it walkable from Toronto's Union Station, so those coming in from the subway, or from out of town via a GO Train can easily get to the game, there's even a covered walkway from the station to the stadium. It being directly downtown means that it doesn't really mess with the neighbourhood, as the residences that surround it are exclusively condos, and there are no massive parking lots around it, they're all underground. Too bad it's not a particularly good looking building. Still, it's an iconic piece of Toronto's skyline, something I don't think any other stadium really is, outside of the former Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Yes, I wish he'd done a deep dive into Wrigley.

Thank you for sharing this and setting the record straight, never would have known the truth otherwise

Thanks

This “expert” didn’t do his research

agreed!

Some fans think that CitiField is just Ebbets Field with more parking.

@@rockvilleraven Then they have no clue what the neighborhood around Ebbets Field was like.

Completely agree!

Those are the best seats in the house if you ask me. I remember sitting in the very front watching the Mariners when they came to town and talking to Ichiro lol. I could hear their feet in the grass as they ran absolutely amazing

The Rogers Centre, aka Skydome, when built was a virtual skyscraper at 282 feet to the top of it's dome. That's equivalent to a 31 story building. In it's 34 years, the City of Toronto has grown from 3.8 million to 6.4 million and the once-overwhelming kandmark known as the Skydome is now diminished by the hundreds of much taller skyscrapers that now surround the landmark. The Skydome's next-door neighbor, the CN Tower, is still the most prominent landmark, easily visible more than 30 miles away in Western New York.

Glad to see someone else say this. The current stadium is gorgeous and very much utilizes the downtown for a scenic backdrop. By far one of the best stadiums in all of baseball.

No kidding. What a BIG omission from this video. Jackie Robinson was mentioned at least twice and there was even a section on Ebbets Field, but no mention of Dodger Stadium at all makes me downvote this video.

Gotta talk about the people who were forced out of their homes for the stadium to be built as well

@@jph4852 Dodger stadium is an ok stadium, but not something like Candem Yards or old Yankee Stadium. Its far away from LA, an ugly parking lot, nothing special, etc...

@@lavarball5742 White Dodger fans and "Doyers" fans that are oblivious to that fact, all say its in the past and that it was the city of LA that did it.

@@fosternyc926 they have the best fans tho that’s for sure

I would be interested too! You should check out a book on row houses called The North Atlantic Cities. It shows how all the cities in the region are pretty much architectural cousins haha

@@treycherie6236 That sounds like a great read. I'll have to check that out. Thank you!

@@treycherie6236 that looks SUPER interesting. I'm going to check that out.

Agreed, UBS would be an interesting take. Beautiful building that had to be fit in a very populated suburb wedged between a parkway and existing houses track

Exactly, there would really be nowhere else to put a baseball stadium anywhere else in the city besides where Citi is now and where Shea was

Wrigley & Fenway got the same amount of time. No mentions of Dodgers stadium either.

@@lovesgucci1 Dodger Stadium bulldozed a Hispanic community to be built and replaced it with a sea of concrete 7 times as large as the stadium sooo

"Time will not dim the glory of their deeds."

Citi Field looks better on the inside

citifield feels pretty part of the city to me. all the mechanic shops across the street. the subway exit leaves you right in front of the stadium lol.

@@RMSFAM09Right now there are efforts to rebuild that area, call Willets Point and move the chop shops out and create a neighborhood like setting similar to Wrigley and Fenway

@@richardkim9952 I drove through that "neighborhood" where the chop shops are to find free street parking. I couldnt believe that area was in the 5 borughs. The pothole were like creators in the middle of the street. In some parts 4 or 5 feet deep. I dont think the entire area even has running sewage lines either because I saw many a porta potty along side buildings. Its a place to get cheap car parts from wrecked vehicles from shady mechanics. That area really needs to be redeveloped

Oh c'mon, Memorial Stadium wasn't *that* bad...I say, also as a 39 year old whose memory is pretty shot these days. :P

I’d love to hear his thoughts on SoFi Stadium. That place is something else!

There is no uniqueness in fatball stadiums

@@barrycream2139 I would have to strongly disagree. Stadiums like Sofi stadium, Metlife stadium, lucas oil stadium, mercedez stadium in Atlanta, Levi stadium, and the superdome all have their fair share of innovations and styles.

@@rocklobstah1876 rough season for the Sawx

@@ObamaFromKenya The only good thing about it is that you can get excellent seats for $25!

Cleveland Municipal Stadium and Candlestick Park are within the City Limits. Also the railroad tracks behind Camden Yards is very much an active railway for the MARC trains to Washington DC and the Baltimore Light Rail system.

Shea was originally designed as a dome multipurpose stadium for football and baseball teams. The outfield soil was too weak to support enclosing it completely. Watching Jets games there could be good or bad depending on the seat locations. As for Mets baseball, the box seats in the upper deck from first base, past home plate, over to third base all provided really nice views of the game. Shea was similar to other larger multipurpose stadiums at the time, JFK, Three Rivers, Fulton County, Riverfront and Veteran's Stadium. Multipurpose stadiums were ugly looking. I am glad they are gone.