Yankee Stadium, 1923–2008 (Images of Baseball)

The Bronx's Yankee Stadium was designed to be one of the grandest, most impressive and intimidating sports arena ever. Over the years, the stadium's mystique and grandeur have been exponentially enhanced by championship boxing matches, professional and college football, Negro League games, papal visits, visits by international freedom fighters like Nelson Mandela, and the New York Yankees baseball club's iconic reputation as the gold standard of professional team sports. Yankee Stadium has also been a witness to the twentieth-century development of The Bronx from a small suburb to a large urban borough, thus forging a special and complex relationship with its hometown. This book, part of the Images of Baseball series, provides photographic documentation of the old stadium’s rich history and serves as a vivid reminder of its legacy. Authored by Dr. Gary Hermalyn and Anthony C. Greene.