"The Stadium: Daily News Photographs of the House That Ruth Built" Exhibition
New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
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Yankee Stadium— The Stadium— is arguably the most iconic sports venue in America, and as much a part of the New York landscape as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. The 2008 baseball season turned sports spectators into witnesses of history as New Yorkers and Yankee fans the world over watched the last season-opener, the last All-Star game, the final pitch, and the last catch ever to take place in the House That Ruth Built. The Daily News was there for the first game in The Stadium, in 1923, and for every game thereafter. For this exhibition, presented in conjunction with the Bank of America, the News has opened its photographic archives to bring New Yorkers never-before-seen photos of the players, the fans, and the magic that hung in the air of The Stadium with every home run ball that flew over the walls and bounced onto the streets of the Bronx. Offering a photographic timeline of the history of The Stadium from Babe Ruth’s home run in the first game to the final season, this exhibition not only captures the great moments in Yankee history—it captures the history of New York.
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from September 16, 2008 to October 26, 2008