Yankee Stadium is the most well known baseball stadium in the U.S. If you love the stadium then you are likely a New York fan. If you hated it you must be from Boston. The memories that happened in the stadium in the past 85 years are just amazing. So, as for the house that Ruth built, we must say good-bye.

On August 16, 2006, a ground-breaking ceremony was held in the Bronx. One day later construction began on the new Yankee stadium. Turner Corp and Skanska USA Civil will be the companies in charge of making the April 2009 deadline. The project is estimated at 1.3 billion dollars with 220 million from New York and 1.1 billion from the Yankees. The stadium will be just north of the old stadium between 161st and 164th streets, and between Jerome and River Avenue. The project is part of a large redevelopment plan that wants to build a hotel for game accommodations. There is also a high school they want to build for sports related careers.

The stadium will have some of the same features as the old stadium. The exterior will look similar, but the interior of the stadium has a different structure. Plans show that the interior will sit higher than the exterior allowing fans to see the old stadium. A wall dividing the interior and the exterior will have more retail for those who want to bring home the perfect gift. There will be seating for 51,800 crazed baseball fans. So grab some peanuts and crackerjacks and enjoy the new Yankee stadium.