This is the Shea Stadium lauded as “the most beautiful ballpark ever built”. Granted, the lauding was done in December 1964 by the Building Awards Committee of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, but early returns and home-field advantage notwithstanding, who would have argued?
This is one chestnut among dozens you will inhale from Shea Stadium: Images of Baseball by Jason D. Antos, availableonline [1] or in the gift shop of the Museum of the City of New York…which also happens to be home until December 31 toGlory Days: New York Baseball 1947-1957 [2]. Both the book and the exhibition are recommended [3] heartily.