Why was the old Yankee Stadium demolished?

Although it had been refurbished once, it didn't have proper luxury suites, open concourses that provided a view of the game, batting cages accessible from the dugouts, restaurants and many other features that the new one does. read more

Yankee Stadium closed following the 2008 baseball season and the new stadium opened in 2009, adopting the "Yankee Stadium" moniker. The original Yankee Stadium was demolished in 2010, two years after it closed, and the 8-acre site was converted into a park called Heritage Field. read more

Shea Stadium was torn down because they needed a parking area for Citi Field, and Yankee Stadium was torn down because to build the new stadium, they had to take away a park from the neighborhood, and after it was constructed, a new park had to be returned to the area, that'll be where the old stadium was. read more