A visit to the Bronx for the World Series

It was October, so that meant that the Yankees were again post-season participants.  Joe, the Webmaster for BASEBALLPARKS.COM, traveled to the Bronx to take in Game 3 of the '99 World Series . . . and what a memorable night -- and historic Series -- it was!  The Yanks laid claim not only to the title of Team Of The '90s, but they are also the hands-down winner of Team Of The Century, as they won their 25th World Series, this time in a four-game sweep over Atlanta.  As shown below (just after the final play of Game 3, won by the Yanks in the 10th inning), there's no happier person on earth than baseball fanatic Joe.

Join us for our series of pages devoted to a night at the most historic of all sports facilities -- Yankee Stadium!  By the way, we did this as a "series" of pages, instead of cramming all of the shots on one page, because we made the file sizes of the photos a little larger than usual to capture more detail.  Enjoy!

 

More than two hours before the first pitch, the traffic is backed up for miles coming into the stadium area.  This photo (upper left) is taken while heading down the hill known as Coogan's Bluff in the heart of Harlem.  Yankee Stadium, in the center of the shot, is just across the Macombs Dam Bridge, which crosses the Harlem River between the South Bronx and the upper tip of Manhattan.

By the way, just to the left of this scene is the site where the Polo Grounds stood.  This stadium was the home of the New York Giants, New York Mets (for their first two seasons) and, yes, even the Yankees (from 1913 through 1922).

In the photo on the right, you see the throngs along River Avenue, which is the street just beyond right field of Yankee Stadium.  The elevated train tracks, which bring thousands of fans to every home game, run above this street.

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