Shea Stadium saw its last season in 2008; demolition began in earnest in January 2009. Click
HERE to learn all about the new
Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
Shea Stadium was originally to be called Flushing Meadow Park but was later named for the popular attorney, William A. Shea, who spearheaded the drive to bring National League baseball back to New York following the departure of the Dodgers and Giants in 1957.
