What is Shea Stadium?
{{Infobox Stadium | stadium_name = William A. Shea Municipal Stadium | nickname = Shea Stadium, Shea | image = [[Image:Shea 10-12-07.jpg|300px|Shea Stadium]] | location = 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue<br />[[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[New York (state)|New York]] 11368-1699 | broke_ground = October 28, 1961 | opened = April 17, 1964 | closed = September 28, 2008 (Final game) | demolished = October 14, 2008 - February 18, 2009 | owner = [[New York City|City of New York]] | operator = [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]] | surface = Grass | construction_cost = [[United States dollar|US $]]28.5 million | architect = Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury | former_names = | tenants = [[New York Mets]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1964-2008)<br />[[New York Jets]] ([[American Football League|AFL]]/[[National Football League|NFL]]) (1964-1983)<br />[[New York Yankees]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1974-1975)<br />[[New York Giants]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1975) | acreage = | seating_capacity = 57,333<ref>[http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/citifield_comparison.jsp The Official Site of The New York Mets: Ballpark: Citi Field Side-by-Side Comparison]</ref> | dimensions = }} '''William A. Shea Municipal Stadium''', or more commonly '''Shea Stadium''' (often referred to in short as '''Shea'''), was a [[Major League Baseball|major league]] ballpark that was the home for the [[New York Mets]] 1964 to 2008 when the Mets left for their new home [[Citi Field]]. Shea was also the home of the [[New York Yankees]] while [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] was being [[wikt:renovate|renovated]] for the 1974 and 1975 seasons. It was demolished between October 14, 2008 and February 18, 2009. ==References== {{reflist|1}} {{sport-stub}} [[Category:1964 establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:2009 disestablishments in New York (state)]] [[