Gary Dunaier: Yankee Stadium billboard on a building near the Long Island Expressway near the Queens Midtown Tunnel as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound express bus, 05/12/09
Gary Dunaier: Yankee Stadium billboard on a building near the Long Island Expressway near the Queens Midtown Tunnel as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound express bus, 05/12/09
Gary Dunaier: Ticket to see the New York Yankees v. the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium, May 16, 2009
Gary Dunaier: A peek inside the original Yankee Stadium as seen from a moving Woodlawn-bound #4 train, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Can't leave the 161st Street station from here when the Yankees are playing, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Can't leave the 161st Street station from here when the Yankees are playing, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Preparations are in place to wall off River Avenue outside the original Yankee Stadium in advance of demolition, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: They're starting to wall off River Avenue outside the original Yankee Stadium outside River Avenue in preparation for demolition, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Demolition work on the orignal Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: You can peek through the wall to see the bleacher benches in the original Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Demolition work on the orignal Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Demolition work on the orignal Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: What's going on here? (Yankee Stadium demolition, 05/16/09)
Gary Dunaier: Crossing 161st Street to get to Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Crossing 161st Street to get to Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Fans wait in front of Gate 2 of the original Yankee Stadium to cross 161st Street to get to the new facility, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Fans "turn their back" on Gate 2 of the original Yankee Stadium as they cross 161st Street to get to the new facility, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Fans "turn their back" on Gate 2 of the original Yankee Stadium as they cross 161st Street to get to the new facility, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Fans "turn their back" on Gate 2 of the original Yankee Stadium as they cross 161st Street to get to the new facility, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: My ticket has scanned successfully and I can now enter Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: It's Cap Day - free Yankee caps to all fans (not just the first X-thousand), 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: It's Cap Day - free Yankee caps to all fans (not just the first X-thousand), 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Traffic on the escalator In the Great Hall is regulated by Yankee Stadium security to ensure safety by preventing overcrowding at the landing, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Traffic on the escalator In the Great Hall is regulated by Yankee Stadium security to ensure safety by preventing overcrowding at the landing, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Fans heading to the escalator from the Great Hall at Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Riding up the escalator from the Great Hall at Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: Joba Chamberlain is announced as today's starting pitcher, 05/16/09 (the image on the video screen in Yankee Stadium's Great Hall is transitioning from scoreboard graphic to live footage)
Gary Dunaier: Pitcher Joba Chamberlain, catcher Francisco Cervelli and the umpires stand at attention for the National Anthem, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: The centerfield cameraman gets a shot of the American Flag during the playing of the national anthem at Yankee Stadium, 05/16/09
Gary Dunaier: The first pitch of the game: New York's Joba Chamberlain to Minnesota's Denard Span (strike one), 05/16/09