Shea Stadium

Summary

Shea Stadium is a defunct sports venue^[1]. It draws 1,430 Wikipedia views per month (defunct_sports_venue category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shea Stadium is located in Flushing^[3].
• Shea Stadium is in the country of United States^[4].
• Shea Stadium's image is recorded as Shea Crowded.jpg^[5].
• Shea Stadium's instance of is recorded as defunct sports venue^[6].
• Shea Stadium's architect is recorded as Emil Praeger^[7].
• Shea Stadium's owned by is recorded as New York City^[8].
• Shea Stadium's operator is recorded as New York City Department of Parks and Recreation^[9].
• William Shea is named after Shea Stadium^[10].
• Shea Stadium's location is recorded as Queens^[11].
• Shea Stadium's Commons category is recorded as Shea Stadium^[12].
• Shea Stadium's occupant is recorded as New York Mets^[13].
• Shea Stadium's occupant is recorded as New York Jets^[14].
• +1961-10-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shea Stadium^[15].
• Shea Stadium was dissolved in +2008-10-14T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Shea Stadium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.755555555556, 'lon': -73.848055555556}^[17].
• Shea Stadium's structural engineer is recorded as Thomas Christian Kavanagh^[18].
• Shea Stadium's sport is recorded as baseball^[19].
• Shea Stadium's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074nc^[20].
• Shea Stadium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shea Stadium^[21].
• Shea Stadium's Commons gallery is recorded as Shea Stadium^[22].
• Shea Stadium's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as cf9c9bf1-814e-456e-8cff-8ca9ac2e4f9a^[23].
• Shea Stadium's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+57333'}^[24].
• Shea Stadium's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Shea-Stadium^[25].
• Shea Stadium's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6352910^[26].
• Shea Stadium's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5137831^[27].

Body

Geography

Shea Stadium is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Flushing^[3].

Designation and Status

Shea Stadium's instance of is recorded as defunct sports venue^[6].

History and Context

+1961-10-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shea Stadium^[15]. Its owned by is recorded as New York City^[8]. William Shea is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Shea Stadium draws 1,430 Wikipedia views per month (defunct_sports_venue category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]