Corona in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium
Photographed By Colin J. Coghlan, May 31, 2006
1. William A. Shea Municipal Stadium Marker
Robert F. Wagner
Mayor
Abraham D. Beame
Comptroller
Paul R. Screvane
President of the Council
Mario J. Cariello
President, Borough of Queens
Robert Moses
Commissioner of Parks 1934-1960
President, New York World's Fair - 1960-1965
Newbold Morris
Commissioner of Parks
Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
Engineers-Architects
1964
Erected 1964 by The City of New York.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 45.305′ N, 73° 50.815′ W. Marker was in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It was in Corona. Marker could be reached from Roosevelt Avenue near Grand Central Parkway. Exit 9E of Grand Central Parkway. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Corona NY 11368, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Flushing Meadows Corona Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); New York Worlds Fair (approx. 0.3 miles away); David Dinkins Circle
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More about this marker. The marker was removed sometime in 2008 prior to the demolition of Shea Stadium. It is possible the City of New York or the New York Mets removed the marker for placement in a museum. Shea Stadium demolition commenced on October 10, 2008 and was completed on February 18, 2009.
Regarding William A. Shea Municipal Stadium. William A. Shea was responsible for the return of a National League MLB team to New York City after the departure of the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957.
Shea Stadium was constructed in conjunction with the 1964/1964 New York World's Fair.
The Stadium was originally named "Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium". Ground was broken on October 28,1961. The name was changed in 1963 to William
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, September 20, 2008
2. Former Location of the William A. Shea Municipal Stadium Marker on 9/20/2008
Additional commentary.
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Shea Stadium was the first "convertible" stadium. The lower level field box seats were set on tracks and rotated to provide seating and configuration as a foot ball stadium. The New York Jets played football at Shea between 1964 and 1983. Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury, the Architects of Shea Stadium, actually patented the convertible stadium design.
— Submitted April 9, 2009, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York.
2. Home Plate and Base Markers
The markers located in the parking lot are positioned at the exact location that they were in Shea Stadium. The figures on the markers depict the baseball player neon figures that were added to the stadium exterior circa 1980 when the "confetti" panels were removed.
— Submitted April 10, 2010, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York.
Additional keywords. Shea Stadium New York Mets New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium
Photographed By Bill Cotter, circa 1964
3. William A. Shea Municipal Stadium Marker Location circa 1964
Location of marker circa 1964
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan
4. William A. Shea Municipal Stadium Marker circa 2000
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, 2009
5. Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium Groundbreaking
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, July 16, 2013
6. William A. Shea Municipal Stadium Marker - Mets Museum
Marker on display at Citi Field Mets Museum
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, July 27, 2008
7. View of Interior of Shea Stadium from Mezzanine Section 12 Row E Seat 1
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, January 25, 2009
8. William A. Shea Municipal Stadium undergoing demolition
View of Shea Stadium from Roosevelt Avenue shortly before it was completely demolished.
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, July 22, 2009
9. A surviving "confetti" panel from the 1964 Shea Stadium exterior
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, April 10, 2010
10. Location of Shea Stadium Home Plate
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, April 10, 2010
11. Location of Shea Stadium Pitchers Plate (mound)
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, April 10, 2010
12. Location of Shea Stadium First Base
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, April 10, 2010
13. Location of Shea Stadium Second Base
Photographed By Mary Ellen Coghlan, April 10, 2010
14. Location of Shea Stadium Third Base
Markers located in former location of Shea Stadium which is now a parking lot for Citi Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2009, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York. This page has been viewed 3,090 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 3, 2009, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York. 6. submitted on July 17, 2013, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York. 7, 8. submitted on April 3, 2009, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York. 9. submitted on September 4, 2009, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on April 10, 2010, by Mary Ellen Coghlan of Warwick, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
