On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before. The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation. I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory. When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around. At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do. The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium. The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona.  Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.

On what would turn out to be the last night of the Yankees’ season, I took the 4 train up to the Bronx to not observe a Yankees game, but rather, observe people going to a Yankee game. While it was difficult to not step foot inside the stadium, it definitely made me focus on parts of the stadium that I never have before.

  • The area between the subway and Gate 6 is a disaster. With every train that arrived, this area became more and more crowded with people who seemed to think Gate 6 was the only way in. Nobody considers walking down to other gates, or to pick a better place to meet friends. On top of all that, you have a huge crowd trying to get in to the Hard Rock Care. This would not be a good place for an installation.
  • I’ve always been under the impression that the subways are how the majority of fans get to Yankee Stadium. However, in watching the stream of people arriving, I noticed a large amount of people crossing the street from an unknown location. I traced their path back and discovered they were coming from the MTA commuter train. Currently the park around the path is under construction and as a result, its fairly dark and boring. This seemed to be prime scalper territory.
  • When these fans cross the street, they end up at a staircase that splits in two directions, pointing them towards either gate 6 or gate 4. The stairs themselves have a really cool LED system that illuminates the stairs from the bottom of the handrails. As it grew darker out, you could continue to see these stairs lit up from all around.
  • At the top of the stairs is Babe Ruth Plaza, and because of the way they fork, there’s a bit of a dead area in this area that remains fairly empty, even as the gates become crowded. There seemed to be a lot of people waiting for friends here, allowing them an elevated position to scan for their friends, and an empty area to be spotted (see video).Theres an entire area between Gate 4 & Gate 6 that has the potential to be used for more gates, but currently, they’re closed off. If they’re not using it on a Playoff game night, I can’t imagine they ever do.
  • The exterior of the stadium is truly awe-inspiring, reminding me of some of the grand soccer stadiums I have seen in Europe, especially Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou. But on the other hand it doesn’t feel like any other baseball stadium I’ve ever been to (28 and counting). I think its the way its so closed off. With every other stadium, you could stand outside and get a pretty good idea that its a baseball park. But in this case, you really could be at a soccer or football stadium.
  • The arches on the exterior of the stadium change color based on what’s being displayed on the signage within the Great Hall. 95% of the time its blue, which gives the stadium its blue glow, but occasionally it would switch to red, giving the Stadium an entirely different persona. 
  • Speaking of the Great Hall, I’m still convinced this is the place for my installation. I could see into the Great Hall from Babe Ruth Plaza, and even as the stadium continued to fill, the Great Hall remained relatively empty, serving only as a transitional space for people getting to their seats. Its the first thing fans see as they enter, and it seems like a place thats ripe for intervention.
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