Yankee Stadium to host 2008 All-Star game

Yankee Stadium will be closed at the conclusion of the 2008 season, but not before it's given a fitting send-off. The 2008 Midsummer Classic will be the second All-Star Game played at the 85-year-old facility since it was renovated, as the 1977 game was also played there. The 1939 game and one of the two played in 1960 were held in the original edifice.
The original stadium was torn down, rebuilt on the same frame and reopened in 1976. The new Yankee Stadium, to be built across the street, is slated to open in 2009.

Many old memories, and hopefully some new ones to come when the new stadium opens.