I don't think I've ever had anything good enough to post, but I think I've finally made the cut.
There were reportedly only three Yankee Stadium ticket booths saved from the scrap heap in 1973. All three were red. One went to the Smithsonian, one went to Cooperstown, and a third was sold to a private collector for $500.
I'm reasonably sure I found the third one.
It's in rough condition, but the vast majority of it is here. The original copper-covered dome has survived as well. The grates for the ticket windows, I'm told, are not here because fans removed them in September 1973, after the last home game. I found a photograph of someone chiseling them out from one ot the booths.
I'm going to restore it, but I also want to keep some of the Bronx charm spray-painted and marked on the exterior panels opposite the ticket windows. The one in Cooperstown is almost unrecognizeable due to its restoration (
http://waswatching.com/wp-content/up...-Thru-1973.jpg), while the one in the Smithsonian looks more like it did when it was removed (
http://newsdesk.si.edu/snapshot/yank...m-ticket-booth). I would like to display the copper-covered dome hidden beneath the many layers of paint. In any event, here's a couple of photos.