Rebuilding the house that Ruth built
About this creation

September 21, 2008 marks the closing of Yankee Stadium, an 85-year-old piece of New York history that is being supplanted by a newer, bigger stadium.
Using over 45,000 LEGO bricks, a Manhattan gradeschooler and I have been building a sculpture of Yankee Stadium over the past three years. It will be complete in the next few months; these preview photos give you an in-progress look at the sculpture. The sculpture is 5 feet wide and 5 feet long, built to an approximate scale of 1:150.



"Monument park" (above) includes placards and monuments to famous Yankees players, like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Lou Gherig.

The building is built to look as it does to this day, including all of the modifications that were made over the history of the building (above). When complete, it will be populated with tons of miniature people, hot dog vendors, scoreboards, and more.




An elevated train line runs alongside the stadium. When complete, it will contain a microscale New York City subway train, with lots of traffic and crowds on the street below.
Batter up!

Working on the stadium
A Manhattan grade schooler and I am building the stadium together. We began work on the sculpture in February 2006, working on a fairly regular schedule each week. The pictures below were taken during the course of 2006, 2007, and 2008.





The stadium will be complete in a few months -- Check back soon for an update!
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April 20, 2011 |
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November 15, 2010 |
lets go texas |
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November 28, 2009 |
how do you do that ? nice work |
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November 3, 2009 |
j'aimerais tellement etre comme vous
vous etes un genie de lego
probablement le meilleur que j'ai vue mais vous avais une imagination hors du commun
venais voir mes construction et dites ce que vous en pensez s'il vous plait |
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October 4, 2009 |
Hmmm, this is a tough one. Incredible build, but can a Red Sox fan give 5 stars to Yankee Stadium?? |
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September 16, 2009 |
where did you get alllll the lego boxes filled with legos!!!!!???? you are amazing!! |
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August 7, 2009 |
that really good |
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this is great but go phis and go to my page its one of the best |
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July 26, 2009 |
oh cool i cant wait to see the finished version |
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July 24, 2009 |
Dude, this is crazy, But i have to say Go Reds |
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July 2, 2009 |
I agree, try making the SkyDo---err I mean Rogers Centre up in Toronto. Or maybe New Yankee Stadium? Shea Stadium? Citi Field? This is just amazing, if only I had all these bricks.. |
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June 24, 2009 |
hiphip jorge sweet stadium and i love the bronks bombers |
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June 7, 2009 |
Amazing!!! When you are finished, you should try making the Rogers Centre in Toronto. |
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June 6, 2009 |
Legendary! Thanks for starting the site! |
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Henry Carlin June 3, 2009 |
i dont know what base ball is but it looks stunning
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June 2, 2009 |
I must say that is truly amazing. (even though I am a Red Sox fan) I admire that with awe. |
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May 31, 2009 |
I am inspired by that |
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March 15, 2009 |
I'm not a Yank. I am from Texas and prefer the Sox! (no offense). Even though I'm not a fan, STILL WICKED AWESOME.I like the idea of making such a big part of baseball history into LEGOs (which by the way are 2 of my most favorite things). W A Y C O O L D U D E ! ! ! ! |
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March 13, 2009 |
Hm. One question. Why would a grown man build a GIGANTIC MOC with a someone that's still in junior school, as we say in England. P.S. Not being rude, I'm just very nosey. P.P.S. I am very weird. Don't worry, it's not serious. |
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March 13, 2009 |
love it and love the fact you were in the lego mag. i my-self am thinking of making a statue of libraty. any suggestions? |
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amazing i like how you used what looks like macaroni as a bat! |
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February 2, 2009 |
0_o Oh,my,God
that is the best lego creation ever next to the mazda or whatever it is.
WICKED JOB!!!!! |
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January 30, 2009 |
So detailed and lots of pieces!!!! You and the kid are awesome! |
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January 6, 2009 |
waaaaaooooo !!
only you can do it! and have so much pieces!!
sponsor me! |
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January 6, 2009 |
I'm not a Yankee fan I live in LA but this great. To bad they're taking it down. That stadium has too much history to be destroyed! |
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December 16, 2008 |
This is awesome! I love the players! what did you use for the bat? It looks like a piece of macaroni...But I also have something to ask. Can you please tell me who rated my "All of my studded beams" MOC? It's geting spamed and I don't even know who's doing it because there not leaving a comment. P.S. Please relpy. |
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December 11, 2008 |
Any chance there's going to be a George Costanza figure? |
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December 7, 2008 |
When this gets finished...this will be EPIC!!! |
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December 4, 2008 |
thats amazing.good thing you're building this,because the real one is getting torn down.....hey,let me know if your store ever starts hiring......it would be so cool if I could work there.oh,well. |
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December 3, 2008 |
veryweel, but you must did it combining tan and white bricks , or another color, but anyway is a great creation, you must to put in the wheels of the ambulance a round 1x1 black tile ,do it, well done ..............bye...Leo |
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October 15, 2008 |
Cool but I hate the Yankees. Go RAYS! |
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October 15, 2008 |
omg. ur right |
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October 13, 2008 |
theres starwars guys on the picture after the first pic with the kid |
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October 12, 2008 |
I wish i was as lucky as that kid. get to play with 10000s of lego bricks. lucky stuff. |
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October 11, 2008 |
absolutly amazing! its great but Red Sox rulezzz :) |
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October 9, 2008 |
I've never saw anything better!
It's AMAZING! |
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October 8, 2008 |
SOOOM HUGE AND BIG!! WOOHOO! |
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October 7, 2008 |
nice moc anyways! |
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October 7, 2008 |
Yes,itīs amazing. |
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October 2, 2008 |
that Bob dude near the bottom has no cluee of what he is talkin abut. cuz he is a noobish nerdy anti-yankee weirdo, anyone would no that this rox even if there not a fan. cuz im not a fan but i know this is worthy of the AMAZING 5 stars sean! |
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October 1, 2008 |
kewl. i built a stadium of my own... and so did laura lawrie... i wish u had time to look at our creations... but i understand u dont have enough time sean
-GOOGOO (my real name is Ryan) |
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September 30, 2008 |
Lookin' FANTASTIC, Sean! That's a loooonnng time to be working on a single project, but it's paying off in a big way. While many of us go for SNOT techniques to aid in structure and visual elements (which can eliminate the look and feel of it being LEGO), you've struck a perfect balance here between amazing details, and the traditional look of LEGO bricks...brilliant work!!! |
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September 29, 2008 |
WOW, GREAT WORK! |
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September 27, 2008 |
Although i'm more of a sox fan I have to admit it looks awesome! that grade schooler is lucky! |
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September 22, 2008 |
That's huge, awesome. |
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masterchief 1 September 21, 2008 |
This deserves to be 50000000/50000000! This is up there with The Invisible Hand as one of the all time great lego creations! Drool Drool.... |
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September 21, 2008 |
Amazing |
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September 21, 2008 |
What's left to be said... Thanks for sharing. Lee. |
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September 21, 2008 |
Now that is huge. I have to say that I donīt know the Yankee Stadium well, but when I look at these pictures the stadium seems to be awesome. I like those little details like the ambulance in this huge, fantastic stadium.
Iīll check up the finished stadium of course. |
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September 21, 2008 |
Now THAT is what I call a stadium. The thing about LEGO is that if you make a really good model of something it can look better than the real thing. I'll check back for the update.
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September 20, 2008 |
I also am really looking forward to the finale. Now, you've put a lot of detail into this and I was just wondering, is the line for the bathroom gonna be accurate scale as well? |
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September 20, 2008 |
Awesome, but poignant. As if I didn't feel bad enough already for never making it to New York to see a game in Yankee Stadium. I take consolation in the fact that the team will FINALLY miss the playoffs this year. Have fun with A-Rod the clubhouse cancer! No team he is on will ever win a World Series. I guarantee it. |
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September 20, 2008 |
Sean, you continue to amaze me more every time you post a build. I aspire to someday achieve the level of creativity, detail, and complexity in my builds that you achieve in each of yours. Hats off to you on this one. A great representation of a classic NYC landmark. |
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September 20, 2008 |
WOW. I haven't seen the real one yet or any pictures of it, but this is great. I like how the flag looks with ut the wind blowing through it. The ambulance also turned out great. I wish I was that kid that got to help. I must have been an honor to him to help you out. |
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September 20, 2008 |
AWESOME. And such detail, it's not minifig size, rather it's brick size!! Also (as odd as this may sound), how the heck can you upload pics without needing to click on them to zoom in?! :) |
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September 20, 2008 |
Show off! Just kidding. If only I had the part access you do. :-( See ya later! ~Phong Chang |
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September 20, 2008 |
Im a Red Sox fan and im even sad that they are taking it down...i reallly wanted too see a game there but oh well.......nice moc anyway-----David |
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September 20, 2008 |
Wow, that is impressive. I can't wait to see the finished product. |
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September 20, 2008 |
Being a baseball fan, I really can vouch for the accuracy. It's amazingly well done, thanks for the update. |
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September 20, 2008 |
Awesome, can't wait to see the final product!
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September 20, 2008 |
awesome, it's very detailed, I like the mini minifigures |
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September 20, 2008 |
That is awesome. Long live Baseball!! |
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September 20, 2008 |
wow.......one of the best lego creations ive ever seen... this is an epic build...EPIC~! |
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September 20, 2008 |
WOW thats big and so detailed! This looks awesome. Today, is a day of great MOCs, I think. |
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September 20, 2008 |
That is just awe-inspiring. It already looks amazing, yet I see that it is yet to be completed! The tiny batter and catcher gave me a laugh. We all look forward to seeing the final product. Yours brickly, Nick |
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September 20, 2008 |
Sean this is Awesome! |
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September 20, 2008 |
All your works are amazing just like your site(MOCpages)! keep up this amazing work >>> peace.. fofo |
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September 20, 2008 |
Very nice job! I like it all. |
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September 20, 2008 |
Amazing. Once you finish, please include the number of bricks you used. This is such a gargantuan moc, and it's chock full of detail, even though it's not done yet! Can't wait to see the finished product! |
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