During its distinguished life, the stadium with the looping, archway roof played host to more than 3,200 major-league baseball games. It was homefield for two NFL franchises and major entertainment acts. It went from natural grass to artificial turf and back again. It underwent numerous facelifts, dimensional tweaks and interior makeovers. Considered futuristic when it opened, it was decidedly "retro" when it closed.
Along the way and in between, it became common ground for an entire region and an integral part of our Midwest culture. That's what stadiums do. Undetected, they become a part of us, like the neighborhoods we grow up in and the schools we attend. They become comfortable, and no ballpark was more "comfortable" than Busch.
Like the stadium before it, like the stadium after it, Busch Stadium will be though of in the kindest regard, buried with respect, remembered with fondness. And in the years that follow, it will be missed.
On these pages, we have attempted to honor that sentiment; to take you back to experiences that bonded that relationship; to bring Busch Stadium, if only for a moment, back to life.
