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Home > Baseball > MLB Stadiums > Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
A new chapter in Cardinals history started in April 2006 when the team christened Busch Stadium. For more than five decades fans have been attending games at different Busch Stadiums as the Cardinals have moved into new ballparks. Throughout the late 1990s the Cardinals began lobbying for a new ballpark to replace old Busch Stadium.
For nearly four years the Cardinals struggled to obtain financial assistance from the city in order to construct Busch Stadium. In June 2001, the Cardinals and the State of Missouri signed a contract to construct a new ballpark in downtown St. Louis, adjacent to their old ballpark.
In August 2004, the Cardinals and Anheuser-Busch agreed on a 20 year contract to keep the Busch Stadium name alive. Construction of Busch Stadium began in December 2003 with official groundbreaking ceremonies occurring on January 17, 2004. On April 10, 2006 the St. Louis Cardinals made their debut at Busch Stadium against the Milwaukee Brewers. As fans approach the ballpark many past the old site of Busch Stadium and enter on the field level.
The frontage of the ballpark consists of brick and steel, with arched openings at the main entrances; with the arches reminisce of nearby warehouses. For the first half of the season, a small section of Busch Stadium in left field was not complete. Construction of this section was not able to begin until the old Busch Stadium was demolished. By July 2006, Busch Stadium was completed with a seating capacity of 46,700.
As fans roam the large open concourses and take their seat to watch the Cardinals game, they have one of the best views found in any ballpark. Beyond the outfield area, is the skyline of downtown St. Louis, the Gateway Arch and old courthouse. Busch Stadium consists of three main seating decks with the main concourse, loge concourse and terrace concourse levels.
Bleachers are found in the both left and right field providing fans a diverse view of the action on the field. The main scoreboard is located above the seating area in right-centerfield with an out of town scoreboard to the right of the main scoreboard. Busch Stadium has several gathering and party areas including the Casino Queen Party Porch, Coca-Cola Scoreboard Patio and the Ford Plaza.
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