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Updated 09/17/2009 06:22 PM

Yankees Fans Unable To Save Old Gate

By: NY1 News

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The Parks Department will not be incorporating the old Yankee Stadium's historic Gate Two into the design of the new Heritage Field.

Some Yankees fans say they want to preserve the old Yankee gate to use as an entrance to Heritage Park, the 10-acre park slated to be built on the site.

Officials say it would cost too much money to restore the gate and build a proper structure for it, and they say some community groups did not want the gate restored at the expense of the public park space.

Gate 2 sits on 161st Street, just across from the new stadium.

However, advocates say the gate is the most historically-significant part remaining from the original 1920s stadium.

The group told the Daily News the effort would only cost about $1 million, one-tenth of the city's estimate.

Parks officials said they will preserve and incorporate existing elements into the park design to commemorate Yankee Stadium's place in New York City baseball history.

The Yankees are not commenting.