As the US Open is winding down, fans are getting ready to say goodbye to Louis Armstrong stadium before it’s rebuilt. NY1's Clodagh McGowan filed the following report.

Time is running short for fans at the US Open to get one last look at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Once the main venue for tennis at the Open, it will be torn down and rebuilt.

"It's sad to see it go. You know, it's like when Shea Stadium was torn down and they put Citi Field, it's kind of the same thing," said John Lindstrom, of Hicksville, NY.

"It's sad but it's all part of making things better here at the US Open," added Tom Dixon, a Chappaqua resident.

The Singer Sewing Machine Company originally built Armstrong Stadium its 1964 World's Fair exhibit. It was renamed for Louis Armstrong in 1972. The United States Tennis Association renovated it in 1978, when the US Open moved from Forest Hills to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

"Louis Armstrong was the centerpiece of the site up until 1996, Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in '97. It's still the number two court and [for] many fans it's always going to be number one. They love how intimate it is, they love the shade that's on that court," said Daniel Zausner, the Chief Operating Officer for the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

For tennis pro, turned USTA President Katrina Adams, who once played on this hallowed court—it’s bittersweet.

"A lot of memories are here, for so many players and fans alike. But a huge opportunity for a new era coming forward with the new Louis Armstrong Stadium,” said Adams.

Work to demolish the Louis Armstrong stadium will begin after this year's tournament. A temporary grandstand will be built by the 2017 US Open to accommodate matches while construction is underway.

"I think it'll be an intimate setting. It'll have a few less seats but it will be an attraction for people to want to go and say 'hey, I was at the temporary Louis Armstrong stadium,'" said Adams.

The new stadium will be built in the footprint of the original structure. Officials say it will be a bigger facility, with a retractable roof and 14,000 seats.

"It will still have an intimate setting but a more modern setting," said Adams.

The new Louis Armstrong Stadium is slated to be complete in time for the 2018 US Open.​