Wender·Vista
Citi Field
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
in Flushing, Queens, on the eastern edge of the city

Citi Field

— — a brick rotunda holding a number nobody else wears.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Home of the New York Mets since 2009, on the footprint of old Shea, with the 7 train rattling past the right-field gate. Inside the main entrance the Jackie Robinson Rotunda holds his retired 42 in cut steel, the word *courage* lettered above the arches. The orange seats carry over from a stadium that isn't there anymore. — from the studio

from the studio
Citi Field
— bring it home

Citi Field, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Citi Field

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Citi Field opened on April 13, 2009 in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, replacing Shea Stadium next door. The ballpark seats roughly 41,000 and was designed by Populous, with a brick-and-limestone facade echoing Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. It sits beside the 7 train at the Mets–Willets Point station, a short walk from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and the Unisphere left over from the 1964 World's Fair.

— the stone

The Jackie Robinson Rotunda anchors the main entrance off Roosevelt Avenue, an eight-sided brick room sixty feet across with Robinson's retired number 42 in cut steel above the arch. Owner Fred Wilpon, who grew up watching Robinson at Ebbets Field, made the tribute central to the design. Nine words run the cornice — *courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, justice, commitment, excellence, citizenship* — the values Major League Baseball associates with Robinson's life.

— the visit

Home games run April through October, with first pitch usually 7:10 PM weeknights and 1:40 PM Sunday afternoons. The 7 train from Midtown takes about thirty minutes; the LIRR runs a Port Washington-line shuttle on game days into Mets–Willets Point. Tours of the ballpark, the rotunda, and the Mets Hall of Fame run on non-game days from spring through fall, booked through the team's website.

— where
United States · Queens, New York
— within
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
— position
40.7571° N · 73.8458° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km S
Unisphere
1964 World's Fair monument
1 km S
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
tennis venue
1 km S
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
city park
N
Citi Field
Unisphere
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Citi Field — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Citi Field opened on April 13, 2009, replacing Shea Stadium, which had stood next door since 1964. The Mets played their first regular-season game there against the San Diego Padres.

The Jackie Robinson Rotunda honors the player who broke Major League Baseball's color line in 1947. Owner Fred Wilpon, who watched Robinson at Ebbets Field as a boy, made the tribute central to the ballpark's design.

The 7 train stops at Mets–Willets Point, about thirty minutes from Times Square. The Long Island Rail Road runs game-day service into the same station from Penn Station and Jamaica.

Citi Field seats around 41,000 for baseball, smaller than Shea by design. The Mets and Populous wanted intimate sightlines, closer to fields like Ebbets Field and Camden Yards than to the old multi-purpose stadium.

The brick-and-limestone exterior echoes Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers' home from 1913 to 1957. The arched windows along Roosevelt Avenue are a direct quotation of the Brooklyn ballpark's main entrance.

No. Shea was demolished in 2009 after Citi Field opened beside it. The old footprint is now a parking lot, marked by a small infield outline and home-plate stone where Shea's home plate stood.

— about the piece in your home

Mets ties run deep across Queens, Long Island, and the city's outer-borough diaspora. A Medium or Large reads well in a home office or a den; a Coaster Set lands as a smaller seasonal gift.

The brick-and-steel palette sits cleanly with Industrial-modern, classic Brooklyn-brownstone interiors, and warm Mid-century rooms. The orange-and-blue notes pick up well against natural wood and unpainted brick.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural carries the wall. Above a console table, a Medium centered between two sconces is the most-requested arrangement from our customers.

Yes. For a finished basement or game room the Large in Glossy reads cleanly under track lighting. For a wet bar, choose Dura Satin or Matte so spray and condensation don't show.

A dry microfibre cloth handles dust. For anything more, a damp microfibre with water only; no glass cleaner, no abrasive pads. The color is in the surface, not on it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no third-party art. Reid Wender curates each place into the atlas himself.

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