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Groundbreaking on the ballpark began on December 11, 1997, in the industrial waterfront area of San Francisco known as China Basin in the up and coming neighborhoods of South Beach and Mission Bay.

The stadium cost $ 357 million to build and supplanted the Giants ' former home, Candlestick Park, a multi-use stadium in southeastern San Francisco.

A team of engineers from UC Davis was consulted in the design process of the park resulting in wind levels that are approximately half those at Candlestick.

Fans had shivered through 40 seasons at " The ' Stick " and looked forward to warmer temperatures at the new ballpark.

But because AT & T Park, like its predecessor, is built right on San Francisco Bay, cold summer fog and winter jackets in July are still not unusual at Giants games, despite the higher average temperature.