The mistake that you are making is by putting yourself at the center of history, you/we are not, your feelings aren't part of history unless you share them with someone else and turn them into an "event". For example the history of Old Trafford is linked to everyone that has experienced moments associated with Old Trafford, the Stadium could disappear tomorrow but his history won't as long as we remember and share our memories and past feelings.
In fact look at what you are doing with the Emirates, you are judging it with Highbury in mind, Highbury isn't there anymore but its history, its link to Arsenal is strong even for someone that isn't a fan of Arsenal. Arsenal didn't eradicate their history by moving to the Emirates, they added a new chapter, people may not like that chapter but that's irrelevant because history isn't about what we like or not but what we remember/associates or not.