Yankee Stadium [I] Demolition

[shaneslatts]

That will be an awsome and terriible site to see on Opening Day 2009..an empty, seatless Yankee Stadium stripped bare with fans passing by her, entering into the New Yankee Stadium across the street....

Goodbye Old Girl

:dismay::disbelief::bowdown:

[locke40]

Goodbye Old Girl

:dismay::disbelief::bowdown:

I was just at Yankee Stadium for tonight's game. I can't believe the upper deck homerun will be a footnote in history after this year.

[shaneslatts]

I was just at Yankee Stadium for tonight's game. I can't believe the upper deck homerun will be a footnote in history after this year.

Locke, I honestly like the new stadium alot..I simply cant believe that the plan is to take all of her away, with nothing remaining
Nothing

[The Monument]

The new Stadium will be turned over to the Yanks in Feb 2009, at which time the offices,etc will move from Old to New. Asbestos removal is scheduled for March-April of '09. Then the real demolition begins, but not like Tiger Stadiums. Yankee Stadium will be carefully taken apart piece by piece, so u$ fan$ can buy them up.

[cgcoyne2]

Well, however which way they choose to demolish the building, it will be very interesting to see. It will also be interesting to see how differently they handle the demolition of Shea.

Once they know Citi Field is gonna be ready, Shea is done. It will be torn down so fast you're head will spin. They need the parking. Why do you think they're already selling the seats. It's gone!!!! They will probably start ripping out the seats the day after the last game. They'll move the equipment in and start ripping it down, right after that.

Of course, what the hell do I know, I'm from Jersey!!!

[Yankees73]

When does it start??

When does the inevitable begin? I was looking at the Shea demo thread and got a pit in my stomach watching them start to remove seats and such.. (and I grew up at OYS!!) I wonder how people will feel when our place gets demo'ed.. It' going to feel kind of weird not having it around when it's been a constant thread in our forty something Yankee fan lives..

[TinoM24]

well the official last event in the stadium is sometime in November, and i dont think they starting deconstruction until like, April or so. but total demolition wont happen for over a year, I think. im just going by memory from whats been posted on here.

but yeah, you are right. it is kinda sad seeing Shea being deconstructed so quickly. even though I am not a Mets fan, its where I saw my first baseball game, so that holds a special place in my memory.

[tugger]

Better a quick demolition than to end up like Connie Mack:

[The House That Ruth Built]

even though I am not a Mets fan, its where I saw my first baseball game, so that holds a special place in my memory.

Although I am a die-hard Yankee fan and I hate to admit it, I too, saw my 1st game at Shea. As much as I hated it, its sad to see her go. Watching Yankee Stadium have it's date with destiny is going to be too much for me to bear.

Bernie said it best... "A part of me will die along with Yankee Stadium"

[shaneslatts]

Although I am a die-hard Yankee fan and I hate to admit it, I too, saw my 1st game at Shea. As much as I hated it, its sad to see her go. Watching Yankee Stadium have it's date with destiny is going to be too much for me to bear.

Bernie said it best... "A part of me will die along with Yankee Stadium"

Dont feel too bad...Im really thinking a section of Yankee Stadium will be preserved, and even though in my lifetime I wont see it, at some point in the future they will probably rebuild Yankee Stadium where she stands today, and if they are wise, they will incorporate what will remain of her...IF we do our jobs TODAY to save a part of her

[Manhattan]

Yankee Stadium

Dont feel too bad...Im really thinking a section of Yankee Stadium will be preserved, and even though in my lifetime I wont see it, at some point in the future they will probably rebuild Yankee Stadium where she stands today, and if they are wise, they will incorporate what will remain of her...IF we do our jobs TODAY to save a part of her

I hope that Old Yankee Stadium will rebuild where she stands today.

[jimmyjimjimz]

why do you all call Yankee Stadium a girl? Can a building have a sex? I never knew that. Does that make the new Yankee Stadium the original Stadium's son?

I seriously really dont get why people call things that aren't people "she".

Anyway, yeah, I think after that final concert/whatever it's supposed to be, theyre gonna start taking things out, but theyre gonna do it really slowly, and piece by piece.

[Pinstripes]

The only reason there isn't significantly larger outcry about the YS demolition is becuase it's not the same stadium. Sure, same "lot", some leftover steel, much of the outer wall/facade, etc, but it just really doesn't look like the original. It's an early 70s stadium (newer than Shea) in many regards. And much of the part of it that's from the 70s isn't the prettiest thing in the world.

If Yankee Stadium was a much more conservative remodel (if they had found a way to keep the stadium identical to the old YS and just remove the columns, for example) then there'd probably be significantly more outcry.

As much as some Yankee fans want to think it's the same thing as Wrigley or Fenway, it's not. It was a significant chop job when the remodeled the Stadium, and aside from a bit of structure that remained similar and some of the outer wall that surrounds the stadium, very little is recognizable from before the plastic surgery.

Not that the current stadium doesn't hold significant emotional attchment, but it's just not the same stadium that millions visited and so many players made history in pre-1973.

[locke40]

Yankee Stadium Demolition

The only reason there isn't significantly larger outcry about the YS demolition is becuase it's not the same stadium. Sure, same "lot", some leftover steel, much of the outer wall/facade, etc, but it just really doesn't look like the original. It's an early 70s stadium (newer than Shea) in many regards. And much of the part of it that's from the 70s isn't the prettiest thing in the world.

If Yankee Stadium was a much more conservative remodel (if they had found a way to keep the stadium identical to the old YS and just remove the columns, for example) then there'd probably be significantly more outcry.

As much as some Yankee fans want to think it's the same thing as Wrigley or Fenway, it's not. It was a significant chop job when the remodeled the Stadium, and aside from a bit of structure that remained similar and some of the outer wall that surrounds the stadium, very little is recognizable from before the plastic surgery.

Not that the current stadium doesn't hold significant emotional attchment, but it's just not the same stadium that millions visited and so many players made history in pre-1973.

I love stadium of Yankee and Dodger Stadium and I want to see the Yankee of 2009 New York in the new stadium of Yankee.

[NYFan1stYankFan2nd]

The only reason there isn't significantly larger outcry about the YS demolition is becuase it's not the same stadium. Sure, same "lot", some leftover steel, much of the outer wall/facade, etc, but it just really doesn't look like the original. It's an early 70s stadium (newer than Shea) in many regards. And much of the part of it that's from the 70s isn't the prettiest thing in the world.

If Yankee Stadium was a much more conservative remodel (if they had found a way to keep the stadium identical to the old YS and just remove the columns, for example) then there'd probably be significantly more outcry.

As much as some Yankee fans want to think it's the same thing as Wrigley or Fenway, it's not. It was a significant chop job when the remodeled the Stadium, and aside from a bit of structure that remained similar and some of the outer wall that surrounds the stadium, very little is recognizable from before the plastic surgery.

Not that the current stadium doesn't hold significant emotional attchment, but it's just not the same stadium that millions visited and so many players made history in pre-1973.

Draw your own conclusions: