Comments on: Gate 2 movement coming to a resolution

By: Judgement Day Coming for the Save Gate 2 Project

Judgement Day Coming for the Save Gate 2 Project — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:01:43 +0000

[...] Benjamin Peim (hat-tip to River Ave. Blues): The city Parks Department plans to seek preliminary approval next week for plans to commemorate [...]

By: Rob A from BBD

Rob A from BBD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:52:50 +0000

This was a great try and if they have any effect on the outcome of the park in any way, shape, or form I’ll be happy. I have supported this Gate 2 movement since the first day I heard about it. It’ll be really sad if they fail though. Good luck to them.

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:26:32 +0000

If you’re an obnoxious anonymous blog commenter, it’s a “who cares” issue. Plenty of other people have cared in the various threads on this topic. If you don’t care, ignore it.

By: Beej

Beej — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:32:07 +0000

This is a who cares issue

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:46:05 +0000

Well said, Wilcy.

By: wilcymoore

wilcymoore — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:59:07 +0000

Preserving architecture is about preserving history. It doesn’t matter whether Gate 2 (or any part of Yankee Stadium, for that matter) is an “architectural masterpiece.” Yankee Stadium is undeniably historic, as the home of the most successful and famous sports franchise in the United States.

If the Stadium is not historic, then baseball, the Yankees, and the place of both in this nation’s history is unimportant.

New York makes a big point of protecting its architectural history – or at least it has purported to since at least the 1970′s. I admit I’m not all that excited about NYC architecture; I’d rather protect a farm field somewhere, personally. But if the City is going to treat preservation as a valuable civic objective, it cannot allow ALL of Yankee Stadium to be obliterated without saving anything. To do so would be particularly cynical, since the City itself actually owns the structure. If Yankee Stadium’s Gate 2 is demolished, then let’s scrap this whole silly idea of architectural and historical preservation. Tear down everything, ignore history, and let’s move on and forget our past.

By: sal

sal — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:26:19 +0000

Thinking of a Million other ways to spend that money on the rest of the bronx and family’s that live in the bronx.

Now if you can save it and sell it for 5 million and put the money back into the bronx hood. you’d get the best of both worlds.

By: Esteban

Esteban — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:25:28 +0000

A big meh. Sure people have good memories of the old YS, but as a stadium, not as some architectural masterpiece. How many people would actually visit a gate from a torn-down stadium instead of visiting the much newer, cleaner, and nicer stadium right next door? Not many.

By: JMK aka The Overshare

JMK aka The Overshare — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:35:33 +0000

Castigat ridendo mores.

By: Matt ACTY/BBD

Matt ACTY/BBD — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:24:08 +0000