Comments on: Stadium demolition permit approved

By: Antonino Fidelis

Antonino Fidelis — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:09:40 +0000

I’m really missing the old stadium. I mean, I have no problem with the new one, but looking at this photo and all the other photos of the old Yankee Stadium demolition, it just reminds me that a rich history once existed there. I’m a die-hard Yankee fan so seeing this place being torn down is very heart-breaking. I’ve been trying to find at least one memento from the old stadium as a keepsake.

Fortunately, Steiner Sports has an auction page has a wide array of Yankee memorabilia. I’ve been keeping my eye on one particular item. It’s a replica of the sign of Joe DiMaggio’s quote “I want to thank the Good Lord…” signed by Mariano Rivera. I know it’s not the real thing, but it’s still a nice item that I’d like to add to my Yankees memorabilia collection.

By: John Tomasicchio

John Tomasicchio — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:04:27 +0000

I was more upset when the “original” stadium was “altered”. If that was the structure being demolished then I would be very. very sad. The new place was nice, loved it in fact, but it wasn’t the original. Even death valley was altered from 430 to 399 to accomodate that slug Jack (don’t call me Kingman) Clark.
When I think of the old Yankee Stadium I think of my first game and the OV seats.

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:02:09 +0000

The latest.

And from now on email, especially if you’re just trying to bust our balls. That’ll get you banned.

By: JGS

JGS — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:50:04 +0000

I agree, but I don’t think the situations are equal. The WTC project fell into a political sinkhole from day 1. Case in point–they rebuilt 7 World Trade in (comparatively) no time

By: Grammar Police

Grammar Police — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:12:18 +0000

I thought it might be “the latest,” but I was just trying to bust his balls.

And thanks.

By: Neil deMause

Neil deMause — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:41:36 +0000

“New York has no truck with the past. It expels its dead.” —Luc Sante

Also, one correction: The new parks are scheduled to open in fall 2011, meaning the Yankees will have finished their third season in the new stadium, not be starting it, by the time Bronx residents get their replacement parks.

By: The Artist

The Artist — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:39:25 +0000

By: The Artist

The Artist — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:38:26 +0000

I think he meant “The last” but I’m not totally sure.

Great name-BTW.

By: crawdaddie

crawdaddie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:25:56 +0000

The sooner the structure is brought down, the better for everybody.

By: crapula

crapula — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:20:03 +0000

The people of downtown Manhattan are treated to the continued giant hole in the ground where the World Trade Center once stood, numerous side streets in a state of permanent disrepair, the craziness that is West Street Between the Battery and Chambers Street and tourists crawling all over both the demolished and the still-standing (why they need to climb on the charging bull is beyond me).

The thing that bothers me about both the WTC and Yankee Stadium is that the city just doesn’t seem to give a damn about restoring order after things are dismantled (see Moses, Robert and the Cross Bronx Expressway among other fiascos of his).

The history of the city is NOT one where anything is really revered or taken care of or fixed in any kind of reasonable time-frame.

The current misery of the South Bronx can be directly traced to the building of the CBX and the demolishing of neighborhoods that once stood proud and strong. I seriously doubt that they give a damn about a park after some of the terribleness that has been historically visited upon the Bronx by the city.