2/12 bonus: Three Rivers implosion

elSicomoro · 02-12-2001, 10:26 AM

That was amazing. I remember when The Arena was torn down in St. Louis a few years ago and it brought back a lot of memories at that point.

I'm sure that Three Rivers brought brought back a lot of great memories as well...the Steel Curtain, the '79 Pirates, Stargell. And I liked that they used the camera inside the stadium when it was going down.

I think it's sad in a way though. When the "cookie-cutters" were built between '66 and the early '70s (Atlanta, St. Louis, Cincy, Pittsburgh, DC, Philly), they were considered state of the art. After 2003, the only ones that will be left are in DC and St. Louis--and even those are staring at the wrecking ball in the near future. Now in these days of big money, the big multi-purpose stadiums are passe...and every team wants their very own home. I guess I find it somewhat disturbing because these stadiums are under 40 years old...and probably still have some good life left in them. (Well, except for RFK...DC let it go straight to hell.)

02-12-2001, 10:26 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	That was amazing. I remember when The Arena was torn down in St. Louis a few years ago and it brought back a lot of memories at that point. I'm sure that Three Rivers brought brought back a lot of great memories as well...the Steel Curtain, the '79 Pirates, Stargell. And I liked that they used the camera inside the stadium when it was going down. I think it's sad in a way though. When the "cookie-cutters" were built between '66 and the early '70s (Atlanta, St. Louis, Cincy, Pittsburgh, DC, Philly), they were considered state of the art. After 2003, the only ones that will be left are in DC and St. Louis--and even those are staring at the wrecking ball in the near future. Now in these days of big money, the big multi-purpose stadiums are passe...and every team wants their very own home. I guess I find it somewhat disturbing because these stadiums are under 40 years old...and probably still have some good life left in them. (Well, except for RFK...DC let it go straight to hell.)

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