tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post1983532417914625342..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Yankee StadiumJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1018391878659227642009-02-01T13:50:00.000-05:002009-02-01T13:50:00.000-05:00When I first read about the plan to tear down the ...When I first read about the plan to tear down the real and only Yankee Stadium (as far as I am concerned), I did a bit of research online. I discovered that a 1996 vote by the New York City Council had to be taken to approve such an inherently stupid move. To my amazement, the vote came in at 44-3 in favor of tearing down the revered stadium. All I can say is, I don't know who the members of the council were, but they could not have been lifelong residents of New York City. Hoewever, you don't have to be a New Yorker, love baseball, or be a Yankee fan to appreciate the loss of this AMERICAN icon. It should have been declared a national landmark years ago. It all comes down to money. A sad commentary of our times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19513934705058008212007-09-05T09:31:00.000-04:002007-09-05T09:31:00.000-04:00Shame.I understand "New Yankee Stadium" as it was ...Shame.<BR/><BR/>I understand "New Yankee Stadium" as it was referred to 30 years ago was just another ugly looking concrete 70's monstrosity replacing the dirty gothic looking original that my family used to drive by when motoring upstate. But moving that diamoned off of it's original foot print is just plain wrong. <BR/><BR/>I have in the last decade tried to get my mind back into baseball but I cant. These stadiums reflect baseball today..Phony. The games are now much to technical. When the Scooter passed a few weeks ago I realized why I cant stand baseball any longer...Too corporate.<BR/><BR/>Shea Stadium...Even though the stadium represents what was wrong with stadium architecture in the 60's and 70's , it is still my childhood park..gonna miss it...I dont give a crap about CITI Field..Bill Shea will live on!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com