Shea Stadium

Update:

Shea Stadium is no more. Sadly, the final piece was pulled down today at noon. If you haven’t seen, here’s some video. I didn’t shoot it, so credit where it’s due to Nymdan, perhaps the most thorough documenter of Shea’s deconstruction.

Original Post:

Yes, this is a music blog, but I do have another passion: New York Mets baseball. I had the pleasure of saying goodbye to an old friend this Valentine’s Day. I took the 1 to the N to the 7 out to Shea Stadium to see the remaining structure in its final days. Soon, it will be a but a memory and a pile of scrap metal. Below, I’ve included some videos and pictures from my day.

Shea from the train.

The new home for the old Home Run Apple.

Wow, Shea was so old they never bothered to install cable!