They pav — err, imploded — paradise to put up a parking lot.
Yes, friends, Veterans Stadium, former home of the Phillies and the Eagles, is gone. I only ever attended one Iggles game (versus the Redskins, and we kicked their asses!), but I went to more Phillies games than I can count. I shared the same birthday as the Phillie Phanatic, so for many years I went to games in the hopes that my name would be on the scoreboard (it never was, oh well). It was also the site of oh-so-many great concerts: Paul Mc Cartney’s triumphant return in 1990, the Monkees in 1986, the Rolling Stones… *sigh*
I saw the whole thing from the roof of my building in Center City. A few other residents were up there, too. We said our silent farewells and toasted our old friend as it fell. The local news stations replayed the demolition for hours. I now look out from my building and see emptiness where the Vet once stood. I wonder what it will be like to drive by on I-95 and not see it standing there?
