The dismantling of Shea Stadium began on Monday morning. Buildings in New York can't be imploded by law, so it will be taken down the old fashioned way.
Workers begin dismantling Shea Stadium -- Newsday.com
Even though a brand new stadium is right next door, the one coming down was literally a part of my neighborhood growing up. After the Mets were elimnated Sunday, they had a closing ceremony where some of the favorite players in the teams history came back. They all lined up on the field and each one touched home plate for the last time At the end, Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver, probably the 2 greatest players to wear the Orange and Blue walked out through the Centerfield gate and closed it behind them. As silly s it seems I was bawling like a baby by that point.
Anyway....for all the baseball fans out there, and for their own long gone Cathedrals of Baseball.