| 15 March 2010
You may have noticed that we haven't commented on the demolition of Yankee Stadium much in the past couple of months. As the destruction escalated, countless news outlets and blogs had it covered and we didn't really have much to add. While many people have agonized about having to see the structure toppled tier by tier, we made peace with the structure's demise a while ago. After all, baseball hasn't been played there for 18 months and the faster the old structure is gone, the sooner the kids of the Bronx get their park land back.
Of course, this comes with a caveat. While the old, post-renovation Yankee Stadium is hardly the original landmark structure that opened in 1923, there is a piece of it that deserves to be preserved. That piece is Gate 2 and by now, most people have heard of the efforts to save it. What you may not know is that those efforts have all but failed, and it is about to face the wrecking ball . The plans laid out by the guys over at Save The Yankee Gate 2 Committee seemed like a no-brainer, but the decision makers in New York City didn't agree.
As you can see in the video below, time is quickly running out.
Let's not allow Yankee Stadium to become the next Ebbets Field, Polo Grounds or original Penn Station. Join in the grassroots efforts to make a last minute save of Gate 2.
