April Pickups

[David Atkatz]

Got it in one, Brock. Here's a photo from 1926--you can see the piece's identical twin in the photo:

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Got it in one, Brock. Here's a photo from 1926--you can see the piece's identical twin in the photo:

WOW..That is A A A A A AAWESOME! How do you store and display it?

[David Atkatz]

Right now, it's "stored and displayed" where it lies in the backyard. It weighs about 500 pounds, so the house is really out of the question. I'm going to clean the rust spots, and paint over them--so it won't rust anymore, but I want to leave it in as original condition as possible.

I'm thinking about having a small area in the yard finished with paving stones--about 5' x 5', and placing the piece there.

[Kawika]

The best memories of my youth occurred sitting beneath that steel. Who ever thought that Yankee Stadium would cease to stand? Call me a romantic but I had always assumed it would go to slow rot like the Coliseum in Rome. I wish they had left the place alone in '73; that was bad enough. And now the remnant in your back yard, David, is a gutwrenching sight for me but at least the ghosts will have a relic to inhabit.

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

[yanks12025]

In that wire photo are the people sitting in plain old seats or are they stadium seats.

[David Atkatz]

The first few rows of the upper deck have "box chairs," the same free-standing chairs that can be seen in early photos of the first rows of the lower stands.

I completely agree with you, David. The demolition is a crime.