Old Yankee Stadium from the 161 St. 4 Train platform
Slowly but surely, the demolition of the old Yankee Stadium is picking up steam. As you can see from the picture above, most of the upper levels have been gutted and what was once the field is now dirt and massive piles of rubble. I took these photos yesterday from the 4 train platform at the 161st Street stop, which as
this New Yorker piece points out, is the best place to view the stadium’s destruction.
There wasn’t any activity happening yesterday, a dreary, rainy Tuesday. And while the weather might have kept the construction crews at bay, it didn’t stop diehard Yankees fans like Glenn Laste from coming by to catch a glimpse of the old stadium before it’s gone for good.
“It’s so sad, it’s just so sad,” said Laste, of Brooklyn.
