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Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Feb 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM.

  1. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Sad day. End of an era.
     
    Blast Furnace, Feb 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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  2. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    HELLO SILICA FUME!!!
    Come on Pittsburgh. Time for a new one.
    Titans getting their new stadium (1999).
     
    forgotten1, Feb 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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  3. Eichburgh

    Eichburgh Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, and I never before really associated the year that ended Three Rivers with the same year as 9/11. Not a good year for iconic buildings. Horrific year in general.
     
    Eichburgh, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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  4. Thor

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    It's fascinating how engineers can plot out just where to put the charges to trigger these. Especially when it's a skyscraper on a crowded city block.
     
    Thor, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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  5. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    Most of the time
    :smiley1:
     
    forgotten1, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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  6. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Yankee Stadium was taken down brick by brick, not by explosives. Thought that was pretty cool that they did that.
     
    Blast Furnace, Feb 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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  7. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    They did a fine job in general

    They also blew out windows in the Acrisure stadium under construction
     
    jeh1856, Feb 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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  8. Thor

    Thor Staff Member Mod Team

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    I didn't know that. What was the reasoning - saving memorable sections, proximity to other structures, both?

    I remember when it happened - I'm a Phillies fan when it comes to baseball, and we lost the WS series to the Yanks in 2009. Their new stadium opened in 2010, IIRC.
     
    Thor, Feb 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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  9. Arch Stanton

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    Can't believe it's been 25 years already, seems like yesterday.
     
    Arch Stanton, Feb 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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  10. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Exactly, both of those. I believe they sometimes off some of it, too.

    Took 2 years to dismantle.

    Funny about the 2009 WS. I was at the series clincher :taunt:
     
    Blast Furnace, Feb 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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  11. steel machine

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    Did they sell the bricks?
     
    steel machine, Feb 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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    steel machine Well-Known Member

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    Reminds me of PNC Park just bigger.
     
    steel machine, Feb 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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  13. Steelersfan4life

    Steelersfan4life Well-Known Member

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    I don't remember either, but I imagine mainly due to the proximity of the other structures and the active tracks right up against the thing. Been to the original several times, definitely was a 'magical' place to watch games. Even saw a couple of classics for the baseball fans here. Forgot the years, but two come to mind, both in the mid-late 90's.

    Red Sox vs Yankees - Pitchers dual between Pedro Martinez and Rodger Clemens. Sox won 1-0. Pedro had something like 16 SO and Clemens 15, something crazy like that.

    Baltimore vs Yankees - Not really a classic, per se, but a crazy game. Andy Pettite started the game but took a line drive to the nose early off Cal Ripken (I think). Hideki Irabu came in, a bunch of runs scored, so we left during the 7th inning stretch. Yanks mounted a comeback, and the last 2.5 innings took well over 90 minutes. The game finally ended as we pulled into the parking lot back in central NJ. IIRC, at the time it was recorded as the longest 9-inning game in MLB history, 4 hours 22 minutes.

    Haven't followed in years, so it's probably been broken by now.

    Edit: yes, it was broken, two games longer for 9-inning games. Ironically, both were also with the Yankees.
     
    Steelersfan4life, Feb 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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