December 29, 2002: Riverfront Stadium is demolished in front of more than 25,000 spectators in just 37 seconds. #RedsVault
https://mobile.twitter.com/reds/stat...20204997296129
Not a remarkable stadium, but a lot of history. I know I have a lot of memories from there. The old girl gets flattened.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
cumberlandreds (01-18-2022),DayGameRedLegs (01-17-2022),goldglover9 (01-01-2022),HokieRed (01-18-2022)
Done w/ stunning proficiency. It definitely feels like leaving the era of the BRM behind.Originally Posted by Roy Tucker
Inexcusable. It would still be a perfectly viable venue today.
goreds2 (02-08-2022)
Actually it would not be
Revering4Blue (02-09-2022)
I guess it depends on your definition of "viable." Would it have structural problems making it unsafe to occupy? Almost definitely not. Could a big league team play in it? Also definitely not.
It's weird to think that if we used the same timeline, GABP would be demolished in 13 years.
Old school 1983 (02-08-2022)
If that’s the case good riddance. I always thought GABP looked like plastic generic crap.
KeefeCato (02-09-2022)
The county funded multi-use stadium of the 60's and 70's wasn't prepared for the long haul. A stadium that is built for one sport is more likely to survive the years
Revering4Blue (02-09-2022)
Reading this story, I didn’t realize that playing the All Star game at Riverfront in 1970 was in jeopardy for a while.
https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/5203544002
Spring of 1970 was a tumultuous time politically with the Viet Nam war and that dominated the headlines. Kent State shootings and all that. Plus Roy Tucker was graduating from high school.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
cumberlandreds (02-09-2022),goreds2 (02-08-2022),KeefeCato (02-09-2022),Revering4Blue (02-09-2022)
It'll be sooner thatn that. Then the replacement for what follows wikl last half as long. At some point they will be tearing down stadiums as they are being built.
I was 3 at the time. But I do remember 15-20 years ago reading a similar article.
I personally wish we still had Riverfront Stadium. GABP is like a teething ring with animal prints on it.
goreds2 (02-10-2022)
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