Cincinnati's Cinergi Field Demolished

[Cntrygal]

The old Riverfront Stadium, where Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home run record, Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's hitting record, and the Bengals played one of the NFL's coldest games, was demolished Sunday to make way for a Cincinnati Reds hall of fame.

At a button's push, 1,275 pounds of dynamite and nitroglycerine went off in a counterclockwise sequence of blasts around the field, collapsing the 32-year-old stadium inward onto its former playing surface.

(In the winter, the stadium was home to the Bengals, who reached two Super Bowls while playing there.)more...

[The_Philster]

It's about time. That was one of the worst fields in the NFL. Those cookie cutter stadiums were all garbage. Thankfully, they're pretty much all going away.

[Dozerdog]

They should have blown it up with their team still in it

[The_Philster]

I think the fans would agree with you, Dozer.

[BillC]

They would, but all 6 were lost in the explosion. They thought it was going to be held next week.

[The_Philster]

[northernbillfan]

Re Cinergi Field

There it was...

[northernbillfan]

Going...

[northernbillfan]

!

Going...

[northernbillfan]

Gone...