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CarlosV · #61 Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 12:23 AM**

YES BRICKS ARE IN PLACE AND IT LOOKS GGGGREEEAAT !!!!

Thskyscraper · #62 Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 12:50 AM**

Alright, the bricks are nice.

Scruffy · #63 Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 4:20 AM**

great pics carlos. Im thinking of hitting this and yankees and really get pics from all angles this mon or wednesday morning if you are down

CarlosV · #64 Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 5:18 AM**

count me in!!!

NYguy · #65 Posted **Jul 20, 2007, 11:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Thskyscraper

I'm so excited about the Mets new stadium! And is it just me or are they already placing the bricks in the last pic?

Mets fan?...

It's actually a very nice looking stadium, lightyears better than Shea.

CarlosV · #66 Posted **Jul 22, 2007, 11:34 PM**

July 22, 2007

wow, what a difference FEW days can have on this project!!! notice the central steel towers, they werent there a few days ago!!!

also, i noticed...they are building some sort of structure at the US National Tennis Association....

Scruffy · #67 Posted **Jul 23, 2007, 1:38 PM**

carlos, today got rained out. lets try again wednesday morning

Thskyscraper · #68 Posted **Jul 23, 2007, 2:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

Mets fan?...

It's actually a very nice looking stadium, lightyears better than Shea.

I've been a Met fan since I was 8. And yeah, this stadium should be lightyears better than Shea, I mean Shea is... not great.

H-man · #69 Posted **Jul 23, 2007, 9:35 PM**

wow im surpised they already starting the light towers

CarlosV · #70 Posted **Jul 23, 2007, 10:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Scruffy

carlos, today got rained out. lets try again wednesday morning

John F · #71 Posted **Jul 24, 2007, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Thskyscraper

I've been a Met fan since I was 8. And yeah, this stadium should be lightyears better than Shea, I mean Shea is... not great.

It's got some character but Shea is from the beginning of baseball's multi-purpose "Cookie Cutter" era stadiums that housed both baseball and football games. It's fitting that Shea (and RFK in Washington) will be the last as well.

Still hope they re-name the #7 train stop for the ballpark "William A. Shea station at Willets Point" or something... because even with it's quirks, Shea Stadium stood for something and someone. AN accomplishment getting an NL team back in the five Burroughs.

Thskyscraper · #72 Posted **Jul 25, 2007, 2:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by John F

It's got some character but Shea is from the beginning of baseball's multi-purpose "Cookie Cutter" era stadiums that housed both baseball and football games. It's fitting that Shea (and RFK in Washington) will be the last as well.

Still hope they re-name the #7 train stop for the ballpark "William A. Shea station at Willets Point" or something... because even with it's quirks, Shea Stadium stood for something and someone. AN accomplishment getting an NL team back in the five Burroughs.

Oh yeah, it certainly is symbolic. I don't think that there is any question when it comes to that. But design wise and experience wise it just wasn't pleasant. But I see your point.

NYguy · #73 Posted **Jul 25, 2007, 7:51 PM**

http://www.amny.com/sports/baseball/...,2757335.story

Tour the latest improvements at Citi Field

July 25, 2007

With its Grand Opening still more than a year and a half away, the Mets' new home is already beginning to look more like a real ballpark.

Mets COO Jeff Wilpon on Wednesday led a group of reporters on a tour of Citi Field, where he demonstrated the latest progress on the new stadium, which will open in 2009.

Among the most notable improvements, red brick which comprises the facade of the stadium has been partially laid. Inside the stadium, the foundation of the stands and luxury boxes which will some day hold up to 45,000 fans are now visible. The Jackie Robinson Rotunda, which will act as a point of entry for fans, is also taking shape.

The tour, which was the third given by the Mets since construction began last November, offered a firsthand view from the seats, which will be closer to the field than they are at cavernous Shea Stadium.

"We're on schedule, on budget," Wilpon said. "The progress is where it should be."

Construction at Citi Field, which will open in 2009. The area to the left is part of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, which fans will walk through when entering the front of the stadium.

A view of Citi Field, the Mets' new stadium under construction next to Shea Stadium (far left). Citi Field will open in 2009.

A view of the stands under construction at Citi Field.

A view of some of the more exclusive seats and viewing areas as they take shape at Citi Field.

A view of the front of Citi Field, the Mets stadium under construction next to Shea Stadium.

A view inside Citi Field, the Mets stadium under construction next to Shea Stadium.

NYguy · #74 Posted **Jul 25, 2007, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by John F

Still hope they re-name the #7 train stop for the ballpark "William A. Shea station at Willets Point" or something... because even with it's quirks, Shea Stadium stood for something and someone. AN accomplishment getting an NL team back in the five Burroughs.

You can get a look here at some of the actual letters from the battle between O'Malley and Moses, a battle that ultimately ended with the Dodgers moving to LA and Shea Stadium being built in Queens...
http://www.walteromalley.com/docu_gallery.php?gallery=1

CarlosV · #75 Posted **Jul 25, 2007, 9:53 PM**

July 25, 2007

Scruffy and myself took a little field trip to Shea....today They are working overtime on this beauty

NOW ABOUT THIS MESS ACROSS THE STREET WHAT THE FUCK......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS WILLETS POINT BOULEVARD!!!! EMBARRASSING!!!!

LET'S GO METS

ME

Scruffy

Locofresh55 · #76 Posted **Jul 26, 2007, 12:52 AM**

Carlos,

You look like a hitman from "Carlitos Way". Great pics though.

Damn they really need to fix up Willets Point but that ballpark will add some much needed flare and quality construction.

CarlosV · #77 Posted **Jul 26, 2007, 1:02 AM**

^ I DO ??? LOL

July 25, 2007

Scruffy and myself took a little field trip to Shea....today They are working overtime on this beauty

NOW ABOUT THIS MESS ACROSS THE STREET WHAT THE FUCK......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS WILLETS POINT BOULEVARD!!!! EMBARRASSING!!!!

LET'S GO METS

ME

Scruffy

Scruffy · #78 Posted **Jul 26, 2007, 1:37 AM**

the stadium looks great. the brick in person looks ok. the kind of pre-fabricated cheapness you would see in a themepark. the attempt at the original but not the original. but when the entire massice thing is done up, im sure it will look tons better. Im judging by the first story only. the main entrance faces directly at willets point which after exploring today can say is a disaster area. for one the area has no drainage, possibly no sewers. it hasn't rained here in 2 days yet there were ponds a couple feet deep where streets were. once we were completley blocked from going down a street unless by car and had to turn around. 3rd world country in eastern queens? to fix this up will be the biggest undertaking since they will have to build an entire underground network of utilities. more than an eyesore its a needle in your eye, but should they have to move? there are hundreds of businesses on those couple streets. how they do not cannibalize each other is beyond me since they basically all offer the same thing. but they are all seperate small entities who haven't done anything but be ugly. Im starting to question the way this redevelop is being planned.

eventually i'll post my half of the pics

Thskyscraper · #79 Posted **Jul 26, 2007, 2:23 AM**

Wow, great pics guys! I'm loving how the retro look is coming out so far. And boy they really need to redevelop the area ASAP! What's taking so long to put the plans into motion?

CarlosV · #80 Posted **Jul 26, 2007, 4:54 AM**

Also kinda related .......they are building (almost done) a brand new olympic size swiming pool /diving / skating building south of the METS new ball park in Flusing meadows..the building features a moveable floor and diving tank!!!!! we liked the maritime look!!!!!

LET'S GO QUEENS