To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. seat in the press box was at the locker room end, in the gondola suspended over the Oranges near section 27. Because the press box bent into the bowl at either end, I could see my brother in his seats and could longdistance high five him when appropriate. As demolition continued I pointed out where I sat for Billy Joel, for Neil Diamond, for lacrosse’s Bandits, and for roller hockey’s Buffalo Stampede. When the west wall came down Project Manager Mike Healy had to remind me, “Suzanne, there’s no crying in demolition.” Once the asbestos abatement was complete, the demolition began with salvage. Seats that could be saved, the Seal of the City from the façade, the art deco eagles–these items went to the City, seats to be sold at auction, other pieces be used in a memorial.of a memorial. Next, the front façade was taken down, demolishing The Aud Club, the lobby, and the north stairs to the Oranges that were added in the 1970 renovation. The gaping hole where the front of the building used to be was a jarring sight to commuters on the 190 and the first sign that there was no turning back. “After that we had that big open hole there. That’s when we went in and did all the hard demolition of the actual bowl: Gold, Red, Blue, Orange seating. That’s when everybody was asking what was taking so long, because everything was happening inside. Under the roof. Out of the rain,” explains Mike Healy, DEMCO Project Manager. Once the Continued on page 64 Sections 34 and 36 of the Reds and Blues, as seen from outside during my field trip to the roof. 6 SUZANNE K. TAYLOR 0