OTD: Three Rivers Stadium imploded

The sun rose over Three Rivers Stadium for the last time on Feb. 11, 2001. Crowds ringed the downtown landmark and the river shorelines and bridges were packed with humanity while final checks were made inside the stadium by experts from Controlled Demolition, Inc. Read more HERE: bit.ly/38kvlFx
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[@pjames1553]

I remember sitting on Mount Washington for 12 hours drinking and waiting to watch this happening. It was like a tailgate party before a game

[@HenrysAdventures]

That was an impressive demoltion.

[@keiththomas3141]

That was a VERY SAD DAY! The WORSE day was when they tore down Forbes Field.

[@michaelbruns449]

Sounds like Led Zeppelin was still performing there and they brought the house down.

[@darthkurland]

The end of an era for Pittsburgh sports.

[@Slick420Pgh]

Just like yesterday. I remember how everyone thought it wasn't going to collapse for a couple seconds...the giant eagle sign and iron city

[@Fireyninjadog]

The steel curtain called one place home

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

THE HOME OF THE 3000TH HIT OF ROBERTO CLEMENTE

[@Masonhohman12]

😥

[@dumpstadee8371]

i was there for a concert back in 1974 with zztop aerosmith and i think ufo. it was called the texas tour and there were cows there. it was a disaster. they were leaving people in with big coolers on their shoulders with glass in them. people were bleeding before the gates opened. once inside it took us 45 minutes to push our way to the stage and there were people , pucking and peeing and mud. and it was hot. they let too many people in. you could not navigate anywhere. so people started to climb the outside walls to get to the next level and 3 people died , doing that. rest in peace rockers

[@HockeyGUY66871]

Im curious how terrible the sight lines would be for an outdoor Pens game. At Heinz, 4 rows in up from the last row in section 515. Impossible to see puck. Also had a friend in the front row of the low level and he couldn’t see the players skates. This was 2017 vs Philthadelphia. I could only imagine how terrible it would be, it blew up 19 days before i was born.

[@TheOfficalMackenzieFan]

welp franco died so...

[@Zacheryalderton-ln8gs]

NBC

[@Checkeroute]

Surprised this wasn't blamed on Muslims lol

[@scottbrown7497]

Like the twin towers