Riverfront Remembered: The Jungle - A Film By Cam Miller

[@DS-kn6ex]

Great stuff Cam. Thank you. Who Dey!

[@ronniesmith2170]

I soo remember ive BEEN to riverfront stadium over 10 times in my lifetime so many memories RED'S & BENGALS WHO DEY!!!!!

[@retiredusvet4396]

LOVE it, Cam! My favorite is the walking up towards a bottom part of Roebling Bridge, then seeing the same sight with Riverfront Stadium decades ago. Riverfront Stadium was functional, but it was beautiful in October, with all the bunting, and 50,000-plus fans in attendance for every game!

[@chriscook6147]

Thank you and WHO DEY!!!

[@edbbasher3277]

Very well done!

[@randylochtefeld2806]

I remember being there for the football strike games. Chanting Reggie-Reggie for Reggie Williams who played all the strike games. Talking to Bengals players on 2nd street who told us to go drinking in Caddy’s instead of watch strike games. Cheering for the bus with the striking players on board driving up the plaza ramp to team parking.

[@darryljorden9177]

Excellent documentary (I enjoyed the one that focused on the Reds, too). I like how you described the stadium as a “machine”. Say what you will about the donut era of stadia, they were both cost efficient (two sports, one stadium) and functional. Being a Steeler fan, I am, of course, partial to Three Rivers, but I always thought Riverfront (god, I miss those descriptive names for stadiums) had the more elegant appearance. Memories.

[@retiredusvet4396]

Thank you! Agreed!

[@lonniestephens6254]

I remember Riverfront Stadium for what it was!

[@johnkara7401]

I remember watching freezer bowl between the Bengals and the Chargers (then based in San Diego at that time) on WMAQ tv (the NBC outlet in the Chicago area).

[@marcushoustonsr]

She is my first love

[@wiedep]

Just another doughnut with fake grass, product of MLB teams having to beg to politicians for new digs and having to acquiesce to NFL's mandate for 50k+ seating. At that time NFL franchises made more from sellout games than TV revenue, so getting 'free' new digs MLB owners in many cities just gave in. Choosing to use Atlanta-Fulton Co. stadium for design concert was wrong from the start. Long walks to covered areas when the inevitable summer downpours hit, huge foul area dead zones, an upper deck so far back from baseball/football field layouts (with exception of right behind plate and corners of end zones) made the game just a rumor. Whoever gave 'rave reviews' to A-FCS was either promised free entry or just didn't know what they were talking about. That layout casts doubt if Finch ever attended a big league sporting event. At least Riverfront had the field level moveable stands paralleling the foul lines and football sidelines unlike A-FCS or Oakland Mausoleum. Those high outfield seats had greatly obstructed view of most of the outfield. BTW - by the mid 60's Pete Rozelle was so entrenched in Commissioners job that Hackett's query about Brown taking that job was a non-starter. Pete wasn't going anywhere, he made too much money for NFL owners and deftly handled the merger. An aspect of the field changeover almost nobody touches on was that 2-3 inches of clay in the cutouts for baseball had to be removed in order to insure that the carpet laid down was flush with the surrounding turf. As involved at the changeover could be it was still better than the way too complicated maneuver in Oakland, with grass field to boot. Although left fielders had to contend with the carpet laid over metal plates above the track trench for moving the 3rd base stands out for football - step on it and clank! Good footage of the changeover, rare that this is recorded.

[@docadams7099]

I know what I'm talking about. Most people who actually went there enjoyed the experience, myself included. There were many fun things for fans to do and see, lots of great special events. Not to mention 5 World Series and 2 AFC Championship games. There were a lot of fun times at Riverfront, plus great teams to cheer for.