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antinimby · #41 Posted **May 2, 2007, 4:01 AM**

^^ Calcutta circa 1945?

Just needs a few cows in the street to complete the picture.

-GR2NY- · #42 Posted **May 2, 2007, 2:12 PM**

The facade is terrible IMO. Makes me think of a long boring courthouse with those columns, or perhaps a factory.

NYguy · #43 Posted **May 3, 2007, 11:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by fioco

NYGuy, I think the Willets Point Development deserves its own thread.

You can create a seperate thread for it. I just didn't have enough details at the time.

NYguy · #44 Posted **May 3, 2007, 11:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by antinimby

Here's how it looks like now, from the air:

It hurts my eyes to look at even from here...

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"People from the outside, they come here and all they see is junkyards," he said. "This is a community, with hard-working people trying to make a living. These are human beings here."

No doubt about there being human beings there, but face it, its a massive junkyard.

MiamiSpartan · #45 Posted **May 7, 2007, 12:14 PM**

But I LOVE the new ballpark! What an improvement over Shea!

Locofresh55 · #46 Posted **May 8, 2007, 6:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by fioco

It looks even lovelier at ground level:

Fromthe air...it looked like a junkyard...didn't know it looked like a warzone at ground leve. Willets point has always had that UGH look to it though. (NO OFFENSE TO PEOPLE FROM THE FLUSHING AREA)

Scruffy · #47 Posted **May 9, 2007, 6:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by fioco

It looks even lovelier at ground level:

haha. its true. this looks like one of those post apocalyptic movie sets. "this is whats left of the city after the bomb hits" type stuff

beanhead4529 · #48 Posted **May 10, 2007, 12:21 AM**

arghhh! I never thought I'd live to see a sports venue with a corporate name in the New York metro area. Now we have the Prudential Center for the Devils in Newark, Barclays Arena for the Nets in Brooklyn and 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵, ahem Citi Field in Queens.

IMO that really takes away the value of any history that may be made there, especially when names change every decade or so. Either that, or the names just sound stupid. Who would be proud to play in Minute Maid Park (formerly Enron Field) in Houston or Petco Park in San Diego? Those names are just dumb.

Of course there are exceptions where a corporate name sounds great at a venue, like Wrigley Field (Chicago), Busch Stadium (St. Louis), or Miller Park(Milwaukee). But it is an easy way to get millions of dollars a year, so maybe its just the Mets' way of compensating for the revenue lost in having approx. 10,000 less seats.

Ok, I'll shut up now.

nygirl1 · #49 Posted **May 10, 2007, 3:47 AM**

Isn't Wrigley named after the gum? I would be darned proud to play in Wrigely

skyscraper · #50 Posted **May 10, 2007, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Locofresh55

Fromthe air...it looked like a junkyard...didn't know it looked like a warzone at ground leve. Willets point has always had that UGH look to it though. (NO OFFENSE TO PEOPLE FROM THE FLUSHING AREA)

there's a reason it's called "Flushing" - because the area looks like the contents of a toilet.

EtherealMist · #51 Posted **May 11, 2007, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by beanhead4529

arghhh! I never thought I'd live to see a sports venue with a corporate name in the New York metro area. Now we have the Prudential Center for the Devils in Newark, Barclays Arena for the Nets in Brooklyn and 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵, ahem Citi Field in Queens.

I dont really mind that much. I mean its not like naming a TEAM after a company. Oh wait we have the NY Red Bulls? oh, nevermind.

I dont think the stadium names sound that bad though, especially Citi Field.

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Originally Posted by fioco

It looks even lovelier at ground level:

Me and my brother took a wrong turn comming back from a Met game one time and ended up in a street like this. I felt like we were in a ghetto in Tijuana, it was really weird. I swear it was a dirt road in the middle of New York City.

ThisSideofSteinway · #52 Posted **May 12, 2007, 3:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by nygirl1

Isn't Wrigley named after the gum? I would be darned proud to play in Wrigely

Yeah, the guy who owned Wrigley's Chewing Gum acquired what was originally known as Weeghman Field (fun fact: it wasn't actually built for the Cubs but for the Whales of the short lived Federal League).

Anywho... it's a shame to see such a unique part of Queens (the Iron Triangle, that is) be demolished, but it's probably for the best in this case.

Chicago_Illa_Noiz · #53 Posted **May 12, 2007, 7:31 PM**

This ballpark looks promising. Too bad they changed the name. I felt the same way when they changed Comiskey Park to US Cellular Field

But daps to new yorkers for getting new parks for both baseball teams tho.

John F · #54 Posted **May 13, 2007, 1:11 AM**

Well, it could have been a lot worse for a name. I mean, look at the merry-go-round of horrid names for stadiums and arenas around Miami and other towns.

I still hope the powers-that-be rename the #7 train station "William A Shea station at Willets Point". Small token but still a reminder...

NYguy · #55 Posted **Jun 8, 2007, 11:16 PM**

Photos from stadiumpage.com
(June 2, 2007)

John F · #56 Posted **Jun 18, 2007, 8:45 PM**

moving with a good deal of speed on this. It's also easier to tell what is going on in those pictures from Stadiumspage than the pics of the new Yankee stadium under construction.

CarlosV · #57 Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 7:35 PM**

July 19, 2007

from the #7 train.....

Thskyscraper · #58 Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 9:15 PM**

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?

John F · #59 Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 10:26 PM**

Just you. There are orange fences up around several floors but no brick laying.

ThisSideofSteinway · #60 Posted **Jul 19, 2007, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by John F

Just you. There are orange fences up around several floors but no brick laying.

Actually, while it's hard to make out in Carlos' photos, there is indeed bricklaying going on. You can see it on the right hand side in the second photo. (I caught it today for the first time coming from Flushing - looking quite good)