Giants Stadium demolition now underway

Football fans are feeling wistful today in Jersey and New York.

Demolition work on 34-year-old Giants Stadium began this morning in East Rutherford, NJ. A crane started taking down the top sections of the venue, which in its time hosted games for the Giants, the Jets, the Cosmos, the MetroStars and the Red Bulls. Bruce Springsteen ushered out the stadium’s long run with a five concert series, ending the sets with a song titled “Wrecking Ball.” Many pieces of the old stadium will be sold, including seats and pieces of turf, as the demolition continues.

Bon Jovi is set to open the new stadium at the Meadowlands in May. The new venue is going to be the NFL’s third largest, featuring seating for 82,500 fans with 9,500 club seats and 222 luxury suites.

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