LANDMARK DESTRUCTION BEST ANSWER FOR CREATING SPACE?

http://www.demolitionofyankeestadium.com/

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2010/03/07/2010-03-07_last_fall_classic_old_yankee_stadium_comes_tumbling_down.html


On the news and in the newspapers, Me being the ''diehard'' Yankee fan that I am, I couldn't help but be a little upset as I looked the pictures of the old Yankee stadium being demolished. This was a place I had been to personally, and loved the history behind the place. Yankee legends like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Joe Dimaggio once stood in and played on that very field. The yankees played there from 1903 to 2008, and once the new stadium opened in 2009, the old stadium was basically vacant. It was being knocked down to ''make space'' for parks and recreation for the bronx community. Other people wanted to preserve the old stadium and have it stay up and have it be a museum for baseball fans to visit and reminisce about the history. I don't know, I feel knocking it down ''erases'' part of the Yankees franchise in a way. I mean sure you'll have the memories, but it's the equivalent of knocking down a landmark. But then again, if there's a new stadium, there's really no need for the old stadium anymore.I don't know, I'm torn. What do you guys think? Is knocking down the old stadium for space for parks and recreations really the best thing?