annabelle Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Ok i went down to the old arena today and i thought that it would be cool to get a few pics before it's gone. Not that i miss the Jets because i ALWAYS hated them but i went to my first NHL game there when i was 5 against Detroit and had my birthday party there when i was 13. My parents compnay had season tickets for years and there was alot of booing the Jets that went on in my life there. Also i have been inccredibly wasted there at TONS of concerts.. Anyhow..thanks for bearing with me. The old upcoming events sign, i wish i had my picture that said Stanley Cup PLayoffs...winnipeg Jets vs Detroit REd Wings...TONIGHT 7:30!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Nice tribute. Sad to see any building torn down...are they going to build a new arena, if not what will take this ones place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevils_info Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Axctually, don't they already have a new arena? Or did I just see the plans for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 They already built they new arena downtown. I think the shopping mall right beside the old arena bought the land and is going to expand. I have lots more pics but i figured i would spare you guys the time..lmao. Anyhow i didn't think i'd be as sad to see it like this but i was. Lmao..you can just see the good old red and yellow insides of that building when you're standing there..ahh memories... Axctually, don't they already have a new arena? Or did I just see the plans for it? the MTS Center is awesome..small but soo nice..And it has what the old one didn't have..a bar inside of it..woooo cheap drinks are only a quick rum down the concourse instead off paying 5.50 for beer 3.75 at MOxies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevils_info Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'll be honest, I think its sad whenever an arena is torn down - especially for a shopping mall!!! I'll even be sad to see the Penguin-Dome torn down once they get their new digs, wherever it may be. Good ol' retractable roof on an arena - certainly unique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Well the CAA will (maybe) be torn down for a mall. Maybe there is a building I don't mind being torn down! Anna, post all the pics you got, afterall this thread is a tribute to the arena and if people don't wanna see it they can go to...another thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevils_info Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Actually the state said the arena will be at the center of Xanadu for concerts and sporting events. Too bad no sports teams will play there and bands would rather play at the newer Prudential Arena in Newark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Another soon to be demolished building..the bombers stadium...home of the 06 Grey Cup.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Funny as we get older (some more than others) we seem to appreciate something as cold as brick and mortar for the warnth it bought our souls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I guess you have great appreciation for the colliseum...in Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Nice pics annab. It's always sad when a building like that gets torn down. But I guess it's better than the old Maple Leaf Gardens get turned into a grocery store. I guess you have great appreciation for the colliseum...in Rome. When I first saw coliseum, I thought you meant Nassau Coliseum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 When I first saw coliseum, I thought you meant Nassau Coliseum. I was just messin' with El Diablo...perhaps I crossed the line? Nahhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 jetsarenaintheday.bmp the new Arena...booooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 That corner looks a tad bit like the Newark arena huh? I wonder where the Newark folks got their inspiration from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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njdevils_info Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 That corner looks a tad bit like the Newark arena huh? I wonder where the Newark folks got their inspiration from! Shows you how observant I am. I thought that was the Newark arena! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Devil Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Looks like it was a good place to see a game. I think ending up a shopping mall is atleast better then being utterly destroyed. For some reason I like the days of the old NHL better. Hartford, Winnipeg, Quebec... those teams should never have moved away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 It was a scary place to see a game...the second tier of seats haung way over the first tier and during games or concertd you could feel the entire structure shaking and hear it creaking..very scary..lmao!! The guys washroom had the famous "trough" to do your business in. Not very sanitary but cool in a way i guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 we went to see the rest of the arena be imploded today. 7am....it took 20 minutes to drive there and about 30 seconds for it to be gone... There were actually people there crying in Selanne and Hull jets jerseys.... Jet's fans are morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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