Philadelphia Spectrum Demolished

PHILADELPHIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Philadelphia Spectrum has started meeting its end. On Tuesday, its first demolition act was seen taking place. The Philadelphia Spectrum which has been a famous arena for sports and cultural programs since 1967 will be gone soon. Instead a retail cum restaurant cum entertainment plaza named Philly Live will be seen taking its place shortly. The day was indeed sad for all those who in some way or the other are associated with the Philadelphia Spectrum.

Almost for the last 40 years Philadelphia Spectrum has been a key venue for many sports and cultural functions. As expected, Philadelphia Spectrum’s long time owner Ed Snider was seen in a very emotional state. According to a source, he has said that he is very much enthusiastic regarding the new project which is about to come up, but admitted that it was indeed very painful for him to see the huge building getting demolished. Many fans and retired players were seen turning up on the site to witness the mark of the fall of the majestic building. Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins recollected how he had his first stint with the Spectrum while he was in high school, and had come up there to watch the Sixers-Celtics game.

The last time an event was seen taking place in the Philadelphia Spectrum was three years back in 2009. Eye witnesses claim that it was not at all easy to create some kind of breaching in the wall. A 4 ton wrecking ball had to used for the task source confirmed that the first two to three hitting raised a good amount of dust in the air. A course of four to five months will be taken to demolish it completely. Ed Snider, Bob Clarke, Mayor Nutter ,Julius Erving were seen speaking on the occasion.