EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
THREE RIVERS STADIUM — PITTSBURGH (1990s)
Continuing with the ghosts of stadiums past, here’s Marieta both outside and inside Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. I’m not sure what year it was taken — probably in the late 1990s.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
SHEA STADIUM — QUEENS, NEW YORK (1999)
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
CANDLESTICK PARK — SAN FRANCISCO (1995)
Note: Why am I posting “old” photos lately? Thing is, years ago social media wasn’t around. Many of us post our current photos of people, travels, and experiences. So then, why not post some of our fondest memories along with the interesting stories that accompanied them, too? And besides, it’s fun. This is the continuation of my series where I take old photographs and share the stories behind them. Remember — a photograph and memory that is NOT shared becomes lost over time, and is eventually forgotten and then it disappears and is gone forever. Think about that, friends. I do wish more people would share photographs and memories and remember the meaning of those moments.
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IMPERIAL PALACE CASINO / THE AUTO COLLECTION — LAS VEGAS (1997)
The Imperial Palace has an fascinating, albeit scandalous past. A construction mogul named Ralph Engelstad bought the property in 1971 which included a small hotel called the Flamingo Capri. He invested his own money, expanded the hotel to 19 stories, added a casino, opened up an antique car museum, and ignited multiple firestorms later in his life when he was exposed as….yes really, it’s true….a Nazi admirer.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
ARLINGTON STADIUM — ARLINGTON, TX (1993)
Marieta Dalla
Don Rieck
E.Dieter Martin
Dutch Boyd
Rich Korbin
Tiger123
Anonymous Eccentric
Kevin Un
Melissa Hayden
Todd Anderson
Stevan Goldman
Charlie Ciresi
Eric Schneller
Tanya Devenport
Peter Secor
Roger Rodd
Scott Wilson
Gareth Edwards
Shawn Rice
Billy the Greek
Linda Keenan
Sue Schneider
Tom Oldcroft
