Photo shows from left to right: Jim Callahan, Veterans Stadium service manager with a walkie talkie; Bill Giles, Phillies Vice President; Pat Cassidy, stadium superintendent; Greg Luzinski, pointing; Paul Owens, Phillies manager; Bobby Wine; and...
To roof or not to roof? That is the $17.5 million question that may be put up to Philadelphia voters in November. The voters last year approved a $25 million bond issue to construct a 72,000-seat all purpose stadium in South Philadelphia, near the...
Philadelphia's new 65,000 seat multi-purpose sports stadium rises as final section of unique sports complex which will serve as home for the Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, 76ers and Army Navy football game. Aerial view shows proximity of...
First photos of the scale model of the new Philadelphia Stadium, officially presented by its architects and engineers on December 2 to the Mayor and City Government in Mayor Tate's office, City Hall. As a baseball park, the Stadium in South...
Photo shows Philadelphia stadium as it would appear with a flat roof, making it a year round, air-conditioned and heated playground. The roof would be fixed, translucent and the world's largest, covering more than 12 acres, with approximately 4.5...
Veterans Stadium guard Howard Gray examines the metal deck over a recessed scoreboard that was replaced after Glenn Shober, 37, of Reading, fell 27 feet to his death. Stadium officials say wires across the stairway were in place at the time of the...
Union members wanting to organize the security guards at Veterans Stadium picketed in front of the VIP entrance to the Stadium, asking people not to cross their picket line.