LabattBlue Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 For those who live out of town or who live in town but don't get downtown too much, here are some pics I took earlier today(Sept. 08) as they begin to peel off the Aud exterior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 A sad day but it needed to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 A sad day but it needed to be done. Far more historic arenas have been demolished. The sad day was back in 96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm actually looking forward to the day when I get some some pics once demolition begins and you can see some of the interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiVbaby Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Now if they could only do the same thing to the skyway we'd be onto something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Nice pics, Blue. I hope they can do something to salvage the "marquee" and emblem in pics 3 & 5, and maybe move them to the Arena lobby.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Nice pics, Blue. I hope they can do something to salvage the "marquee" and emblem in pics 3 & 5, and maybe move them to the Arena lobby.... Those are great pics. They remind me of the entrance to the Rockpile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 man I miss that place ... tinkered with the one pic of the mail entrance in photoshop a bit ... came up with this ... need to find a use for it atop a page or something .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I never thought the day would actually come. :( I sure hope they save some of it to use for some kind of memorial ala the rockpile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Far more historic arenas have been demolished. The sad day was back in 96. Exactly. However, it still tugs at my heart to see it finally begin to come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenbaro Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 At least the Hasek picture will be gone..Why wasnt that taken down 6 yrs ago????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawerchuk Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Great pics. Thanks for posting them. Amazing the city of Buffalo is actually going thru with it (since it takes them forever to do anything!). Now only if they can take down those rust bucket grain elevators - the eyesore of the waterfront. Sure do miss the Aud though. Alot of memories for me during the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Nice LB. How about weekly pics from the same spot until it's gone? Then Weasel can put it to Animal House ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Dudley Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Great pics, :thumbsup: makes me a little sentimental looking at it, :rolleyes: kinda hear an old Frank Sinatra song playing in the back ground while I look at that proud old visage,,, "Thanks for the memory, Of things I can't forget Of journey's on a ......... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiofan Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Thanks, Blue. I appreciate you taking the time to take the shots and post them for us. Lots of good memories for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Nice LB. How about weekly pics from the same spot until it's gone? Then Weasel can put it to Animal House ! I'm not sure there will be much more change from the exterior until the wrecking ball comes along, but I will provide updated pics when things change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Now if they could only do the same thing to the skyway we'd be onto something. How about Maple Leaf Gardens? Scott Laughlin said on HTM a few months ago that they're having a serious problem with an infestation of rats. Not the kind of thing I'd want if Loblaws wanted to turn it into a super-grocery store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrytown Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 It was such a great place to watch a game...the sound was great, the seats were so steep it felt as if you could fall onto the ice from the Oranges. I saw some interesting shows there too...U2, The Police, Lionel Ritchie (lmao at that memory of that one, I fell asleep it was so borning, thank god the tix were free), the Globetrotters. In March of 1980 I saw a game against the Harford Whalers (Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe were playing for them)...I sat behind the Sabres bench with my parents...and got TWO pucks in the same game! It was an arena that needed to be replaced...but the memories are priceless...there was the Moscow Dynamo game in 1980 too...watching Gilbert Perreault (no matter how great Hasek was...Gilbert will always be my favorite Sabre). It's for these and many other reasons that it's nice to see the third jersey reflect some of the past. Now all that we can hope for is a sinkin' Cup and to never have to relive the memories of Paul Cyr and the rest of the wasted '80s....when we couldn't beat soul in the playoffs - when we made the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 They are starting to tear the Aud down and if the weather lets up, I'm going to head down there in the next few days and take a few pictures. If you are facing the front of the Aud, they are currently taking down the section to the right of the main entrance. There is also a huge pile of garbage included broken upholstered lower golds on the side of the Aud facing the Marine Drive apartments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 2/3/09 pics. The last two are from the side of the Aud facing the Marine Drive apartments. The cool part about these two is that you can see the original side entrances that were covered up with the roof was raised. Also in the last two pics(below the entrance doors) is a pile of garbage including orange seat backs. Part of me wanted to just walk in and grab one. I was hoping someone would come out that I could ask, but there was no one to be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 So sad to see the Aud come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisky Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I guess their not going to keep the part that says Buffalo Memorial Auditorium? Yup sad to see. Looks like there's a ton of scrap steel there and if it's anything like around here, that's worth alot. They should have a security guard that keeps an eye out for metal scavengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I guess their not going to keep the part that says Buffalo Memorial Auditorium? Yup sad to see. Looks like there's a ton of scrap steel there and if it's anything like around here, that's worth alot. They should have a security guard that keeps an eye out for metal scavengers. If you look at my pics from last year, they saved the NYS emblem which was above the "Buffalo Memorial Auditorium" wording. I also believe the demo contractors who bid on the job factored in the cost of scrap steel as part of their bid. When the scrap steel market bottomed out several months ago, the demolition contractor who was awarded the low bid initially, walked away from the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Aud demo, taking down the front Feb 10, 2009. Nothing spectacular, just a big mess. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Aud demo, taking down the front Feb 10, 2009. Nothing spectacular, just a big mess. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> I took some more pics today and will post them today or tomorrow. You can actually see the baffles hanging from the ceiling inside of the Aud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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