Anniversary of Texas Stadium demolition

[Diehardblues]

April 11 is the anniversary of Texas Stadium demolition. It was home to my favorite team for 38 years only 15 minutes from home.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Such a better atmosphere than AT&T….Texas Stadium was bare bones but charming as heck. JerryWorld is all flash and no substance.

 

[maryquality]

I remember watching the demolition on TV. It literally made me cry....especially when they had the camera on Jerry Jones, and I assume, one of his grandkids, who was holding onto him. The grandson was balling his eyes out. Poor baby. It just made me cry even more. LOL

 

[fivetwos]

I miss that place badly. Loved it.

 

[Vanilla2]

Place was a dump. Jerry could’ve done better with the new place but nostalgia is getting the best of ya.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

I can hear Pat S. and Coach calling the big game now, with Tom and the Fedora hat with that stare at his team, with the whole in the roof, and Newhouse and TD splitting formation and the OL doing the shift and Billy Joe D running behind Roger. Lol

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

I was there in the '70's, inside on that upper level walkway, standing next to the railing looking out over the parking and paths below outside the stadium. Most people were inside the stadium at that time, so not a lot of people outside but some. Not sure why, but my attention was drawn to a man below. He pulled out a very large knife- in the size range of a large Bowie knife, and held it up. Two undercover cops were near him, and immediately pounced on him, and wrestled him to the ground! They must have been following him, as they were very close. Never learned what had happened, but it made an impression on me in my teens.

 

[CowboyFrog]

I was there in the '70's, inside on that upper level walkway, standing next to the railing looking out over the parking and paths below outside the stadium. Most people were inside the stadium at that time, so not a lot of people outside but some. Not sure why, but my attention was drawn to a man below. He pulled out a very large knife- in the size range of a large Bowie knife, and held it up. Two undercover cops were near him, and immediately pounced on him, and wrestled him to the ground! They must have been following him, as they were very close. Never learned what had happened, but it made an impression on me in my teens.

So to this day you carry a Bowie Knife? Or will never carry one..tell me the impression!!!!

 

[Diehardblues]

 

[maryquality]

I was there in the '70's, inside on that upper level walkway, standing next to the railing looking out over the parking and paths below outside the stadium. Most people were inside the stadium at that time, so not a lot of people outside but some. Not sure why, but my attention was drawn to a man below. He pulled out a very large knife- in the size range of a large Bowie knife, and held it up. Two undercover cops were near him, and immediately pounced on him, and wrestled him to the ground! They must have been following him, as they were very close. Never learned what had happened, but it made an impression on me in my teens.

I'm picturing the scene from Crocodile Dundee when a guy tried to rob him with a switchblade, and Crocodile Dundee pulls out a "rambo-like" knife and says, "now this is a knife". LOL

 

[Diehardblues]

I’m so glad I have my stadium chairs I sat in for almost 4 decades .

 

[fivetwos]

I’d love to hear some first hand stories of when you were allowed to bring a cooler of beer in since Irving was dry.

 

[Diehardblues]

Such a better atmosphere than AT&T….Texas Stadium was bare bones but charming as heck. JerryWorld is all flash and no substance.

It was home to 5 Time World Champions and the most storied franchise in NFL history.

 

[Diehardblues]

I’d love to hear some first hand stories of when you were allowed to bring a cooler of beer in since Irving was dry.

We were able to bring coolers in for a few years. I didn’t bring beer in but some people did. Back in the day they weren’t checking all of them .

 

[RonnieT24]

I drive by that site a couple times a month but it is so different now I couldn't tell you where the stadium actually used to be. The old stadium was grand old dame though. I miss her ...

 

[maryquality]

I drive by that site a couple times a month but it is so different now I couldn't tell you where the stadium actually used to be. The old stadium was grand old dame though. I miss her ...

So, what's in that spot now? Condos? Parking? Nothing?

 

[jazzcat22]

I’m so glad I have my stadium chairs I sat in for almost 4 decades .

I should have got mine, had them for 3 years. As I look back I could have had them for I think it was $600 including shipping. 2 seats.

 

[jazzcat22]

So, what's in that spot now? Condos? Parking? Nothing?

I think still nothing. Last time I drove by looked like a storage area for construction items.

I believe a church group was wanting to buy it at one time. Before the demolition.

 

[viman96]

The old stadium was fun but it needed to be replaced. The new stadium is 100x better. Unfortunately the fanbase has much less to cheer for and as a result is less rowdy.

 

[RonnieT24]

So, what's in that spot now? Condos? Parking? Nothing?

I wanna say it's office buildings and the like.. But again.. the whole area has been transformed. I would need to find the old site on a map then point my GPS at it to truly know where it is/was.