MPOTD: From The Nosebleeds
The upper tank at Shea was an experience. It's tough to remember just how high it was, since Citi's Promenade (Upper Deck) was designed to be a full level lower.
After opening in 1964, the upper deck was actually closed off sometime around the late 70s. Attendance was down, and it just made more sense to sell ticket in the Loge, Mezzanine, and Field levels.
Once "Grant's Tomb" came out of the catacombs, the "Upper Tank," as Keith would say, was re-opened. And when Shea was full and packed to capacity, there was no better place to be. The place rocked like no other (at times, it literally felt like it was about to collapse), and it's a feeling that can't quite be replicated.
My buddy Keith Terra shot this photo from the last row behind the plate in 2008. If it looks familiar, you may have grabbed a print from us back in 2010. They were signed and numbered.
Keith has been a professional photographer for a couple decades now and mainly shoots abandoned buildings, BMX, and weddings to pay the bills. Check out his IG account.
RIP, Shea.
6 Responses
Will Eichler
I was in the last row for the “Grand Slam Single”. That feeling of Shea moving up and down,,, you knew you were at a special game.
Don Geiger
I remember when I was a kid, I was afraid of heights and I was scared up there!
But in 2000’s playoff run, they put those hugh speakers in the outfield, and that place just rocked. You could feel it!
David Golden
I remember it being remarkably steep, and it caught some nice breezes on a muggy summer night that the high rollers 135 below didn’t get. I got to see one playoff game there in the very top row.
Kevin
Game 6. That “this place is gonna collapse” feeling. Upper Deck, third base side. More noise than I have ever experienced, including MSG Rangers-Isles playoff games. Really miss the Big Shea.
Lisa Wider
Never up there for a baseball game, but caught a Jets/Raiders game next to last row like a million years ago. Guess who lost.
Marcy Lawrence
Game 7, ’86 World Series, sitting in upper deck over right field about two rows from the top. The deck was rocking! Unforgettable.
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