New Haven Independent

Posted by: Edward_H | January 20, 2007 11:23 AM

After 18 months this thing finally gets demolished right after the Mayor returns to New Haven after getting thrashed by Govenor Rell in the election. At least he was able to get it done before his term is up this November.

Posted by: Wellstone13 | January 20, 2007 4:12 PM

NHPA Engineer Jim Stanowicz' kids were cute.
Big Hair Metal Bands, Hockey, Wrestling and Monster Trucks never attracted me to an event.
On WTNH there was a comment that the building has been an eyesore since it closed about five years ago. Did its appearance change when it closed? I think not, thus...snicker. Hoorah! The Ugliest Building In Connecticut is down!

Posted by: strangerthanfiction | January 20, 2007 8:23 PM

That building won an architectural award for Kevin Roche - it was said to be a masterpiece of "urban brutalism". Which is to say it was a visual blight on the gateway into New Haven. It's great that it's down and everything went smoothly.

Posted by: cedar hill resident | January 20, 2007 10:21 PM

Was there great event but a very sad lose for new haven.
you tube video we made
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HaRMPc2T6w

Posted by: William Beard | January 21, 2007 7:08 AM

I painted Bear Dance to poke some fun at people. I could paint Dunce Dance to represent the crowd at New Haven led by Homer Simpson, oops, I mean Mayor DiStiffano.

Posted by: Bruce | January 21, 2007 11:33 AM

I think it was the right decision to take it down, but I was still sad to see it go. Lots of great memories. Truck pulls, Heavy Metal shows, Ring-a-Ling Bros (though they really need to ditch the animal acts), Ralph Nader Super-Rally. I even went to a dog show there once.

Cedar Hill: nice soundtrack. I saw AC/DC there back in the 80's. I think it was Fly on the Wall tour.

Posted by: Tax Payer | January 21, 2007 12:20 PM

Shame on Destefano for distrusting the citizens! We deserved to have a referendum on the closing and razing of the Coliseum. Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder.

Posted by: Lovebabz | January 21, 2007 4:14 PM

I always thought the Coliseum was an UGKY SCARY building and with that said, man I saw some great concerts there! I remember I went to see Parliament Funkadelics! It was a thrill! I have been a funk fan ever since. I saw Earth Wind & Fire at least twice--God, I loved THEM!!! I hated the circus--because, well I hate circuses. Anyway, I remember Marvin Gay performed and my mom wouldn't let me go--she said I wasn't old enough, man was I mad with her! But I heard he wore a pair of red silk pajamas on stage! Oh my heart be still! I know the old dog of a coliseum had to go down, but the memories will live on FOREVER!

Posted by: Donna | January 22, 2007 12:09 PM

My favorite childhood memory of the Coliseum was that set of enormous escalators from the parking garage. I didn't care about the bottleneck of people trying to ride them after an event, and what a STOOPID idea that was--I was a kid! I thought I was on top of the world when I stepped on from the top. Thought they were the coolest thing in the world. We'd always arrive early so my sister and I had time to ride up and down a couple of times before we went inside.

The Coliseum was an eyesore, and it had to go, but for those of us who literally grew up going there (concerts, Ice Capades, circuses, hockey games, flea markets, antique shows, you name it), Saturday was a melancholy day.