History Factoid: Polo Grounds

Early in the 1911 season, fire destroyed the main grandstand and part of the right field bleachers. Those sections were rebuilt in a steel and concrete double-deck, with the rest of the bleachers left as they were. The new 1911 structure is the point in time from which the Giants dated the opening of the final version of the Polo Grounds.

The stadium was damaged by fire and with in ten weeks its rebuilt. And we're waiting how many years for the new Mets stadium?

Yes, I know...the buildings now are much more complicated. But how much more complicated could say the Empire Stadium building be to build versus the Freedom Tower? The Empire state building was built in less then a year and is still standing! Its been five years since 9/11 and yet there is nothing standing at ground zero. What is slowing us down? Politics.