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Fading Memories of Candlestick Park

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

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Late Afternoon at Candlestick Park in 1991

Gazing at the Home Plate area and experiencing the serene and quiet upper deck down the first base line before a SF Giants game in 1991. I am more relaxed now looking at the photograph than when I took the picture.  I remember I was rushing around Candlestick Park photographing the stadium before the fans came in. I waited by the gate and rushed in when the staff opened them up 2 hours before game time. When I took this photograph in 1991, I had no idea that the SF Giants and 49’ers would move to different locations and that The Stick would be torn down. 

Memories are not as vivid compared to the actual time of an event. We forget details and sequence of events. We do not anticipate how places and people will change over time. This is why it is a good idea to take photos to chronicle the important events, people, and places in our life. I’m so glad that we now can take photos so easily with our cell phones.

I’m really thankful I have my collection of Candlestick Park photographs. Candlestick Park represented a turning point in my life. It was not only the place where I enjoyed watching the SF Giants play baseball, but it was also the place where I found my love of art in photography. I still love to photograph other baseball stadiums in the same manner I did when I was at Candlestick Park. But Candlestick Park was my first love. Stay tuned – I still have a lot more of the old photographs to scan and share.

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It Will be Nice when the Saint Francis of Assisi Statue Sees the Light of Day Again

09 Friday Mar 2018

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Back Lit Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi was photographed in front of Candlestick Park in the late 1980’s. The steel and concrete statue by Ruth Wakefield Cravath was  moved from the ballpark when it was torn down in 2015. It was put in storage in Oakland and will be refurbished. The new location for installing the statue is to be determined. The statue was installed at Candlestick Park in 1973 after the project to add seats and enclose the stadium for the 49ers.

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Mass Transit to Candlestick Park Back in the Day

09 Friday Mar 2018

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This was the Double Decker Escalator which was going up to the main concourse area at Candlestick Park. I remember going to Candlestick Park a long time ago and marveling at the escalators there. They were extremely impressive in moving large amounts of people to and from the parking lot to the stadium concourse areas. They were very reliable as I don’t remember them being broken for any SF Giants or 49’er games I went to back then. They transported us quickly to the concourse levels so we could get our food before the games started. It is too bad all six of the escalators were torn down when Candlestick Park was flattened.

The image was photographed using color film with a 35mm Canon camera mounted on a tripod utilizing a slow shutter speed to get the blurred effect of the people moving.

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Candlestick Park’s Eye Catching Red Exterior

07 Wednesday Mar 2018

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Candlestick Park had a very distinctive exterior look because of the support beams, light standards, and the red color. The support beams and light standards were painted dark green in the 1990’s. Candlestick Park was visible from US 101 for over a mile away before it was torn down. It was torn down in 2015 but it is still strange when driving down US 101 and seeing an empty space where it used to be.

I hope they will create a Candlestick Park museum on site when they build up the area in the future. There is so much history there and a lot of stories to tell.

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The Back of the Bleachers at Candlestick Park in 1993

04 Sunday Mar 2018

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Welcome to the backside of the bleacher section at Candlestick Park. This was the first year that they added these metal bleachers behind the left field fence. The photograph was taken on Opening Day at Candlestick Park with the SF Giants playing the Florida Marlins in 1993. I was standing in the old General Admission area which was no longer used for seating for the SF Giants from 1993 until the Giants moved out after the 1999 season. During the 1990’s, the stadium crew made improvements to Candlestick Park such as adding seats for the 49’ers and adding a better out of town scoreboard for the Giants.

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Out with the Old, In with the New at Candlestick Park in 1993

02 Friday Mar 2018

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I was walking around Candlestick Park on Opening Day for the SF Giants on April 12, 1993. I was looking at the old General Admission area in front of the scoreboard next to the new General Admission bleacher seats on the right. The new bleacher seats got you closer to the field but there were less seats and there were no seat backs compared to the old general admission area that had the standard Red Chairs. The new metal bleacher benches also got pretty hot on warm days and cold during the cool night games.

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Intense SF Giants vs LA Dodgers game in 1989

01 Thursday Mar 2018

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I really enjoyed sitting in the Lower Box Seats behind Home Plate at Candlestick Park. This particular game was on Thursday night, September 21, 1989, when the SF Giants played the LA Dodgers. It was a close game as the Giants beat the Dodgers 4-3.

I was only able to sit there for a handful of games, but I brought my baseball glove just in case a foul ball flew over the screen. Unfortunately, I have never caught a foul ball or a home run ball at a game. I came close a few times.

I only caught a batting practice home run ball once at AT&T Park before a National League Division Series game between the SF Giants and NY Mets in 2000. The Mets were taking batting practice, and I was standing out in the bleacher section in left field and the ball came right at me. Fortunately I caught the ball as there were many people around me ready to pounce on the ball if I dropped it.  I placed the ball in a case, and show it off in my office.  Every sports fan needs to catch a ball at a regular season baseball game!

 

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Giants vs Dodgers game during Memorable Year

26 Monday Feb 2018

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Welcome to Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Thursday, Septemeber 21, 1989. This is a view of the lower box seats behind home plate at a SF Giants vs LA Dodgers game.  The Giants won the game 4-3 with Kelly Downs getting the win and Ramon Martinez taking the loss.

See the banner on the upper right – “Giants Vision”.  I remember there was a “Giants Vision” cable channel broadcasting SF Giants games.

This was a memorable year as the SF Giants played the Oakland A’s in the World Series and Game 3 was interrupted at 5:04pm on October 17, 1989, because of the Loma Prieta 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake. That was a very scary and tragic afternoon as 63 people died because of the earthquake.

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Red Chairs at Candlestick Park

24 Saturday Feb 2018

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The unmistakable Red Chairs at Candlestick Park in the lower box seat area photographed in September 1989 before a night SF Giants game. I have so many memories of going to SF Giants and 49’ers games and sitting in either The Red or Orange Chairs.

There were red and orange chairs in different parts of the stadium.

It was sad that Candlestick Park was torn down and that all the Red and Orange Chairs were removed.

I bought an orange Candlestick Park seat bottom to use for a background for taking my product photographs.  Due to expense and lack of space, I did not buy the entire chair.

Perhaps in the future, I will purchase a Red or Orange Chair from Candlestick Park for sentimental purposes.

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Opening Day is not too far away!

22 Thursday Feb 2018

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Welcome to Opening Day at Candlestick Park on Monday, April 12, 1993. The SF Giants played the new expansion team, the Florida Marlins that day. I am glad I went to the game early that day to watch the fun pregame ceremony activities.

If you look closely you can see “the good guys!” advertisement located on the out of town scoreboard between the American and National League. Unfortunately the company went out of business. It used to be my favorite consumer electronic store. I used to enjoy going into the store and checking out the new products such as the HiFi Receivers, Speakers, DVD Players, Camcorders, etc. I miss Candlestick Park and The Good Guys!

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