Mayor Street and the Bull were decoys. Nick Peetros is actually responsible for imploding the Vet — and helping build Citizens Bank Park.
Veterans Stadium was imploded at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2004 and was reduced to rubble in just 62 seconds.Around this time of the year, Nick Peetros still can feel the hairs on his arms raise slightly. Goosebumps tend to hit him like a Zack Wheeler fastball zipping from the mound to home plate.
“I look back now and I didn’t realize it at the time, how lucky I really was,” Peetros told The Inquirer. “It was a pretty amazing time,” said Peetros, who works as a senior estimator at Clemens Construction Co. in Philadelphia. “It was just incredibly busy. You didn’t really have a lot of time to think about it. When I look back, I am just extremely fortunate to have been at the right place at the right time. I get mixed feelings. A lot of people were supportive, but there were people that were upset about the Vet being demolished. They were big fans of it.
Last year, The Inquirer revealed another chapter through its reporting that has complicated the Vet’s legacy. Through investigative research, it was discovered the Vet used an artificial turf created with dangerous chemicals, andWhenever Peetros, 51, reflects on his moment in Philadelphia sports history, he recalls two of the favorite days of his construction career: the Vet’s implosion and Citizens Bank Park’s opening day.
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