Someone left a comment on my blog asking why I have a picture of “U-Haul Building” on my website.
I’m not entirely sure what the U-Haul building is. I know that there’s a big U-Haul sign out there with a beautiful old tower behind it. I noticed it at my first game at Shea in 1964 and I have greeted it as an old familiar friend at every game I’ve gone to since.
I have a picture of whatever it is because it is something that people rarely mention but every Mets fan knows. Every Mets fan has lived with the U-Haul building for as long as they have been a Mets fan. To me, it symbolizes some true, deep essence of Mets fandom. Anybody could pretend to be a Mets fan by looking up some facts and history. But you are a true Mets fan if you have spent hours of your life gazing at the U-Haul sign and the tower behind it.
I think it is very significant that Citifield is now growing to the point where it is beginning to be hard to see the U-Haul building. Once we can no longer see it, something will be gone forever.
Isn’t the U-Haul building the same as what was once the Serval Zipper building? Now that’s a sign Mets fans wont forget.
That was me that left the msg…….Paul LeBarron pllid203@aol.com. Born in the Bronx and became a met fan as my cousin was friends with Ed Kranepool and got us tickets. of course we had to be Met fans as my Mother was a Dodger fan. I can tell you stories about her and the Mets 86 team that would make you laugh your butt off. She was the one that took us to the games. Even got herself a senior citizen discount once because she brought so many kids the guy gave it to her. I ythink the ticket cost her 50 cents believe it or not. I called my sister after I saw the UHAUL building on your site. We will never forget that day we walked from there to shea. She reminded me it was hot and we were dragging but we made it.
Some other time I will telly ou about the time I landed up int he bullpen………..Yikes…….
Landed in the bullpen? Was that an accident?