If You Build It … [UPDATED]

By: Andrew | August 5th, 2009

Construction seems to be progressing nicely in the shadow of the Commodore Barry Bridge, although one has to question whether the aggressive schedule – and Mother Nature for that matter – will allow for its completion by March of next year.

The brick-red curved perimeter walls are taking shape; poured concrete and concrete block walls are beginning to partition off the various interior spaces. The facility is taking on a human scale with door frames and window openings. A forest of steel reinforcing bars, rising from foundations and bearing walls, extends as far as the eye can see. Corrugated steel sheet piling holds back the banks of the Delaware River.

And best of all, according to the Philadelphia Union’s Twitter Page, the team is “working on installing a web cam for stadium construction“. I can’t wait to get my daily – nay, hourly – fix of stadium construction eye candy.

-UPDATE-

Major League Soccer’s website posted aerial photographs of the stadium, and we can truly begin to see the stadium’s orientation to the bridge and river, the new on/off ramps accessing the site, as well as the overall scale of the project. 2010 cannot come soon enough.

See all the pics HERE.

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• troy |  August 5th, 2009 at 12:32 pm

  
  
  

  i can’t wait…and with season tickets starting at just $275, i am sure i will be a frequent attendee

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• Andrew |  August 5th, 2009 at 1:47 pm

  
  
  

  Rumor has it that the “River End” – aka the Supporters Section – is sold out. That said, it was reported by the team that over 9,200 season tickets have been accounted for. Half of the stadium capacity taken, capping the season tickets at 15,000, and 7 1/2 months until the inaugural match.

  Keep on keepin’ on!

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• Colin |  August 5th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

  
  
  

  As one of the few “recent non-Beckham bandwagon” Galaxy fans from 1996-present, I’m stoked to see other fans excited about their own SSS. When they were building HDC, I would drive by and try to catch a glimpse whenever I could!

  So, congrats! That red brick is absolutely awesome. Very unique, very classy!

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• Steve |  August 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

  
  
  

  hey man… where is the stadium being built in philly??? is it a centralized location near downtown or a suburb area??

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• soccer goals |  August 31st, 2009 at 11:22 pm

  
  
  

  It looks great.

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• Andrew |  September 1st, 2009 at 2:49 pm

  
  
  

  Steve … the stadium is being built in Chester, PA, along the banks of the Delaware River, beneath the Commodore Barry Bridge, approximately 16 miles southwest of the stadium complex in South Philadelphia.

  http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=broad+and+pattison+streets,+philadelphia,+pa&daddr=2501+seaport+drive,+chester,+pa&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.368578,77.431641&ie=UTF8&z=12

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