Gardiner Stand

Ockham's Razor · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:27 pm **Posts:** 1689

When the ground re-development occurs this grand old stand is set to be demolished.

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-browse_ima ... calesize=o

Just looking at the photo brings back so many tremendous memories.

We had reserved seats in the Gardiner stand for years and loved watching games from their as the view was terrific and the atmosphere was electric. The old pew style seating, the lace work on the front of the stand, the 11 cast iron pillars, all fantastic features of a bygone era.

Reminiscing about the Gardiner stand got me thinking.

When the stand is eventually demolished (if indeed it is) do you think that the club could sell off the seats to members as a momento of days gone by?

How much should they charge? Who should be entitled to purchase the seats?

Would anyone pay for a piece of Carlton history in the form of a seat from the Gardiner stand?

Just my ramblings, but I know I'd love to buy the timber that made up my seat, together with the painted seat number - it holds so many terrific memories.

hystericego · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:02 pm

i too used to sit in the gardiner stand and i remember the clapping sound of feet stomping on the wooden aisles to the carlton Chant

kingkerna · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:19 pm

I'd love a seat for my deck at home, convincing mrs kk may be tough though

bluechampion · **Joined:** Fri May 06, 2005 1:40 pm **Posts:** 3464

It's massively unfeasible, but they should take it apart, and reconstruct it somewhere... Somewhere it's needed. Like a suburban ground, or an oval in the country that needs it... I dunno. They move scoreboards around, why not stands? Move it to Preston for the Bullies...

camel · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:37 pm

It will be a shame to see it go.

Nice photo though.

Ducks · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:18 pm

hystericego wrote:

i too used to sit in the gardiner stand and i remember the clapping sound of feet stomping on the wooden aisles to the carlton Chant

It was thunderous wasn't it! Especially when we were storming home! I remember everyone around us joking that if we kicked another one the bloody thing would fall down! :lol:

It's good to see Carlton supporters seem to have carried that tradition on by stamping on the floor of the Dome which creates a very ominous sound! The other teams that play there certainly seem to do it less than us.

Anyway back to the Gardiner stand, sat there my entire life with a crooked plank of wood sticking into my back and two posts that blocked my view of certain parts of the field but I enjoyed it immensley! Some brilliant memories.

I wouldn't buy my seat to be honest because all it would only remind me of how bloody uncomfortable it was! In the future we should build a proper club museum and have a piece of it in there to remember it by.

Sad to see it go but the new facility should be great!

ryan2000 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:31 pm

I floated an idea a while back that they sell off pieces of the stands that they will demolish to fans. I'd be buying a piece.

God we had some good times there didn't we?.................Good Times! :-)

I still remember after the Last Suburban Battle between Collingwood when we anal raped them by 110 points and saluting Big Jack after the game and singing the song with him.

That was a very special stadium.................. pitty we will no longer play on ir again.

Couldn't we at least use it for Wizard/Nab/pre-season comps?

Synbad · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:47 am

Frm what i understand theres a hicup. Parts of PP are heritage listed so there is a delay.

Ockham's Razor · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:27 pm **Posts:** 1689

Synbad wrote:

Frm what i understand theres a hicup. Parts of PP are heritage listed so there is a delay.

Yeah,

I heard the same thing. Heritage Victoria didn't list the stand in its Heritage buildings but advised the City of Melbourne to list the stand as a significant heritage item - the council hasn't done so as yet but is considering doing so.

camel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:37 am

Thanks for that feedback. Might make a nice entrance to a physical Blueseum.

How good would that be, gaining access to the club museum via the playing arena. :-D

buggermeblue · **Joined:** Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:08 am **Posts:** 231

Ockham's Razor wrote:

Synbad wrote:

Frm what i understand theres a hicup. Parts of PP are heritage listed so there is a delay.

Yeah,

I heard the same thing. Heritage Victoria didn't list the stand in its Heritage buildings but advised the City of Melbourne to list the stand as a significant heritage item - the council hasn't done so as yet but is considering doing so.

I would much rather see the development occur on the south side of the Social club rather than the northern - saving the Gardiner Stand. It's the one significant historical part of Princes Park left and it would be wonderful to save it whilst moving ahead with the development.

I was a long-term member of the unofficial 'Princes Park Bas Association' - we used to stand in front of the bar there at the bottom of the Gardiner. The stand used to literally rock when the Blues were storming home for another great victory!

budzy · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:17 am **Posts:** 8128

Ockham's Razor wrote:

Synbad wrote:

Frm what i understand theres a hicup. Parts of PP are heritage listed so there is a delay.

Yeah,

I heard the same thing. Heritage Victoria didn't list the stand in its Heritage buildings but advised the City of Melbourne to list the stand as a significant heritage item - the council hasn't done so as yet but is considering doing so.

:groans:

Disappointing to hear this, but not surprising.. too many flies about these days getting in our ointment!

cheers for the info guys anyway.

SurreyBlue · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:32 am **Posts:** 10613

Damn shame that :-D

guess will have to spend the money on restoring the old girl instead of bulldozing her.

Synbad · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:15 pm

SurreyBlue wrote:

Damn shame that :-D

guess will have to spend the money on restoring the old girl instead of bulldozing her.

I suppose youd like to see Pratt foot the bill for this too Surrey???
Of course it wouldnt be your money thats going to be pissed up against the wall for your idea???

sideshow bob · **Joined:** Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:44 pm **Posts:** 1600

dismantle it, rebuild it and turn it into the Bluseum. the greatest sporting museum in australia

bluedog · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:56 pm

ryan2000 wrote:

I still remember after the Last Suburban Battle between Collingwood when we anal raped them by 110 points and saluting Big Jack after the game and singing the song with him.

111 points. :-D

CARLTON
4.6 9.9 20.12 28.12 180
FILTH
1.1 6.3 7.6 10.9 69

SurreyBlue · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:32 am **Posts:** 10613

Synbad wrote:

SurreyBlue wrote:

Damn shame that :-D

guess will have to spend the money on restoring the old girl instead of bulldozing her.

I suppose youd like to see Pratt foot the bill for this too Surrey???
Of course it wouldnt be your money thats going to be pissed up against the wall for your idea???

You'll be changing your thoughts on this just like another issue we clashed with. :idea:

I just hope the "Pratt pack" go with their initial idea. :wink:

AGRO · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:40 pm

According to Swann at tonights AGM - its the Heatly Stand and George Harris Stand that are going - and the Gardiner Stand is to remain.

Ockham's Razor · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:27 pm **Posts:** 1689

Agro when Swann said that it was music to my ears!

Bookie · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:18 am

The Ba$tards Heritage list it now, fine then the do gooders can pay to fix it up and maintain it.

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