Sensitive Demolition

Bye-bye to freezing in the grandstands (SF Gate photo)

Thousands of farewells have been written, including our own.

Sir Paul returned after 48 years to say goodbye last August.

The demolition of Candlestick Park has finally begun. Wrecking balls are "imprecise," and dynamite raises too much dust, so dinosaur-like wrecking machines are performing the task slowly over many weeks to minimize environmental damage.

In the San Francisco Bay Area even the demolitions are sensitive.