The suburban Philadelphia home the place a baseball legend spent his adolescence isn’t any extra.
On Monday, crews might be seen demolishing the Pennsylvania residence the place Corridor of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson grew up.
The deserted property at 149 Greenwood Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, was authorized to be taken down final yr, reviews Glenside Native.
In line with a memo shared by the Glenside Native, homeowners Station Companions plan to construct a parking zone on the website. A plaque will even be positioned, noting the historic significance of the two-story home.
Jackson, now 78, starred not solely on the baseball diamond, but in addition as a “football, basketball, and track and field standout for the Cheltenham High School Panthers” earlier than graduating in 1964, the Cheltenham Faculty District says.
He went on to Arizona State earlier than his 21 season Main League Baseball profession as a star for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. His 563 residence runs are nonetheless the 14th most all time.
