Video: Living in Veterans Stadium
According to a new book, a man says between the 70s and 80s he lived in a secret homemade apartment inside of the old Veterans Stadium in Philly… The book…
According to a new book, a man says between the 70s and 80s he lived in a secret homemade apartment inside of the old Veterans Stadium in Philly...
The book is called "The Secret Apartment: Vet Stadium, a surreal memoir," by Tom Garvey. Tom says that he was able to create his apartment after family members who worked in the area hired him to run the parking lots out front.
Tom said he refurbished a concession stand across from his office into the secret residence and held parties with Philly celebrities and fans.
"I was like a kid with a Willy Wonka golden ticket," Garvey told the Philadelphia Inquirer, who corroborated his story.
Tom got the idea for the book after he started telling the stories on social media during the pandemic as a way to lighten up his friends days.
Veterans was demolished in 2004, and Garvey says that he didn't want to take pictures for fear of getting caught, the Inquirer was able to find some people willing to back up the stories, including Eagles Hall of Famer Bill Bradley.
