September 19, 1985 is a date marked for Mexicans. Mexico City was destroyed by an earthquake that left 300 people dead. One of the most famous sports buildings of that time was the Social Security Park At that time it was the home of the baseball teams The Red Devils of Mexico and the capital Tigers.
In September 37 years ago, the diamond became the largest morgue in the then Federal District. All the bodies of those who died on that fateful day were taken to the Social Security Park, where relatives of the missing went to the stadium to look for their loved ones.
For several weeks, Entire families visited that space to identify the fatal victims of the earthquake September 19, 1985most of the bodies were from the Juárez Multifamiliar that collapsed.
The field received more than 2,500 corpseswhich were distributed in three different tents which were classified as follows: identified, unidentified and remains.
On the grass of the The bags were visible in the park of lifeless bodies and the fathers, mothers, and brothers walked through the rows to find their relatives.
After a few weeks, the bodies that they did not recognize, the decision was made to bury them in the common graves of the San Lorenzo Tezonco cemeteries in the Iztapalapa municipality.
When did the Social Security Park close its doors?
On June 1, 2000 the last match in its history was played between the Devils and the Tigers to later be demolished, leaving stories within its walls.
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Currently, it is located on the Delta Park Shopping Center, where you can still see some photographs of the great figures of Mexican baseball, these photos are located in the fast food section, while in the parking lots you can see some objects such as: bats, mitts and balls, among other things.
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