Does anyone else think it is entirely appropriate that the Flyers are going out of their way to mark the final season of their former home, the Spectrum.

I do, but maybe not for the reason most think of when the reminisce about the old joint.

Earlier this season the Flyers played an exhibition game in their old home against the Carolina Hurricanes. They brought back almost all of the captains in team history for a very nice pre-game celebration.

Last night they took one more spin around the ice in an exhibition game against their minor league affiliate, the Phantoms. The Phantoms beat the big club, by the way.

After the Phantoms complete this season at the original South Philly sports palace, the joint will be torn down.

The bricks will come down, but not the memories. Not the visions of two Stanley Cups and an NBA Championship.

Not a lifetime of concerts by every major act, including playing a big role in launching the careers of Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.

Actually, what struck me is the name that hangs on the side of the building. Like the spiffy upgrade across the parking lot, it is actually the Wachovia Spectum, just as it is the Wachovia Center where the Flyers and Sixers now play.

The building started as the Core States Center. Then that became the First Union Center, before finally morphing into the Wachovia Center.

Wachovia is now about to go by the boards. It will be acquired either by Citigroup or Wells Fargo.

In the meantime, the banking industry and economy continues its freefall.

Soon all that will be left will be a pile of debris.

Just like the building where the Flyers and Sixers once played.