ktvu's debra villalon with the superintendent who calls the stick his second home. >> this is i guessone of the neatest pictures in the place. >> memories? he's got a few. mike gay was hired in his 20s, as a city engineer. with jobs in park, the hospital, sewer plant. >> a lot of memories in here. >> reporter: he chose the new stadium. and over time, came to run it. >> all of these years we tried to keep the place altogether. >> reporter: now he doesn't even have to cover the ground to protect it from the paul mccartney concert, because candlestick is being torn down. the 49ers moved away. >> this concert, after this, it's done. it's over with. i'm kind of glad. just get it over with. >> reporter: memorable events, the pope at the stick is one. >> being here like 60 days straight without a day off. >> reporter: gay and his crew have pulled many all nighters, especially when the city served baseball and football. so much pandemonium, replaced now by a deafening quiet in the locker room. what's left will soon be for sail. >> two of the boilers, they're for sale. >> reporter: gabe was in