Hibs fans waved goodbye to Easter Road's historic East Terrace as demolition work began on Wednesday.
Work to clear the site began late last month, after fans graced the terrace for the last time at Hibs' match with St Johnstone. Full demolition is now under way, before work begins to create a new, larger capacity East Stand which will house 6,400 supporters and increase the ground's capacity to 20,250.
Speaking as work began on site, Club Chairman Rod Petrie, said: "Once the new stand is finished, Hibernian will have one of the finest football stadiums in Scotland and the largest, fully covered UEFA compliant football stadium outside Glasgow.
"The fact that the Club is able to build a new stand during what is a very challenging time for football and the economy as a whole, is testament to the rock solid financial footing of the Club created by returning a bottom line profit for five consecutive years."
The new facility will not be completed until after the start of the next season but fans who held season tickets for the East terrace have been given replacement seats in the South stand. They will also be given priority when the new stand opens for seat selection.
Manager John Hughes said: "The completion of Easter Road Stadium will make it one of the finest footballing venues in the country, and I'm excited about the team playing in what will be a real fortress.
"Although like many others who grew up with the 'old' East Stand I am sorry in a way to see it go, the new Stand looks brilliant and will provide more supporters with a massively improved view and experience when coming to watch the boys. Easter Road will only get louder with the new stand and we can't wait for it to be completed and opened."
