A piece of St. Paul history came down Sunday morning in dramatic fashion.
Demolition crews brought down a towering smokestack as part of the ongoing demolition of the Island Station Power plant.
After standing over the Mississippi riverfront for more than 90 years, the 280-foot smokestack crumbled in a matter of seconds.
The former coal power plant has sat empty for the last 41 years after failed plans for redevelopment. Last fall, a company out of Arizona bought the property.
For the last several days, crews have been prepping the building for the demolition and wiring it with explosives.
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