Implosion topples 40-year old North Park Plaza.
A planned implosion of the North Park Plaza brought the 17-story high-rise crumbling to the ground on Sunday morning.
Land owner Oakland Community College raised $10,000, through two anonymous donors, for a person of their choosing to press the detonator. That task went to Andrea Wilson of Waterford, a recent OCC graduate.
“I have to say that this is probably the best graduation present that I could ever ask for,” Wilson said.
Bidding took place on eBay for the right to press the detonator, with the winning bid coming in a $8,000 and the bidder remaining anonymous.
It only took eight seconds for the building to come crumbling down, but Mayor Brenda Lawrence said that the implosion was more than just an exciting event.
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