Booze-hounds should look away now. Aside from the demolition of my beloved Upton Park, there are just some buildings that should be beyond the reach of the demolition crews. And, despite having taken a vow of sobriety some years ago myself, I still firmly believe that breweries (and distilleries, for that matter) should be sacred….Read moreRead more
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Video – Last orders at Kaier Brewery…
Video – Down she comes….
Former Pitney Bowes building bows out. With one well-placed big bite, an excavator operator fells much of the former Pitney Bowes building in Shelton, Connecticut. Thankfully, a cameraman was on hand to capture the dramatic moment:
Video – Tampa Tribune take-down…
Stop the press! Newspaper building coming down. Work has begun to demolish the Tampa Tribune building, the first step in removing the riverfront property that housed the 123-year-old newspaper, which closed after it was purchased by the Tampa Bay Times in May 2016. The waterfront property, located on the Hillsborough River just south of the…Read moreRead more
Video – When fact emulates fiction…
Building “destroyed” in Marvel movie imploded for real. Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp. yesterday did what it does best; imploding the Georgia Archives Building in Atlanta. But many watching from afar were struck with an odd feeling of deja vu. And little wonder. The building in question (although disguised as the headquarters of Pym Technologies) was…Read moreRead more
Video – They did it their way…
Mick George channels Ol’ Blue Eyes in spoof video. When you open oyur email inbox on a Monday morning to find a message saying that a demolition company has reinterpreted the song “New York, New York”, the default reaction is to check the calendar to make sure that it’s not 1 April. The second reaction…Read moreRead more
Video – NASA tower brought down to Earth…
Historic tracking tower toppled Down Under. Our good friend Frank Di Angelo of Australia’s Diacon Demolition has kindly sent us a great new video showing the fruits of his labours at Carnarvon, north of Western Australia. The film shows the demolition of a 100 metre high former tracking tower, part of a NASA tracking station…Read moreRead more
Video – Felled in France…
Controlled implosion brings down two La Velette tower blocks. A pair of 15-storey tower blocks have been demolished in a controlled explosion carried out by Ginger CEBTP Demolition, accompanied by the EPC group. The blast took place in the La Velette district of Rillieux-la-Pape, a commune in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – Blackpool illuminated by blast…
Former Premium Bonds Tower felled in controlled implosion. The former home of the original Ernie machine, which generated prize-winning Premium Bond numbers, has been demolished in Blackpool. The building’s main tower, seen when heading towards the seaside town, was brought down with explosives. The machine, the latest version of which remains in Blackpool, was invented…Read moreRead more
Video – Ratts trap…
CDI fells twin chimneys in double blast. Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) carried out the successful explosives felling of two 100 metre tall, reinforced concrete chimneys at the Frank E. Ratts Generating Station in Petersburg, Indiana at 8:00 AM and 8:25 AM on 25 February 25, 2017.
Video – Power station popped…
Early morning implosion drops FirstEnergy plant. The 306-foot brick and concrete smoke stack and 170-foot boiler house at the FirstEnergy plant at Lake Shore in Cleveland came crashing down early this morning. The controlled explosion was carried out by DyKon Explosive Demolition Corp. The $15 million demolition project at plant began in last year with…Read moreRead more
