Budd Wheel Co. imploded

[Ray1936]

Came down last saturday. Great clip on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqrIYgwsSA0

[Gistok]

Here's a Youtube video that shows the coming down of the famous "7 Sisters" Edison Power Plant on the lower east side at 10:00, and also the lamentable loss of the 17 story Wolverine Hotel [[next to Comerica Park) at 12:15.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93bgnTmb0s

Some other beauties around the country came down in this video.

[Ray1936]

Good stuff. Amazing how fascinating these implosions can be!

[Meddle]

I was at one of the early ones, before they became so common. Great Lakes Sugar [[I think it was called) over on the near east side somewhere. That was probably sometime in the early to mid 80s. Might have been part of the Poletown mess, but I can't remember. As I recall, it didn't go as planned and part of it remained standing.

[EastsideAl]

Yet another place where my dad worked, gone.

But Packard is still there.

[bragaboutme]

Here's a Youtube video that shows the coming down of the famous "7 Sisters" Edison Power Plant on the lower east side at 10:00, and also the lamentable loss of the 17 story Wolverine Hotel [[next to Comerica Park) at 12:15.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93bgnTmb0s

Some other beauties around the country came down in this video.

Also at 9:44 is the demo of the hotel that was next to the Fisher building. It sat next to the McDonald's. They're building condos at that spot now.

[Gistok]

Also at 9:44 is the demo of the hotel that was next to the Fisher building. It sat next to the McDonald's. They're building condos at that spot now.

Thanks!! I missed that one... also surprised that the Hudsons demo wasn't included in this demolition derby... I decided that I would never want to witness a demo like these.... we don't know what is in that potential toxic dust mix...