March 5, 2007
Confirmed: Implosions are Awesome
On Friday we reminisced about the implosion of Veterans Stadium in 2004 and warned you about yesterday's planned destruction of Pennsylvania Hall in University City.
Two yawning Phillyists were in the area about an hour before the 6:50 AM event to scout out some viewing angles. After having a few of our positions rejected by the police, we set up shop (well, tripod) on a hill near University Ave and Curie Blvd. Unlike the Vet implosion, there were very few observers with the exception of the police and streets department, ready to clean up the inevitable widespread mess.
The most impressive part of an implosion like this one is the sound. It comes with no warning and shakes the ground, the air, and your internal organs even before any change to the building is visible. Then after a gravity-defying delay, the structure quickly comes down before being obscured by a cloud of dust. (Unfortunately, our video below is composed from a series of still photos, so there is no sound.)
Series of photos by author via SkyscraperSunset.com.
Two yawning Phillyists were in the area about an hour before the 6:50 AM event to scout out some viewing angles. After having a few of our positions rejected by the police, we set up shop (well, tripod) on a hill near University Ave and Curie Blvd. Unlike the Vet implosion, there were very few observers with the exception of the police and streets department, ready to clean up the inevitable widespread mess.
The most impressive part of an implosion like this one is the sound. It comes with no warning and shakes the ground, the air, and your internal organs even before any change to the building is visible. Then after a gravity-defying delay, the structure quickly comes down before being obscured by a cloud of dust. (Unfortunately, our video below is composed from a series of still photos, so there is no sound.)
Series of photos by author via SkyscraperSunset.com.
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