Remember the Midland Savings Building in downtown Midland? The turquoise one? It was built in 1959, so it was there while we attended high school. As part of a downtown revitalization program that building came down Saturday, 11/8/08.
A and R Demolition was in charge, and a team of explosive experts from Dykon Explosive Demolition carefully placed charges in strategic locations throughout the building. And early Saturday morning the switch was thrown. Boom, boom, boom boom -- pause --- boom. Then the building began to collapse into a cloud of dust.
A series of 50 photos beginning around the time of the first "boom" until the dust filled the streets can be seen at Sleepless in Midland. Click to see them.
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