Controlled explosion fells building in Atlanta. The Hammond Exchange Building on the edge of Dunwoody was imploded two weeks ago with help from 500 pounds of explosives. We have no idea quite how this massive implosion bypassed our news-feed radar at the time but we are grateful to our subscriber Russ Gardiner for pointing out…Read moreRead more
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Video – Hammond Exchange building imploded…
Video – For your viewing pleasure…
The latest (and longest) episode of Demolition TV is here. The all-new episode of Demolition TV is here. Shot at five locations and featuring contributions from (among others) AR Demolition, Maylarch Environmental, Mick George Ltd, Shorts Group and several parts of the BBC, the new episode is our longest (and, in our opinion, best) episode…Read moreRead more
Video – Montana power plant felled…
Brandenburg removes last vestiges of J.E. Corette plant. The J.E. Corette coal-fired power plant in Billings, Montana is fast disappearing. And as these two new films (the first featuring a welcome smidgen of Tom Petty) from demolition giant Brandenburg show, some of the largest parts of the facility are now on the ground: PPL Montana…Read moreRead more
Video – Bratislava building battered…
Time-lapse captures all the high reach action. We can tell you virtually nothing about this video. However, in our determination to feature demolition footage from the four corners of the globe, an opportunity to bring you a film from Bratislava (a first for us) was just too good to pass up:
Video – Downing the dome…
Ron Hull Group machine pulls down glass dome at Queen’s Park Sports Centre. Glass really does make a satisfying sound when it is dropped to the ground in large quantities. So crank up the volume and listen as a pair of excavators pull down the famous glass dome portion of the former Queen’s Park Sports…Read moreRead more
Video – Last orders at Kaier Brewery…
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
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
