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A
fixture of
the Detroit
River waterfront
for all of
my remembrance,
the steel
mill has been
decommissioned
for a few
years. On
April 7th,
2004, they
scheduled
the demolition
of the blast
furnaces.
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| While
I took these
"before"
pictures and
waited with
a small crowd
across the river
from the mill,
Jennifer Mitchell
of the New-Herald
local newspaper
sat with me,
and eventually
quoted
me in the paper
when the story
came out
on Sunday. If
you're going
to play hooky
from work to
watch some local
demolition,
it's a good
idea to go with
your boss. Dave
and I both took
a little time
out from work
to see this. |
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| There
was a blast
under each of
the two furnaces,
but this one
never toppled. |
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The other
tower went
over gracefully,
completely.
First there
was a flash,
the smoke
began to billow
as we heard
the blast
concussion
on the other
side of the
river, and
then the tower
leaned and
toppled. |
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smoke lingered
and the spectators
waited patiently
for the next
tower to blow
up ... not realizing
that the attempt
had failed.
Well, eventually
I did go back
to work. |
go
back to 2004 |
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Last updated:
1 May, 2004
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