Hutch
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The old Stardust Hotel was imploded this morning in Las Vegas. Chief among the structures demolished was the 32-floor main hotel tower.
I mention this because (1) I stayed there twice during The Amazing Meeting (TAM) and was rather fond of the old place, (2) I am sure there are good videos out there, but work does not permit me to find them, (3) A 32-story building is about as close as we'll come to the 50-Story WTC7 or 110-Story WTC1 and 2 for controlled demolition examples.
FWIW, I saw the Stardust in January 2007 when I was in Vegas for TAM5. They were stripping the frontage off of it and you could see the welders' torches both day and night as they prepped the building. It was hardly something that would not be noticed, IMHO.
I mention this because (1) I stayed there twice during The Amazing Meeting (TAM) and was rather fond of the old place, (2) I am sure there are good videos out there, but work does not permit me to find them, (3) A 32-story building is about as close as we'll come to the 50-Story WTC7 or 110-Story WTC1 and 2 for controlled demolition examples.
FWIW, I saw the Stardust in January 2007 when I was in Vegas for TAM5. They were stripping the frontage off of it and you could see the welders' torches both day and night as they prepped the building. It was hardly something that would not be noticed, IMHO.
