Here is some not so spectacular video of the start of the "demolition" of The Spectrum in Philadephia (November 23, 2010)...known as the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's home of hockey's "Broad Street Bullies", the Philadelphia Flyers and the NBA's 76ers...so a few championships have been won and lost in this building!
For some reason they are simply using a wrecking ball on the building, only taking out small chunks of the ediface with each swing. With a building that size, you would think they would start out with some big stuff to knock it down all at once??? That is the premise of the video which was entitled "The Lamest Building Demolition!"
In actual fact, the full demolition is expected to take about four months, and in its place will be a complex that, when finished, will consist of bars, restaurants and hotels.
Today's demolition start was kicked off with a brief ceremony in the parking lot where about 1,000 fans descended on the South Philadelphia sports complex starting at 8 a.m., about 4-1/2 hours before the first hole was punched into the 44-year-old building.
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