[brickell]

Over the weekend they imploded a 30 story condo building. They claim that it was the 3rd tallest imploded building in the US.

http://cbs4.com/local/implosion.west.palm.2.1494013.html
A 30 story condo in West Palm Beach that was heavily damaged in the 2004 hurricanes came tumbling down Sunday morning in a cascade of concrete and steel.

Advanced Explosive Demolition used two thousand sticks of dynamite to implode 1515 Tower on South Flagler Drive at 9:06 a.m. making it the third tallest building ever to be imploded in the U.S.

This guy has some good shots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregmatthews/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4357766376_792fc51416_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4357770376_c40b55a1f7_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4365343368_1f9c286a2d_b.jpg


oJcByGtRjrI

[Phil McAvity]

Why did it take six years before they imploded it?

[Duffstuff129]

Why did it take six years before they imploded it?

There's always tons of red tape around anything like this. Permits, approval, etc.

[village person]

Cool! But also..... darn. I kinda liked that building. It had a nice slim, minimal profile from the water.

[RLS_rls]

That pile of rubble is so cool.

[brickell]

Why did it take six years before they imploded it?

I believe they were originally planning on repairing it but gave up at some point.
This is the best I could find.

To West Palm Beach residents, especially those on South Flagler Drive, the 1515 Tower is the eyesore they can't avoid looking at every day. Built in 1974, the condo was damaged heavily in the 2004 hurricanes, forcing residents to move out.

For more than five years, delays from developers and city development requirements have kept the tower vacant and decaying.

Late last year, when it seemed like the demolition would finally take place, the original explosives company couldn't secure the $50 million of insurance that West Palm Beach required to protect neighboring condos.
src: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/the-1515-tower-implosion-life-s-a-blast-218052.html

[KevinFromTexas]

Emporis has it listed as 320 feet tall, but it sure did look taller than that. I know there was at least one building in Texas that was demolished that was taller than this one. And another one that was demolished here that might have been about the same height. It never reached its final height. And then of course there's the J.L Hudson Department Store building in Detroit.

[M.K.]

Good pics. Bad seeing her gone. Hope new improvement top design there soon for a replace.