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Originally Posted by pj3000
^ The tower is still standing. Just the coliseum was demolished... a couple years ago. I think it was structurally unsound. What was unique about that place was that the parking garages were on top of the arena... note the helical ramps leading up to the top parking platforms
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Yes, the parking garage was indeed structurally unsound.
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Even before the entire coliseum was demolished parts of the parking deck had to be disassembled so they didn't fall down on their own. I heard that the steel supplier had gotten the formula for the steel wrong so that the rust coating didn't form properly on the steel and thus the steel was rapidly corroding a lot more than intended.
Oh, the Knights of Columbus building is awesome, and right next to the site of the former coliseum.