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Albany Buildings Falling Down, Falling Down, My Fair City!

Dalton Castle — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:57:32 +0000

To make an omelet you need to crack a few eggs. In this case the eggs are buildings and we’re not cracking them, we are tearing their ass to the ground! Boom! City officials have found seven buildings in downtown Albany to be depreciated enough that they need to come down. If you happen to [...]

House in Middle of China Road – Demolished

Wes Styles — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:05:42 +0000

Sad news coming from China. The house that was reported last week as the final holdout on a huge highway project, has come down. The owners originally didn't give in to the offer's made by the construction company building the road and they refused to move out.

Home Stands In Middle Of Highway – Sign of Resistance or Stupidity?

Wes Styles — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:50:13 +0000

A highway built around a house? It’s possible, especially in Eastern China where nicely new road has a rather large re-routing thanks in part to a five-story house that stands right in the middle of it all. It all started when local officials came to the housing structure and offered all the home owners compensation [...]

Awesome Footage Of Bridge Demolition [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34:04 +0000

As humans, we all like to watch things blow up. It's probably why there are so many rednecks walking around with missing fingers from Fourth of July accidents. If we can't actually blow something up, we'll be just as happy watching. Check out this video of the Fort Steuben bridge in Ohio meeting it's demise. One minute it's there, the next it's gone.