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Power Plant Implosion San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay, Chula Vista, CA - Super Bowl Weekend Power Plant Implosion.
The South Bay Power Plant collapsed after 200 pounds of charges ignited 300 pounds of dynamite strategically embedded in steel beams.
I arrived on location at 4:45 AM to get a good spot. A few thousand others showed up to watch. Interview with former Deputy Mayor of Chula Vista.
In a matter of minutes, a hulking power plant that loomed over San Diego Bay since the late 1950s has been demolished.
The implosion happened at 7:10 AM on 2/2/13. It had been months in the planning — and the demolition turned the mighty structure into a smoking heap of concrete. The goal is to one day turn the site into a park.
Kayakers and other onlookers positioned themselves to watch the implosion of the 165-foot structure and say goodbye to a bit of local history.
The $40 million demolition will dramatically open up bay views and make way for plans for a public park and economic development.
The plant was decommissioned in 2010.
The South Bay Power Plant collapsed after 200 pounds of charges ignited 300 pounds of dynamite strategically embedded in steel beams.
I arrived on location at 4:45 AM to get a good spot. A few thousand others showed up to watch. Interview with former Deputy Mayor of Chula Vista.
In a matter of minutes, a hulking power plant that loomed over San Diego Bay since the late 1950s has been demolished.
The implosion happened at 7:10 AM on 2/2/13. It had been months in the planning — and the demolition turned the mighty structure into a smoking heap of concrete. The goal is to one day turn the site into a park.
Kayakers and other onlookers positioned themselves to watch the implosion of the 165-foot structure and say goodbye to a bit of local history.
The $40 million demolition will dramatically open up bay views and make way for plans for a public park and economic development.
The plant was decommissioned in 2010.
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