Author Topic: New Haven Coliseum Implosion 1/20/07 (Read 5822 times)

FrankZappa · « **Reply #30 on:** January 12, 2007, 11:27:43 am »

COLISEUM

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The implosion will take place Saturday, January 20, at 7:30a.m. Note that by 5:30p.m. the night before all cars parked in the Ninth Square George Street Garage and George Street surface lots must be moved.

January 20th no cars will be allowed within the safety perimeter bound by the Temple Street Garage, Union Avenue, Crown Street, and South Frontage Road after 6a.m. and no pedestrians will be allowed after 6:30a.m.

The viewing area will be the top levels of the Temple Street Garage and there will be free parking. Berms will be built to capture dust and the area will be watered down. About two hours after the implosion streets will be re-opened. Cleaning activities will continue through the day.

SkyePrizm · « **Reply #31 on:** January 12, 2007, 01:11:21 pm »

I\'m so glad i dont live downtown anymore (my car was always parked in the george st. garage and my building was on the corner of orange, crown, and george) ....cause my ass would have gotten kicked out of bed quite early.

I want to see this...but 7:30 am on a saturday is pushing it....

FreeSpirit · « **Reply #32 on:** January 13, 2007, 10:16:10 am »

Quote from: SkyePrizm;130825

I want to see this...but 7:30 am on a saturday is pushing it....

easy solution = don\'t go to bed Fri. night!

I\'m gonna do my best to be there Sat. morning - the Coliseum has been a New Haven legend since I was a kid :awwyeah:

SkyePrizm · « **Reply #33 on:** January 13, 2007, 11:22:18 am »

Quote from: FreeSpirit;130884

easy solution = don\'t go to bed Fri. night!

I\'m gonna do my best to be there Sat. morning - the Coliseum has been a New Haven legend since I was a kid :awwyeah:

You\'re right, thats probably the best way!
That place was thee place......going to see New Haven Nighthawks games with my Pops will always be a sweet memory....

SkyePrizm · « **Reply #34 on:** January 14, 2007, 12:18:17 pm »

If anyone is interested, today\'s NH Register has a whole big front page article on the Coliseum.

davepeck · « **Reply #35 on:** January 20, 2007, 12:45:36 pm »

i drank too much robitussin last night and had a **** of a time sleeping.. actually woke up at 7:29 this morning and turned the tv on.. the implosion didn\'t happen until 7:50, but it was something else.. we actually heard the implosion outside from our bedroom. it was LOUD!

check out the pics/video/stories on these pages:

http://wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=5965312

http://www.nbc30.com/news/10800908/detail.html?dl=mainclick

freddiewaht · « **Reply #36 on:** January 20, 2007, 01:14:24 pm »

http://www.wtnh.com/

the montage is ser

SkyePrizm · « **Reply #37 on:** January 20, 2007, 01:30:34 pm »

I slept in till 9 am. I was mad....i had the alarm set for 6:30.....

obsession600 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 20, 2007, 01:37:20 pm »

looked like the kids jumped the gun on the plunger

Me! · « **Reply #39 on:** January 20, 2007, 01:47:29 pm »

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looked like the kids jumped the gun on the plunger

I think the countdown was just off, it started expolding on 6 and then they pushed the plunger thingy

davepeck · « **Reply #40 on:** January 20, 2007, 02:49:49 pm »

plunger = just a prop.

Me! · « **Reply #41 on:** January 20, 2007, 02:54:03 pm »

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plunger = just a prop.

duh

antbach · « **Reply #42 on:** January 20, 2007, 07:07:21 pm »

I got the watch it go down from the non-moving Q-bridge. Was a pretty cool thing to see that close. Didn\'t realize how loud it was cos I had my radio on, but as Dave said, he heard it from his house as did my parents. It definitely shook the bridge which was a little sketchy.

jocelyn · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2007, 08:40:06 pm »

The photos Jackie has of the implosion are incredible. Better than any from the papers that I have seen.