NYT: ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Becomes a City’s Star Attraction

[cameron]

‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Becomes a City’s Star Attraction (Published 2020)

The demolition of an office tower on Sunday left behind the building’s core, leaning slightly. The new landmark has caused a stir on social media.

www.nytimes.com

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The demolition of a tower near downtown Dallas didn't go quite as planned.​

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As the former Affiliated Computer Services building was imploded with explosives on Sunday morning, the core of the 11-story tower stubbornly remained standing, leaning to one side.​

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"The building fell the way it was supposed to fall," said Josh Stevens, a project manager at Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition. "It happened to stop right there."​

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Video of the building's collapse immediately went viral and people began calling the structure the "Leaning Tower of Dallas."​

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"Who needs Pisa? We have the Leaning Tower of Dallas,'' one Twitter user wrote, sharing a photo of the city's newest landmark.​

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"Oops, an implosion masterpiece!!" another Twitter user observed.​

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Just as tourists snap photos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, people in Dallas are doing the same a safe distance from what remains of the Affiliated Computer Services building, creating the illusion that they are holding the structure in their hands or between their fingers, or kicking it.​

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"Whenever a new landmark is established right next to your home, you have to take a picture with it!" Benjamin Bratcher of Dallas posted on Twitter, with a photo of himself in which he appeared to be propping up the building with his hands.​

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The remaining structure, which includes stairwells and elevator shafts, has been embraced by so many people in Dallas that some want it to stay. A Dallas man started an online petition to save the tower and make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site.​

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The building is expected to be torn down sometime next week, he said. The company is awaiting the arrival of a large crane to demolish it with a wrecking ball.​

Online petition seeks to keep "Leaning Tower of Dallas" as is

Failed attempts to topple the building have left part of it still standing, at an angle, and made it an instant selfies sensation.

www.cbsnews.com

11-story tower remains standing after implosion attempt

Part of the 11-story former Affiliated Computer Services tower remains standing after an implosion attempt north of downtown Dallas on Feb. 16, 2020. (Juan F...

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[UltimateTrainer]

I remember this closing some DART station the other day. I kinda wanna go see it now.

 

[HStallion]

I was expecting this to be like one of Springfield's notorious money pits like elevator to nowhere.

 

[Fiction]

From the video background:

"Welp, looks like we have some work to do."

I'm dying.

 

[Good4Squat]

Why are buildings crumbling so satisfying to see. Provided no one is hurt of course :-P

 

[LakeEarth]

Video shows that the "leaning" part of the building did actually fall a couple of stories before coming to a rest. It is quite incredible that it's still standing.

 

[Dennis8K]

"Time to get hammers and ladders, boys."

 

[Dennis8K]

First time ever tourist attraction in Dallas. No wonder they want to keep it.

 

[Based0ne]

I don't think I'd get near that thing. Looks unsafe but cool at the same time.

 

[Chasex]

Dang I used to live at those apartments in the background haha. I would have loved to see this.

I remember this closing some DART station the other day. I kinda wanna go see it now.

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Cityplace I'm guessing.

 

[Dennis8K]

We recently had one of these demolitions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

We did it right tho

 

[RedVejigante]

First time ever tourist attraction in Dallas. No wonder they want to keep it.

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What, the book depository not bringing in the numbers anymore?

 

[Box]

I love failed demolitions as much as I love successful demolitions.

 

[The Real Abed]

I was expecting this to be like one of Springfield's notorious money pits like elevator to nowhere.

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Escalator. You should be fired for that blunder.

 

[Ottaro]

From the Dallas reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/f6fhv7/masterpiece_in_the_works/

 

[Wamb0wneD]

Man we had shit like this for a few months in Cologne, Germany. Its funny seeing something like this making news America wide. Nobody living in Berlin knows about our church tower hanging sideways, or it becoming an attraction, let alone a magazine like NYT reporting about it or a forum like this having a thread about it.

Its a trasyhy tower guys.
Also sorry im drunk af bc of carnival.

 

[El_TigroX]

I mean kudos to the original builders and designers - strong core of a building - good escape stairs.

 

[Thordinson]

First time ever tourist attraction in Dallas. No wonder they want to keep it.

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Does Dealey Plaza count?

What, the book depository not bringing in the numbers anymore?

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The museum there is actually quite interesting.

 

[thewienke]

What, the book depository not bringing in the numbers anymore?

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I kinda assume that the JFK assassination was the Silent Gen / early Boomer version of 9/11. People remember where they were when it happened and all that.

I can't imagine younger people being as interested in the long run.

 

[Dennis8K]

 

[tapedeck]

First time ever tourist attraction in Dallas. No wonder they want to keep it.

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I consider El Fenix a tourist attraction, food is that good. But hey you do you.

 

[ImaginaShawn]

What was that black water pouring out in the video?

 

[Mivey]

What was that black water pouring out in the video?

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The eternally clogged toilet on the fifth floor, finally freed from its burden

 

[Mr.Awesome]

Where are all the people holding up the tower tourist pics though

 

[PuppetMinion]

Man we had shit like this for a few months in Cologne, Germany. Its funny seeing something like this making news America wide. Nobody living in Berlin knows about our church tower hanging sideways, or it becoming an attraction, let alone a magazine like NYT reporting about it or a forum like this having a thread about it.

Its a trasyhy tower guys.
Also sorry im drunk af bc of carnival.

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Really? This article I found, says they were going to print t-shirts. T-shirts!

 

[DrewFu]

Incredible. I think I know where I'm going on vacation this year. Forget the national parks!

 

[Wamb0wneD]

Really? This article I found, says they were going to print t-shirts. T-shirts!

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Lol, I mean the very fact the link is form a site barely anyone heard about before is saying everything. But hey, at least someone felt compelled to write about it I guess lol.
Also, as someone who lives like 10 mins by feet away from that tower, I have never seen a single t-shirt for this thing, ever. And I go out a lot, in a city whose citizens love to reference themselves and their hometown every chance they get.

 

[mug]

First time ever tourist attraction in Dallas. No wonder they want to keep it.

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I thought the State Fair brings in a ton of tourists from around the world, no?

 

[Ghos]

‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Becomes a City’s Star Attraction (Published 2020)

The demolition of an office tower on Sunday left behind the building’s core, leaning slightly. The new landmark has caused a stir on social media.

www.nytimes.com

​

The demolition of a tower near downtown Dallas didn't go quite as planned.​

​

As the former Affiliated Computer Services building was imploded with explosives on Sunday morning, the core of the 11-story tower stubbornly remained standing, leaning to one side.​

​

"The building fell the way it was supposed to fall," said Josh Stevens, a project manager at Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition. "It happened to stop right there."​

​

Video of the building's collapse immediately went viral and people began calling the structure the "Leaning Tower of Dallas."​

​

"Who needs Pisa? We have the Leaning Tower of Dallas,'' one Twitter user wrote, sharing a photo of the city's newest landmark.​

​

"Oops, an implosion masterpiece!!" another Twitter user observed.​

​

Just as tourists snap photos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, people in Dallas are doing the same a safe distance from what remains of the Affiliated Computer Services building, creating the illusion that they are holding the structure in their hands or between their fingers, or kicking it.​

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"Whenever a new landmark is established right next to your home, you have to take a picture with it!" Benjamin Bratcher of Dallas posted on Twitter, with a photo of himself in which he appeared to be propping up the building with his hands.​

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The remaining structure, which includes stairwells and elevator shafts, has been embraced by so many people in Dallas that some want it to stay. A Dallas man started an online petition to save the tower and make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site.​

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The building is expected to be torn down sometime next week, he said. The company is awaiting the arrival of a large crane to demolish it with a wrecking ball.​

Online petition seeks to keep "Leaning Tower of Dallas" as is

Failed attempts to topple the building have left part of it still standing, at an angle, and made it an instant selfies sensation.

www.cbsnews.com

11-story tower remains standing after implosion attempt

Part of the 11-story former Affiliated Computer Services tower remains standing after an implosion attempt north of downtown Dallas on Feb. 16, 2020. (Juan F...

www.youtube.com

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why is it spewing fluids in that video...

wasn't expecting it to feel so gruesome o.O

 

[turtle553]

why is it spewing fluids in that video...

wasn't expecting it to feel so gruesome o.O

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Probably water from a sprinkler reserve water tank. Standing water gets gross or maybe from the air handlers on the roof.

 

[lunarworks]

"The building fell the way it was supposed to fall," said Josh Stevens, a project manager at Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition. "It happened to stop right there."

 

[Afrikan]

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[Jakenbakin]

Man we had shit like this for a few months in Cologne, Germany. Its funny seeing something like this making news America wide. Nobody living in Berlin knows about our church tower hanging sideways, or it becoming an attraction, let alone a magazine like NYT reporting about it or a forum like this having a thread about it.

Its a trasyhy tower guys.
Also sorry im drunk af bc of carnival.

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Lol, I mean the very fact the link is form a site barely anyone heard about before is saying everything. But hey, at least someone felt compelled to write about it I guess lol.
Also, as someone who lives like 10 mins by feet away from that tower, I have never seen a single t-shirt for this thing, ever. And I go out a lot, in a city whose citizens love to reference themselves and their hometown every chance they get.

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Weird flex but okay we'll give it to you, Germany is much better at handling unsuccessfully demolished buildings with a sense of quiet, national humility than us boisterous Americans. But at least you can bet your ass there'll be applause when we get the job done.

 

[Acidote]

Please tell me there are already loads of photos of people doing the (in)famous "pushing the tower" pose.

 

[Wamb0wneD]

Weird flex but okay we'll give it to you, Germany is much better at handling unsuccessfully demolished buildings with a sense of quiet, national humility than us boisterous Americans. But at least you can bet your ass there'll be applause when we get the job done.

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How is it a weird flex, I just don't get the fuss.

 

[molnizzle]

Please tell me there are already loads of photos of people doing the (in)famous "pushing the tower" pose.

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doing this on Tuesday if it's still up by then.

 

[cameron]

After 2 weeks of pounding, Leaning Tower of Dallas is down

DALLAS (AP) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball.

apnews.com

'Leaning Tower of Dallas' Finally Falls After 2 Weeks

The tower collapsed about 3:15 p.m. after a few last whacks with a wrecking ball

time.com

(DALLAS) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball.​

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The tower collapsed about 3:15 p.m. after a few last whacks with a wrecking ball swung by a high-rise crane. No injuries were reported.​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXf8XfrbWU4

 

[Cantaim]

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What in the name of hell is going on with this gif

 

[Sordid Plebeian]

laugh it up, italians

 

[devilhawk]

What in the name of hell is going on with this gif

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Weirded me out too. I'm guessing there is a static picture overlay on the smaller gif portion. But who knows.

 

[TRS8088]

finally something interesting about dallas and they destroy it