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30st Smoke Stack Demolition

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Uploaded by on Nov 15, 2009

Demolition of the smokestack of the former Pennsylvania RR 30th St. Station Steam Plant known locally as the Drexel Shaft

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  • 7:16 AM according to the PECO building.

  • @mrisfun That was when I started filming...demolition occurred at 7:47am.

  • Who were the complete idiots heard whooping and cheering for this?

  • Everyone in the area. It was this party atmosphere down there on 31st st. Amazing for college students at 7:00am in the morning!

  • I knew I shouldn't have parked my car over there that morning.............

    Now my insurance company will never believe that my car got Flattened by an old Chimney!! LOL

  • LOL - Hey, compost happens! But of course you're going have to get someone to dig it out first. Now that's a bitch!

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  • Three! Two! One! FIRE IN ZE HOLE! At 2:25, TIIIIIIIMMMMMMBEEEEEEERRRRRRRR­RRR!!!!!!!!!!

  • Yes makes sense on the time. Thanks for link -- that area has completely changed since then -- Amtrak is really cleaning up the mess. What will they build?

  • At least you got to watch my E-44's and GG-1's in your school yard........LOL

    Penn Central era to boot!!!!!!!!

  • That's really sad. What a beautiful thing to have in the presence of railfanning, now gone. Yet another PRR memory fading away. Excellent video, 5*

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