How to effectively destroy history..

This is the unfortunate implosion of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis TN. This hospital transferred it's last patients out to other hospitals in 2000. The hospital then sat vacant for five years. In November 2005, it was brought down and it took a piece of America with it as it went down because it was a landmark that helped make Memphis memorable for what it is.. This hospital also has ties with Elvis Presley.

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• Baptist Memorial
• Elvis Presley
• Hospital
• Hospital Implosion
• Memphis TN
• Building Implosion
• Building Demolition
• Destroying History

[25Centesimi]

When I was stationed at NAS Memphis in Millington, I was treated in that hospital, because I almost drowned in a flash flood, while I was still in my car. I think it was 1983. I didn't see Elvis there though.

[DocTripp1977]

that you are still hangin in there with us.

[FandangoProud]

Sad day, Doc. I mean, I like explosions as much as the next guy. But that's a piece of history falling to the ground.

[DocTripp1977]

I agree with you 100%. I was there once and it was a beautiful building. I remember all of the Elvis Presley memorabilia that was in the main lobby. The views from the upper floors were spectacular.

I have a hard time understanding why the biotech foundation didn't just use the hospital building rather than tear it down. To me, that was really wasteful.

I don't know about you, but on the day that hospital fell, a big part of Memphis died in my book. It was sad to see it go.

Doc.

[Atomicflash500]

the city of Memphis respects no landmark or history....they will destroy them selves.

[TheRacerlover]

My dad had open heart surgery here in 1984. I still remember visiting him daily and the huge cafeteria this place had! Lots of memories.

[creativiguy12]

@geovettes That's right. It's impossible to remember the building that they imploded. It's also impossible to reverse time and change it.

[geovettes]

that's a very fitting title for this video. i see historical buildings get wiped out all the time. most people just don't care. they also blew up the stadium where elvis last performed in '77. and you have people sitting there cheering. how ignorant. once it's gone it's gone.

[johnpickle]

I was shooting video that day myself and couldn't help but notice that when it was over every "Mossy oak camo" asshole was cheering like it was some sort of fireworks show or a good ole fashion cross burning. There is more history in Memphis than most towns/cities in the states even have history and we tear it down left and right in the name of progress. Pathetic.

[dzredhead]

I agree...why couldn't the biotech community have made use of this historic landmark? Downtown Memphis, over 3 years later is still not the same. That building was still in great shape, as far as I know. And alot of history has taken place there. Elvis "officially" died there and Lisa Marie was born there just to name a couple......but many, many more history making events took place here. And last I knew....there is still pretty much a grassy knoll there!

[donn409]

This f*cking sucks.

[FandangoProud]

That's nice that you were able to see it. I never had the oppurtunity myself. I have only been to Memphis once and I was only 9 or 10 years old on a family vacation. Things like that didn't matter to me then. Wish I had known as in the recent years I've become an Elvis fan myself.