Pre 9/11 - Demolition Maspeth Gas Holders, NY - 15-Jul-2001

This video was made to highlight the fact there was a controlled demolition in Brooklyn, NY less than two months prior to 9/11.

It may mean nothing but I thought it was worth remembering, it could have been an opportunity to over order demolition shaped charges, i.e. RDX etc, I Just wanted it on the record.

Notes on the Demolition (credit Phillyblast)
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The Maspeth Holders twin fuel storage tanks that made up the North Brooklyn skyline were imploded in a planned demolition commissioned by Keyspan Energy Delivery.

Built in 1927 and 1948 to ensure constant residential gas line pressure.

Structures: Keyspan Gas Holder No. 1 was built in 1927 and decomissioned in 1992, Holder No. 2 was built in 1948 and decomissioned in 1997 (formerly known as the Maspeth Holders - Each holder was almost 400 feet tall)

City: Brooklyn, NY (Greenpoint area)
Location: Maspeth Ave. between Morgan Ave. and Vandervooft Ave.
Date & Time: July 15, 2001 - 7:02 am
Implosion Contractor: Controlled Demolition, Inc.
General Contractor: Mercer Wrecking

Explosives: 750 lbs. of shaped charges (375 per holder) and 25 lbs. conventional charges (12.5 per holder)

This implosion of two gigantic gas holders is to date one of the most unusual blasts we've ever seen, and photographically speaking, one of the most challenging.

There aren't many gas holders like these left these days, so getting the chance to see them imploded is a special treat. It is believed that less than a dozen are left in this country. These two holders, built by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company, and now owned by Keyspan Energy, are some of the tallest built in the US. The unusual twist for us is that this dual implosion occured in Brooklyn, NY. Despite our proximity to NYC, this is the first time (that we know of) that a major implosion has occured there in the four years we've been folowing the industry.

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[Ekkthroi]

They were named after Maspeth Creek, along where the tanks sat, on the Brooklyn Bank.

[bikefixer]

The NYC landscape has never been the same since those two towers came down.

RIP - Gas Tanks

[angrypuffballsx]

Oh wow, the maspeth holders :(

I was sad when I found out they were demolished.

I remembered when I was little visiting a a relative in cooper park I would see these bad boys and wondered what they were for.

There's absolutely no connection between this and 9/11.

They planned this demolition in July of 1999.

And yes there is an a section of queens called maspeth, and an avenue in Greenpoint called maspeth as well.

RIP maspeth holders D;

[jrg8008]

Except that top officials of the demo company were again in town on 9/11 for reasons unknown.

[fearthegeckotoo]

Nevermind that Keyspan planned to demolish the tanks for several months before 9/11, and there WERE reasons given.....

God, i used to love living in NY before all these goddamn hipster assholes moved in.

[ramjet73]

Yep, lots of sheeple everywhere in the world. Well I will just ask the sheeple if the government has nothing to hide about 9/11 then why not just have an investigation? Why not release the Pentagon video footage from the day? Why not release the 3 black boxes from the flights? Why the put options? Why the secrecy? Why the need for the media to attack anyone who raises questions? Why can't people in a Democracy ask questions when the obviously exist? Go back to shopping sheeple!

[DropTop013]

Dude. Get a life. I lived in that area all my life. Passed those tanks a million times. They were OLD TECHNOLOGY. They had gone unused for about 15-20 years. The were EMPTY all that time. The only thing they were good for was as landmarks, and as such were useless to Keyspan. While it was sad to se them go, there was no valid reason to keep them there at great expense to the company. To try to make a connection between this event and the 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS is absolutely moronic.

[DamSkippyDawg]

I like the way you guys are making excuses for the them. If it really was just to stop the nuisance kids and to save on insurance premiums. They would have just said, no big secret. Its because they dont want to talk about it or even try to come up with an excuse that people wonder what the mystery is. Anything to do with 9/11. Prob not. But why not just say why they were bought down. Lots of sheeple in here I think. Dont want to believe they live in a world where this stuff can happen. shame

[gguru1]

Trying a little hard now are we?

[Tracymmo]

Why make it sound like a big mystery? They'd sat unused for a long time. I was sad to see them go since they were my view from home and therfore familiar, but nostalgia seemed to be the only reason anyone wanted to keep them. Was weird that year to lose the tanks to the east (from my place ) and WTC to the west -- the sky felt so empty.

[godzilla1234567890]

lmaoo see yhou used this bullshit from loose change i don't see what this demolition has to do with 9/11 you know how its funny how when something meaning anything happened 2 months prior to 9/11 or a week prior its always used as a conspiracy theory. Those tanks were old and useless so CD brought them down yet again still don't see the connection with this and 9/11 probably cuz there isn't one.