implosion of maspeth ave holders/ gas storage tanks

the date is july 15, 2001. the implosion of the maspeth ave gas storage tanks was shot by miles michaels. here is his super 8 footage.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• super
• eight
• brooklyn
• maspeth
• ave
• gas
• holders
• demolition
• implosion

[neutronflux]

I Grew up with those tanks! Another piece of NYC gone, but not forgotten.

[mesozoicisland22]

I miss them! I used to love them! They should have left them up!

[elreyyakko]

remember when we use to race there.....wow...

[yankeepride4life]

I remember this. i use to pass those tanks on the way to school in green point an was always amazed by them, i was sad when they imploded them. also how weird is it that you could see the twins towers after the tanks were imploded an just exactly 2 months after the tanks went down that beautiful skyline in manhattan was taken down to, what a shame

[TheDuesy]

This is so surreal to watch especially when you take into account what would happen 2 months later that year

[angelfuree]

I agree. I remember always seeing those tanks from a distance when I was a kid. I used to love them and used to call them the 'Twin Tanks'.

[bflatism]

same here. i wonder what they did to that space 8 years later

[TwoBoysWithAlotaToys]

My father took me to see the tanks implode mad early in da morning. Hey nwcchinalake, I also grew up in ridgewood, queens I lived on 69th AV.

[ChrisMastro]

Who was using Super 8 Film in 2001? lol

[bikefixer]

When those two towers came down the Brooklyn landscape changed forever.

[gguru1]

Wow, I didn't think 2001 was THAT long ago :P

[georgeshuber]

Sorry guys, this is NOT an implosion, just destroiment :-)