Austin Texas - Intel Implosions/Explosions

On February 25, 2007 at 7:30 a.m. an eyesore was removed from the Austin Skyline. In the 1990's Intel was going to come into Austin in a big way. After the city spent about $100 million to attract them, they decided to not go. They started a building project that this video shows coming down. Not as spectacular as the Stardust in Vegas coming down, but impressive none the less.

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• building
• implosion
• Austin
• Intel
• Texas
• explosion

[RabidDawg2]

Welcome to America, where they waste and then destroy what they've wasted.

No wonder their country has already lost. Even their dollar is worthless. I wonder how many dollars it took to build what they just blew up?

[computersage]

Before the dot com bust... the city of austin tried convinced a few high tech companies to actually locate downtown - a novel concept given AMD decided to go the opposite route and locate out in the hill country - austin has CSC and silcon labs downtown - intel was one of the other big high tech companies to opt for a downtown location. so then came the bust after Y2K... and construction stopped. all that was left was the shell of the building. for years it was like this...

[computersage]

It sure did. The demolition company stated that this was a deliberate thing, but most people did not believe them. Glad I was at this angle when I shot the video to capture the pop instead of the anticipated < < < B O O M > > >.

[Goldhelmriel]

MendingEcho,

The city has included no funding for roads, have exceeded the budget (whether you agree with their tax policy or not or other funding mechanisms) & have to actually reduce funding for police, fire, parks & rec, etc despite the increase in urban pop growth & tax breaks to entities such as the Domain. There is mismanagement at every level. The council gives the developers dinero(tax-payer welfare) to build, & refuses to provide necessary infrastructure for its existing citizens.

[MendingEcho]

Goldhelmriel,

I think the city is doing a great job at urbanizing austin. They are thinking GROWTH (unlike corpus which seems to be lost in time), and that's something the city needs along with rail. with a wonderful downtown, a capital next door, and the most dense student population after, it's bound to happen. at least they are doing it the correct way. Nevertheless, Austin will NEVER loose it's charm, no matter how many beautiful buildings emerge.

[yophilly17]

hey screw u ur probly some illigal immigrant. yea i agree we do waste a good bit in America, but we're not stupid and our dollar isnt worthless u asshole! go back 2 ur gay country if u dont like da opportunity given in America. The best fuckin country on earth FREEDOM!

[xdeathxxkissesx]

i love austin =]

[Goldhelmriel]

Now we have 10 new eyesores that are littering the Austin skyline due to out of control urban density planning. The city council is ruining our city!

[clubpenguinnews204]

I was there watching that

[CivilDisorderSuks]

I REMEMBER THIS!!!

[hhp8]

dude, c'mon!!!