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THREE RIVERS STADIUM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Implosion today Sunday February 11, 2001. Work was dome by CDI (Control Demolition Incorporated) Event was held at 8:00 a.m. right on schedule. New stadium (PNC Park), 65 feet away was not disturbed. The whole show took about 20 seconds . It was many minutes, however before dust cloud cleared. Pile of rubble stands 60 feet high in some places. These images are Courtesy of www.pittsburghchannel.com There are many more images there on the Channel 4 web site. A Video Stream to download or watch showing the event as well as a History of the Stadium and many other interesting stories about events there over the past 30 years. The Three Rivers Stadium sat on the north shore of the Ohio River, just at confluence of the Allegheny River coming down from North and the Monongahela River coming in for the south. |
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Pittsburgh Mayor Murphy with CDI officials before and after blast
View in stages of demolition form high atop Triple X Tower
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New Stadium (yet unnamed) at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pa, was unharmed and
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