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Grand Casino hotel tower implosion set

#1 Postby MGC » Fri May 19, 2006 4:41 pm

The twelve story beachfront Biloxi Grand Casino hotel is set to be imploded Sunday May 21st at 6:15am. Biloxi Mayor A J Hollaway will push the buttons to initiate the explosive charges that will topple the structure. The hotel was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina........MGC
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#2 Postby sunny » Fri May 19, 2006 4:43 pm

Oh man. I really liked the Grand :(
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#3 Postby beachbum_al » Sat May 20, 2006 12:05 am

Sort of sad news and good news. Good news that Biloxi will be moving on and rebuilding which shows progress. Sad news because I have memories in the Grand Casino with my husband. It was one of the first places he took me after going to Mardi Gras for the first time in New Orleans.
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#4 Postby Dionne » Sat May 20, 2006 7:42 am

A perfect example of the power of the storm. A commercial steel and concrete structure on the beach that is a total loss. :eek:
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#5 Postby Audrey2Katrina » Sat May 20, 2006 1:26 pm

Good pictures of it in the before and after done at digitalglobe.com ...I have a link to that in the "view of Biloxi" thread in here.

Shame... real shame... but the rebuilding does go on.

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