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The remaining portion of the so-called ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ came crashing down Monday afternoon.
The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball.
The tower collapsed about 3:15 p.m. after a few last whacks with a wrecking ball swung by a high-rise crane. No injuries were reported.
The tower was the core of an 11-story building that was imploded with explosives on Feb. 16. The 11 floors surrounding the core duly collapsed, but the solid concrete core containing the stairway and elevator shafts remained standing at an angle. The demolition contractor has been whacking away at it ever since with a 5,600-pound wrecking ball.
A spokeswoman for De La Vega Development, which is redeveloping the site, had said immediately after the implosion that the tower's demolition could take up to four days. It ended up taking almost four times that amount of time before it was taken down.
In the meantime, the tower drew hundreds of people who took often-whimsical photographs of themselves with the tower in the background.
Taylor Slovak
Taylor Slovak, Parker Newman age 4
Taylor Slovak
Taylor Slovak, Parker Newman age 4
Taylor Slovak
Taylor Slovak
Taylor Slovak
Parker Newman age 4
Taylor Slovak
Parker Newman age 4
Parker Newman age 4
Nancy Infante
Leaning Tower of Dallas
Larry Green
Safe way to bring down leaning tower of Dallas
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Crystella McIvor
Had So Much Fun With The Family & Seeing So Many Peeps Enjoying The Unique & Memorable Moment In Dallas History. #buildingrefusestofall #dallasstrong #famous #infamous
Daniel Murie
Man painting leaning tower of Dallas
Miss Diaz
Kristin Diaz and David Rancken at the Leaning Tower of Dallas.
Greg Austin
If I could just take it down!
Laura Pacheco
We were trying to have it appear as if Trudy’s nose is touching the building, but very difficult with dogs to do this. They are collies, so they have the long noses, which we thought would be funny in theory. Much harder to accomplish!
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Laura Pacheco
We were trying to have it appear as if Toby’s nose is touching the building, but very difficult with dogs to do this. They are collies, so they have the long noses, which we thought would be funny in theory. Much harder to accomplish!
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Leigh Ann Adam
Leigh Ann And Jeremy from star 102.1 “Leaning Tower of Pizza”.
Deborah Moon
My daughter, Melissa Marcelloni doing her part.
Deborah Moon
My daughter, Melissa Marcelloni doing her part. The other people are too. At a different angle. Thought you would like both.
Meredith
I came in like a wrecking ball. 😉
sherry sutphen
Leaning Tower of Dallas
Soraya Colli
Leaning Tower of Dallas!
Soraya Colli
Leaning Tower of Dallas!
Dianne Wordlaw
In the rain trying to sit this building up straight well it’s our leaning toward in Dallas
David Stapleton
My photo from leaning tower Dallas.
Maria M.
Maria trying to hold it up.
Maria M.
My son Danny trying to hold it up.
Luis V
Leaning Tower of Dallas pic
Luis V
Leaning Tower of Dallas pic
Jason & Jenn Baskett
Halley, age 7, was excited to get a chance to see Dallas’ own Leaning Tower after hearing about the implosion gone wrong on the radio and the news. Who needs a trip to Italy when you can take a family day in the big city?!?
JD Clayton
Friday night has brought out many people to see the tower as crowds of people are seen taking photos at sunset
@SandyKulkarnee via Twitter
Finally made it to this iconic #leaningtowerofdallas, man-made #wonder in #Dallas captured in my hands before this #landmark vanishes!
Andrew Lloret
Leaning tower pic
Amber Albanese
Leaning tower of Dallas
Amber Albanese
Leaning tower of Dallas
@duran037 via Twitter
#leaningtowerofdallas Antonio visiting Dallas’s own leaning tower!!
@erinbiry on Twitter
Limited Time Only!
#leaningtowerofdallas
@600camp on Twitter
David Coale @600camp
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#leaningtowerofdallas #appellatetwitter #appellateplaces
Will Maddox via Twitter
Big things happen here! #tourism #leaningtowerofdallas
Benjamin Bratcher via Sandra Velázquez
Whenever a new landmark is established right next to your home, you have to take a picture with it! Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Leaning Tower of Dallas! #LeaningTowerOfDallas #DallasLandmark
@leonvansam via Instagram
Visited the Leaning Tower of Dallas yesterday! #puppylove #leaningtowerofdallas
@KdSuddock via Twitter
@NBCDFW my BF took this photo of me and the #leaningtowerofdallas shortly after the implosion #fail
Sally McMullin
This morning on my way to physical therapy I decided to go capture a good pic of this building. Well someone from @nbcdfw was there & captured this.
Kelley Breeding
Fawaz S. Anwar
Only in Dallas #leaningtowerofdallas
Russ Hearn
@vjuko checking out the newest tourist attraction here – The #leaningtowerofdallas
Kristina L. Humenesky
Choctaw Casino & Resort made a fun parody on the leaning tower of Dallas tonight.
