Building 82 Implosion News
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Photos from the Building 82 Implosion Events
3/30/2009Pictures from the Ticket Raffle on Friday, March 27, 2009 @ Triana Field Pictures from the Implosion in South Charleston on Saturday, March 28, 2009... read more » -
Building 82 implosion on YouTube
3/30/2009Check out the UCWV YouTube favorites list featuring viewer submissions of the Building 82 implosion on YouTube.... read more » -
Raw Video of the Building 82 Implosion
3/29/2009Check out raw video of the implosion, coverage of the ticket raffle, and more news about the Building 82 implosion.... read more » -
Cross Lanes man wins shot at blowing up UC building
3/28/2009by Veronica Nett, Staff Writer for the Charleston Gazette (Photo at left: Chris Belcher draws a raffle ticket from a jar held by Jennie Ferretti, University of Charleston vice president for advancement, while UC President Ed Welch gives a play by play... read more » -
Implosion reduces WV building to rubble
3/28/2009Source: NECN - Boston, Massachusetts (NECN/WCHS: South Charleston, W.Va.) - The former Union Carbide headquarters in West Virginia came down Saturday and it took 216 separate explosions to do the job. Jeff Sizemore of O'Rourke Wrecking said that brin... read more » -
End of an Era: Union Carbide building brought down
3/28/2009by Veronica Nett, Staff Writer for the Charleston Gazette A lone member of a group of retired Union Carbide workers played taps following the implosion of their former workplace Saturday morning. Yet before the explosion, University of Charleston che... read more » -
Final Plans in Works for Building 82 Implosion
3/26/2009SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) Final plans are being made for the implosion of Building 82 in South Charleston. The implosion is set for 8:56 a.m. Saturday, March 28. The city of South Charleston has recommended a good viewing site at the library/post ... read more » -
Building 82 to Fall on Saturday
3/25/2009The State Journal (Online) CHARLESTON The University of Charleston will implode Building 82 at 8:56 a.m., Saturday, March 28. A 700-foot safety perimeter will be in place and will be enforced without question from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Beginning at 7 a.m.,... read more » -
Two spots suggested for viewing Building 82 implosion
3/25/2009by George Hohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. The city of South Charleston is suggesting two areas from which the public may view the implosion of Building 82. Bob Anderson, executive director of the South Charleston Conventi... read more » -
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New Twist in UC Implosion Auction
3/23/2009Win the opportunity to push the button! Implosion of Building 82 Saturday, March 28, 2009, 8:55 a.m. Drawing – 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 27 Triana Field (in case of rain: Riggleman Hall) Get your tickets from George Ann Lilly-Barker at 304.357.482... read more » -
Don't miss your chance to implode Building 82! Auction ends 3/21 at 5:08 PM
3/20/2009Visit the eBay auction and place your bid before it's too late!... read more » -
Article from The Carbide News about Building 82 creation - 1949
3/20/2009Check out archived news regarding of the creation of Building 82 in Carbide News from 1949. (Please allow a moment for this PDF to load.)... read more » -
eBay Auction - Be the one to push the button on Building 82!
3/11/2009Visit the eBay auction and place your bid! The auction to push the button to implode Building 82 is now on eBay!... read more » -
UC to conduct online auction to determine who triggers Building 82 implosion
3/8/2009from staff reports, Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The University of Charleston (UC) will conduct an auction on eBay to determine who gets to push the button that implodes the former Union Carbide headquarters. The bidding will open Ma... read more » -
UC plans to auction right to implode building
3/8/2009CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) The University of Charleston plans to auction off the chance to set off an explosion designed to take down the old Union Carbide headquarters. UC says bidding on eBay is scheduled to start Wednesday and run through March 20. The ... read more » -
Want to implode the old Union Carbide building?
3/8/2009Want to blow up the old Union Carbide building? Who pushes the plunger will be decided on eBay The auction's winner will get a front-row seat with UC officials and the chance to push the plunger to implode the 11-story brick building on March 28. By Ver... read more » -
Building 82 implosion scheduled for March
2/27/2009by George Hohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. Building 82, the former Union Carbide Corp. office tower in South Charleston, will be imploded on March 28, University of Charleston spokesman Andy Spradling said. The contractor ... read more » -
South Charleston Landmark Coming Down
2/27/2009Story by Adrian Mosby, West Virginia Media - WOWK TV 13 Watch video coverage on WOWK's site. (This is raw video only. No audio.) South Charleston The former union carbide office tower known as building eighty-two will be imploded on Marc... read more » -
Ex-Union Carbide HQ in S. Charleston coming down
2/27/2009February 27, 2009 The Herald-Dispatch SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The former Union Carbide headquarters in South Charleston is coming down. University of Charleston spokesman Andy Spradling says a contractor plans to implode the 11-story brick... read more »
