Today got off a fun start as my godson, Jonathan and I headed up to the Rosebank Mall bright and early in order to get the best view point possible. Wreckers had closed of the roads around the Mall and the implosion site and I had luckily scouted out the best view points from the closed off area's. Our decision to arrive early for a good spot certainly paid off as we had a front view from close to the Rosebank Fire station on Bath Avenue. Being early meant that we had time to chat with some of the other early birds and got to meet a really wonderfully family who shared their knowledge of implosions with us so we knew what was happening and why. I'm also glad I took along my trusty friend - My Nikon as I got the chance to record the implosion before, during and after.
The implosion ran like clock work, 30 minute warning siren right to the final count down and blowdown.
Watching the building going down was quite incredible and a sight to see.
What follows here are my pictures from when we arrived to when we left a now you see it now you don't look into the implosion of the Nedbank Gardens Building.
I'd alos like to the thanks Maureen and her family for including us in their fun today and sharing with us the fun of the implosion. A very special thanks must go to Emma and Mike for allowing us a behind the scenes peak into the site after the implosion and for the uber cool T shirts they gave us.
I've copied the link to the Rosebank Killarney Gazzette's video clip of the implosion at the end of this blog.
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| Pre Blowdown |
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| Pre Blowdown |
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| The crowd gathers |
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| So wanted to join these guys for the view they had |
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| BLOW DOWN ! |
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| and there she goes! |
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| Implosion to perfection. |
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| down she goes as the dust rises up |
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| Almost gone |
and the dust rises up
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| look down the street to see the dust filling the street |
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| the dust moves closer and closer |
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| quite eery watching the dust moving towards us. |
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| Perfect positioning the dust stopped moving at this point and began to settle |
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| as the dust settles the crew start moving back to the site. |
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| More crew moving in |
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| Crew and moving equipment moving in, the moving equipment can just been seen in the dust cloud. |
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| the coolest T shirts. |
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Emma walks back to the site after a successful Blowdown.
Notice the bakkie parked to her left |
The bakkie I mentioned earlier
close up of the dust on the bakkie
the site entrance on Bath ave
looking back to where we stood
the aftermath
nothing but rubble and a disabled parking sign that survived
one glove just lying in the dust
leaves lying on Bath ave covered in dust
rains drops and dust
Rose-hip berries and a smattering of dust
the roses after the dust had settled
the building next door
dusty first aid
The man of the moment - Mike
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| Clan up begins with the road being washed down. |
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| foot print in the dust |
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| birds eye view from the mall roof |
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| Fire station wash down |
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| GONE |
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| Our yummy Frittata we made when we got home :) |
Link to the Rosebank Killarney Gazzette Video Clip on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60JZZnkKmac&feature=colike
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ReplyDeleteComments received via email re this blog post:
ReplyDelete"Thanks for the kind words and the links, you took some amazing shots! We would love to have a copy of the photo’s if it’s not too much trouble" Emma Aspinall, Wreckers
"Oh what a fantastic account of it all, Diana, and thanks for the mention. LOVED the pics, and very happy to see the pics from the top, and liked the breakfast ending!" Maureen Chitters
"Awesome stuff. Ur blog is great" Jonathan Parr
"Thanks for the pics, you got some pretty cool shots, especially considering you couldn't get the bird's eye view from the top of Rosebank that you wanted." John Harmon
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ReplyDelete"Great stuff Diana!! I think there may be a few more buildings in JHB that will be dropping like that soon but without the need for an implosion;-)" Richard Niven