Demolishing the Fountainbleau and Echelon

At 439 feet tall Hudson’s department store is the tallest building ever imploded, eclipsing the record held by CDI since 1975 with the felling of the 361 ft. tall Mendez Caldiera Building in Sao Palo, Brazil.

At 612 feet above grade, the Singer Building was the tallest building in the world in 1908. It is the tallest building ever demolished (but not by explosives).

Fountainbleau is a potential new record, but I think that most people think think that Carl Icahn intends to finish the building before he dies.

Echelon I think is a lost cause. I don't think that people will go in a building that was raw steel standing for 6-10 years.

Those records obviously don't count the World Trade Center. It would be a real shame to implode the Fountainbleu, because it looks about 90% done. I wish somebody would demolish Echelon and bring back Wet-n-Wild.

i vote for wet-n-wild! it's perfect for the hot summer months, but unfortunately can't stay open during the winter months. i had fun there years ago when i was younger, but probably won't go back now. but it's still something good for the kids to do in a city mostly boring for them.