End of an Era in Milwaukee Milw Road Smokestacks Tumble

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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At 9am on Sept 4, 2010 the last remants of the once sprawling Milwaukee Road Shops in Milwaukee, WI came down in less than 1 minute. The smoke stacks from the Milwaukee Road Shop Complex in the Menomonee Valley were imploded this morning. The smoke stacks were originally going to be kept and become a reminder of the once huge shop complex there. However they were just to far gone and too expensive to maintain or save. So with a countdown from 10 to zero in less than 1 minute the stacks were reduced to rubble.

To see more shots of the demo check out Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22338037@N04/sets/72157624878495042/

Keith Schmidt

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Wow, I remember those. Nice pictures.

Landmarks evoke such interesting memories. I really liked living in Wisconsin. Thanks for sharing the pictures and the information regarding the smokestacks.

tina

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Not that different from what happened in Decatur when the Wabash smokestack was torn down.

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Amazing how much that area has changed!!

Thanks for the photos.