Here’s a Video of the Thomas Building Implosion

Though the Morning News wrote extensively about its impending doom, some area residents felt ill-notified about the implosion. Via Reddit:

Got woken up by a loud loud sound and dust and debris everywhere thinking it was an attack or major accident

If it makes you feel better it seems very very few people remembered it was today, even those who lived nearby. I think I saw one article about it and it didn’t sink in. The lady that worked the front desk of my apartment building (like 2 blocks from the demo site!) had the same thing, read an article, and then didn’t hear about it again. I don’t think there was much effort to notify nearby building because I saw 0 flyers around my building and there is much speculation that the permit and demo was rushed to prevent any possibility of a historical designation from preventing whatever plans were made for the lot.