Eastman Kodak Building 23 comes down. PDF Print E-mail
Gathered crowds cheered, whistled and applauded as thunderous explosive charges brought Eastman Kodak Building 23 in Rochester, NY to the ground on Sunday morning July 1, 2007. AED blaster Eric Kelly impressed the crowds with his incredible display of talent and skill, performing a 475,000 square foot implosion. The demolition with partners Le Chase Construction Services and Bianchi Industrial Services was carried live on CNN.

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For videos and photos see these collections of news stories:

NBC WHEC Video

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Video

R News Implosion Preparation

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Article

R News Kodak Implosion Video

Comments:
  • Hi Eric & Lisa.  Lisa, I met you in the parking lot the Friday before the implosion as you were switching stuff out between the trucks. I'm from the Site Contracting Office.

    I wanted to send a note thanking you for the job that you did with bldg. 23. It was quite impressive! I was impressed by you and your teams professionalism before and during the demo. I hope that you made it to Florida safely.

    I've seen a lot of contractors come and go here at Kodak and there are some that were truly class acts. AED is one of them. Not only for your professionalism and your faith, but I saw you handing T-shirts out to the children on Sunday morning. Now THAT was a class act! What that says about you and your company goes way beyond words.

    I hope to see you back at Kodak in the future, as I hear we'll be doing some more implosions.

    In the meantime, God be with you always, and in all ways....

    Regina C. Helfer
    Rochester Site Contracting Office


  • Good evening,

    Wanted to say I was blessed to see that AED is NOT ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! After seeing the boldness on hardhats and hats on the local news channels this weekend, I wanted to say thanks. I am a truck driver for Monroe Piping and Sheet Metal, and we are working all over the Park. I will be able to see the results of your efforts tomorrow morning! AND, now you will be in my prayers as I am reminded each trip to Kodak! May our Lord continue to bless, direct and protect all of the team members at AED as you travel the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ!

    Bill Wyman
    Koinonia Fellowship
    East Rochester, NY
 
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Congratulations from Morrison Knudsen...

"We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate your company on successfully completing the explosive demolition of four large stacks at the Bunker Hill Remedial Action Project. Your coordination with Federal, State and local authorities was well done and greatly appreciated by all parties involved.

Based on your performance on the stack demolition you were awarded a change order to demolish two additional buildings and that work is on schedule and being performed in a safe manner."

Rob Tucker
Morrison Knudsen Corporation