DEMOLITION | Hart Island Chimney

[@kathleenharvey5538]

I hope someone saved a picture of the beautiful pattern in the brickwork at the top. That’s not seen anymore.

[@David-wu7jj]

Good thing you guys were there, looked like it was ready to fall down by itself

[@thudor1]

Yes! A mild hurricane or heavy downpour would've toppled it if not for the brave folks at CDI!!

[@cuscrapping]

With that big crack down the side I'm surprised it was still standing! 😳 Great job as always, guys!! 👍

[@RLTtizME]

The sound effects and smoke were added. It was actually 10 guys sneezing on the stack simultaneously...that brought it down. You can't fool me.

[@hendrikjbboss9973]

And another project is excellently executed 💥 Must mention that the drone photography has improved by leaps and bounds 🎬

[@risvegliato]

Wow a proper brick chimney Fred Dibnah would've been proud to take down. Looks like it was so badly cracked that it would've come down by itself anyway!

[@davidtoups4684]

Old Fred was the first person I thought of too! May he rest in peace!

[@ChrisB257]

Wow - that had gone well beyond its ''sell by'' date! Nice drop (or - 'shock induced collapse!') :)

[@mattt198654321]

I love the obligatory court-ordered water stream that's absolutely nowhere near where the dust is blowing XD

[@MrUranium238]

Imagine working at the bottom knowing at any time a loose brick from the top could come crashing down. hard hats a must.

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

That island has one interesting history.

[@jamesalinio5277]

That chimney was ready to fall on its own, y'all did it a favor and brought it down safely

[@Pomeradio]

Jeez that came down quick and really nice 😳 you make it look so easy, but it's really hard! Proud of your work CDI!

[@jamessimms415]

My Great Grandfather was a Yankee POW imprisoned on Hart Island @ the very end of the War of Northern Aggression. Fortunately, he was captured during the last week of the war, & didn’t have to suffer through a Northern Winter like so many had to. He was paroled in mid June 1865, returned to his home in South Carolina, & promptly moved the family to Arkansas. It is one of my dreams to spend two or three weeks walking over & retracing the very ground his unit traversed in each battle. I know I can’t get onto Harts Island itself, but want to look over the bay to it from City Island.

[@MattTrudden]

It's open to visitors now once a month.

[@archieohare]

Wow, it looks itself very fragile and dangerous with all these cracks!

[@blazerbarrel2]

Great coverage , imagery , and editing ! A wonderful production !

[@hughbrackett343]

"It looks like it could fall at any minute. Go attach these explosives to the base." "No, _you_ go attach the explosives to the base."

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Such an interesting place to be doing a job. Also wow, that was a rather giant crack up the side. I'm glad they were able to prep the job so quickly to minimize risk. I wonder if there will ever be a completely remote demolition option available (in countries that have safety standards, anyway), like flying (potentially) sacrificial drones up to the side of a structure to attach explosives.

[@shawnwright4129]

It has an interesting pattern in the brick, but yikes, that crack!

[@warbirdwf]

It was great that you provided such great background information of this chimney. It well written and prevented me from Googling to get this information after watching the video. It was also somber that so many folks are buried there that were never claimed.

[@leegilbert5804]

I wonder how many masons it took to build that chimney?

[@CarbonPhysics]

Brilliant job as always.

[@shopart1488]

PERFECT!! As normally done by CDI. Drone shots are also GREAT.

[@guyrhodes]

The production on these keeps getting better and better. Keep them coming!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I would not like to have been the guy at the base of that stack who was doing the drilling unless there was a good protective cover.

[@paulebelmesser2699]

Thank you CDI for another great vedio.

[@kareng9081]

I watch all these videos. Thanks ! 💜

[@theluth9046]

Sure do like the drone view! Yes, that brick work is indeed a lost art!

[@petejohnson6260]

A few comments. Beautiful smokestack, but quite damaged. Your knowledge of structural engineering always shows in the flawless execution of your demolitions. The quality of the production and image quality is amazing. Thanks for some great entertainment.

[@robertmailhos8159]

It is not in great shape so you did it a favor by bringing it down

[@tomrogers9467]

Amazing it was still standing given the deterioration shown in the initial drone shots!

[@lohphat]

FYI: Hart Island was a prison but it is home to "Potter's Field" (AKA City Cemetery, Hart Island Cemetery), a graveyard with many unmarked graves due to the inability to identify people at the time of death, e.g. homeless people. Disney star Bobby Driscoll (Song of the South, voice of Peter Pan) was found dead at age 31penniless and alone in an abandoned East Village, New York City tenement and was buried on Hart Island. He's still there to this day.

[@some0ne8]

Maybe. After so much time has passed, I would think they start to reuse the same land to bury more bodies. As grim as it is to say, there can't be much left.

[@jasonguzman564]

This company is amazing

[@davidtoups4684]

I wonder what they have planned for the site once they get the buildings cleared? That chimney was in BAD shape! Looks like a strong wind could have took it down. Next time, for laughs, run the film in reverse.

[@Train115]

Probably more graves.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Nice shot.

[@anthonysei]

Nice! Classic mid-column buckling.

[@JohnShinn1960]

How it stood as long as it did I'll never know. Looked delicate as shet!

[@3rr4gg4rgegreg]

The Chimney was on it's way out, but it's sad so many other historic buildings were ripped down without a thought of saving them or just fencing them off. Were the bricks or other artifacts/architectural elements saved?

[@damienalicea8696]

1:43 Fire in the hole! 1:45 TIIIIIIMMMBEEEEEEEEERRR!!!

[@SLO-Ride]

Could've given it a good kick, to make it fall!

[@joeschlotthauer840]

3:02, I'd thought they were going to make use of that three wall foundation pocket for containment.

[@joaquinrangel8727]

Imagine if this chimney could talk, what sights it has beheld, especially at night

[@doofhund3526]

Great job. But miss the woompf because it broke up as it came down.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

That chimney was seriously cracked. I'm surprised it was still standing. It really needed to come down.

[@ELMS]

There’s no doubt it was in terrible shape and needed demolition. Great job.

[@stephaniedykes4157]

Given the condition of this chimney, it's a wonder that it hadn't already collapsed onto itself.

[@craigw.miller9820]

It looks like that stack had been struck by lightning, missing brick and crack from top to the ground. Another great job by CDI.

[@Dirk1961]

Hopefully many of the bricks could be saved and collected for other buildings or restoration projects.

[@runswithbeer]

"Yeah, baby!"

[@obsoleteoptics]

Did everyone get to keep a brick as a souvenir?

[@adamball1740]

I would be pooping my panties just standing near that thing in its condition. Hats off to the brave souls who got the job done!

[@_mortiam]

Oh boy. It's easy to see why this one had to go^^

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Nice

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Probably the easiest job in a while. Still fun to watch.

[@ladedk]

That water mist does not seem very efficient. Has anyone ever used explosives in large tubs, bladders, ponds etc.of water to saturate the air with fog when a structure comes down?

[@heene]

It looked in very poor condition, so just as well it was felled before it did so itself!

[@YuriLorenzo2017]

😮

[@georgesmith8113]

👍👍👍👊👊

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thanks for watching!