Flag House Homes Demolition

Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA (acting as Explosives Subcontractor to the Main Demolition Contractor, The Robert Clay Company of Baltimore, Maryland) performs the preparation for and explosives felling of three (3), 14-story, reinforced concrete, low-income housing apartment buildings in Baltimore, Maryland on February 10, 2001. The 10-second implosion of 300,000 feet of structures not only saved the Baltimore Housing Authority significant funds over conventional demolition costs, but dramatically reduced the duration of dust, noise and demolition risk exposure to the low-income neighborhoods surrounding the Flag House project site. Dust from the implosion was cleared in a a matter of hours allowing traffic, businesses and community services to return to normal.
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Copyright 2001
Controlled Demolition, Inc. &
Loizeaux Group of Companies

[@aarong9378]

Those reinforced concrete buildings sure took a lot of explosives to take down! Good job, original builders, and great job CDI for doing it perfectly. Art and science.

[@d0lph1n63]

That’s how they USED to build things, even with cars. Not like now where you have to spend more AND keep a close eye on the sub-contractors not to cut corners to get the same product.

[@jonbicho9840]

Explosives and physics. A great way to start my day!

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Absolutely incredible. A nice bit of vintage art from the archives.

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!

[@oneshotme]

Every time you change the angle you add a building to the take down By the way great job taking them all down!!!

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@hirisk761]

love when multiple implosions happen

[@intelligenthoodlum33]

I grew up there in the 70's to the late 80's. Many good memories...

[@CarbonPhysics]

Wow, so expertly done. Incredible.

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thank you!

[@notmarcus17]

Why are these videos so addicting

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Outstanding, as usual!

[@HugoHugunin]

When you get the contract to blow -The leaning Tower of San Francisco- Millennium Tower, I'll make the drive to watch that.

[@northernerierailroadproduc114]

Yes!! I like seeing the older videos keep making them!!

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Will do! Thanks for watching!

[@craigw.miller9820]

Excellent as always!

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thanks!

[@NHF_SiMahkota]

I want more!

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@SkinnyCee]

Southeast Baltimore Flag House Projects

[@damienalicea8696]

Oh! 3 buildings.

[@davidgreen40]

Perfection.

[@tahamaki36]

Was the reason for the delayed count (Fire 1 - one thousand, etc) due to concerns of vibration as the buildings fell or to reduce the likelihood of air overpressure affecting nearby buildings?

[@popcorny007]

Probably just giving time between each stage

[@TrevorBrass]

It's strange hearing all the mechanical camera shutters in the video. Nowadays only professional photographers have cameras (DSLRs) that have an actual shutter. Everyone else just uses their phones.

[@shaneestokes880]

It's sad that I've been in Baltimore my entire life and have no clue where Flaghouse was. I had never been to any projects so I don't remember any of them

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!!!'

[@tomtaphorn7870]

Beautiful

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thank you!

[@emadeldinhessain3272]

Great. Well done

[@thomasrapp2536]

And there went the hood.

[@anitacookieta]

I soo wanna have a chance to push the fire button. how awesome would that be?!

[@JohnShinn1960]

🤠👍

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thanks for watching!

[@pauljensen5699]

Isn't this a part of HBO'S "The Wire"?

[@williamchapman2134]

Promo_SM 😑