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The Destruction of Lower Manhattan

It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold. The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut by burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball.

1967, printed 2007
(American, 1942-)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 23.2 x 29.9 cm (9 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.); Paper: 27.7 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.427
Location: not on view
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The demolition of 100 Gold Street proved to be a long process, as Lyon observed: “The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut with burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it, 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball.”
It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold. The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut by burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball.

It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold. The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut by burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball.

1967, printed 2007

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
America, 20th century

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