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Series Title: 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

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
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.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.427
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

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.

1967, printed 2007

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
America

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