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Implosion of Westbrook Hotel

Implosion of Westbrook Hotel
Clip: 444835_1_1
Year Shot: 1970 (Estimated Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 1090
Original Film: COOPER U.6
HD: N/A
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Timecode: 02:33:43 - 02:35:16

Various shot of the implosion of the Westbrook Hotel in Fort Worth, followed by city workers working on cutting the building's undergound utilities while police watch on.

Implosion of Westbrook Hotel
Clip: 444835_1_2
Year Shot: 1970 (Estimated Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 1090
Original Film: COOPER U.6
HD: N/A
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Timecode: 02:33:43 - 02:34:26

(MOS) High angle LS crowd gathered behind barricade on street to watch building implosion of the Westbrook Hotel. Excellent high angle LS implosion of Hotel Westbrook (three section, E-shaped, antiquated multi-story building) -- the center section is the first to detonate, then the other two; very controlled implosion, everything falling inwards, thick clouds of dust & soot rising. Demolition. Panning TLS remnants of Westbrook lettering atop debris, rubble. TLS African-American man sweeping water off sidewalk.

Implosion of Westbrook Hotel
Clip: 444835_1_3
Year Shot: 1970 (Estimated Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 1090
Original Film: COOPER U.6
HD: N/A
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Timecode: 02:34:26 - 02:35:16

Excellent MCU red and blue police lights flashing atop police car, night. MS street signs for corner of West 5th and Houston Streets, night. MSs city workers walking with rubber work boots, dropping them near manhole or truck, night. CU blue police light (rotating), night. MSs city worker wearing white hard hat getting into manhole, going underground. MS pickaxe in manhole cover. MS Ft. Worth police officer sitting in squad car (police car). MS three flares burning in street.