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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,634 posts)
Mon Dec 7, 2020, 12:41 PM Dec 2020

Implosion to Fell Rosslyn Hotel Tower This Weekend

NEWS

Implosion to Fell Rosslyn Hotel Tower This Weekend

ARLnow.com Today at 11:45am

The former Rosslyn Holiday Inn is set to be demolished via a planned implosion this weekend.

The 18-story hotel tower at 1900 N. Fort Myer Drive is set to come down at 8 a.m. Sunday “as safety, crowd control and weather conditions permit,” an advisory obtained by ARLnow says.

“As part of the demolition project, removal of the Sky Bridge Stairs is scheduled for Saturday, December 12,” the advisory continues. “Access road and adjacent sidewalks will be closed in front of 1911 N. Fort Myer Drive. Flaggers will be set up to assist with traffic.”

Tenants of nearby buildings are being notified that the implosion will necessitate road closures and temporarily turning off building heating systems due to the anticipated dust cloud.

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Implosion to Fell Rosslyn Hotel Tower This Weekend (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 OP
Neato soothsayer Dec 2020 #1
Grew up in Arlington bpj62 Dec 2020 #2

bpj62

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2. Grew up in Arlington
Mon Dec 7, 2020, 01:11 PM
Dec 2020

Over my lifetime I have attended multiple events at that Hotel from a high school cast party to an overnight stay after attending a Christmas party in nearby Georgetown. The rooms had a great view of the Potomac and of Georgetown. The Rosslyn area of Arlington has changed dramatically over the past 30 years. Another piece of my youth will be disappearing forever.

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