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Mackenzie Hall - Demolition photos

Mackenzie Hall is imploded Feb. 19, 1991.

Mackenzie Hall is imploded Feb. 17, 1991.

Mackenzie Hall is imploded Feb. 17, 1991.

Mackenzie Hall is imploded Feb. 17, 1991.

At 10.15 a.m., the implosion of Mackenzie Hall began. Less than a minute later, after the smoke had cleared, all that was left was rubble.

Mackenzie Hall is imploded at 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 17, 1991.

Smoke appears as the first blasts fire Feb. 17, 1991, as Mackenzie Hall is imploded. The university said it decided to raze the building because it was less expensive than remodeling it.