South Dakota Building Too Tough for Demolition
Saturday, December 03, 2005
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Thousands of spectators gathered Saturday to watch the demolition of the city's tallest building — but the Zip Feed Mill tower was no pushover. The 202-foot-tall concrete structure dropped slightly, leaned a little — and stopped. Onlookers at viewing spots all over downtown groaned and gasped — with a few jokes mixed in. "The leaning tower of Zip," one woman said. "The building won!" yelled another man, to the cheers of onlookers.
I was visiting Sioux Falls on Labor Day weekend as a vendor at the 2005 LifeLight Festival. It had been an intense 4-day event with great Christian music, amazing testimonies and great conversations with the many people stopping by my booth. After perusing my graffiti photos, a few locals told me about some building "art" in downtown Sioux Falls. In a quick drive-through on my way home, I couldn't find the graffiti but I did capture this shot with its poignant message. And maybe it was this side of the building, though not newsworthy, that caused the onlookers to cheer the building on.
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