July 28, 2012
Updated Jul 27, 2012 at 7:56 PM PDT
A big boom was heard this past weekend in the Big Easy.
The old Grand Palace Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana came crumbling down on Sunday.
The 17-story building was destroyed by 400 pounds of carefully placed explosives.
Both directions of Interstate 10 were shut down in the immediate area for a short while during the implosion.
With the hotel now history, work can begin on a new teaching hospital that's set to open in 2015.
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