vintage bw-urban decay; people watch as wrecking ball hoisted into crumbling building (demolition in progress); wrecking ball smashes into building, debris falls. hard hats observe; crane scoops, moves debris; debris into dump truck; wrecking ball continually smashes into brick building; crane works. To view this clip, please visit www.filmarchivesonline.com/clipsindex.shtml and click on WRECKING BALL.

PETRIFIED MATERIAL

JUDY MULLER CS VO ON THE DEMOLITION / DETONATION OF THE 24 YEAR OLD SPORTS ARENA, WHICH HOUSED EVENTS FOR VARIOUS SEATTLE SPORTS TEAMS: MARINERS, SUPERSONICS, SOUNDERS, SEAHAWKS

RYAN ADAMS PERFORMS ON AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MY WRECKING BALL 3:29 SWEET CAROLINA 5:20 GIMME SOMETHING GOOD 4:40 PLEASE DO NOT LET ME GO 3:57 DESIRE 3:01

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Wrecking Ball

Sen. McCain says Secy. Kerry has been a "human wrecking ball."

Albert Hall, London. <br/> <br/>Scenes at the Chelsea Arts Ball. Some nice fancy dress outfits at this New Year's Eve party thrown by the Chelsea Arts Club. The theme is "fun". The interior design is by artist John Minton. Balloons fall from the roof to herald the New Year. Various shots of the revellers. Parade of tableaux and floats. The crowd (mostly art students) try to wreck the place. All part of the fun apparently. <br/> <br/>(Orig. Neg.) (Title Scene 'C') <br/> <br/>Note: programme for the Ball held on file.

- 00 07 45 WRECKING BALL - INGENIOUS DEVICE AIDS NEW YORK SLUM CLEARANCE. VARIOUS SCENES OF CRANE SWINGING 30 TON WRECKING BALL AGAINST ABANDONED BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK SLUM DISTRICT. HUGE SECTIONS OF BUILDINGS CRUMBLE UNDER IMPACT. DEMOLITION; EQUIPMENT; INVENTION. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK HIGHLIGHTS: EXT/DAY

Urban renewal in New York City. A steel frame building under construction with cranes on its top. Steel girders of a new building. A large crane swings a wrecking ball against the wall of a building, as worker directs crane operator. A man stands precariously on the top edge of a brick building and swings sledge hammer, to dislodge bricks. A huge oil tank being lowered,by a crane,into excavation next to building under construction. Location: New York City USA. Date: June 6, 1950.

building demolition - wrecking ball - c/s wrecking ball hits window

Long sequence of brief shots of buildings being wrecked by ball being swung from crane boom. CUs of masonry, windows, doors, roofs being smashed

ORIG.COLOR 400 SOF.MAG. CUT STORY: LS EDGEWATER HOTEL. MCU SIGN W / HOTEL NAME. VS DEMOLITION OF HOTEL USING CRANE W / HUGE WRECKING BALL. GOOD XCUS OF WRECKING BALL HITTING INTO TOP OF BLDG. VLSS DEMOLITION. CU CRANE OPERATOR AT CAB OF CRANE. CU HANDS OF OPERATOR AT CONTROLS. MORE OF WRECKING OPERATIONS. MORE LSS OF HOTEL. CI: GEOG: ILL. , CHICAGO. BLDGS: DEMOLITION OF. ANATOMY: HANDS. BLDGS: HOTELS.

ENERGY AND WORK

ERIC CHURCH PERFORMS ON AUSTIN CITY LIMITS CREEPIN’ 4:00 GUYS LIKE ME 3:21 JACK DANIELS 4:28 GIVE ME BACK MY HOMETOWN 4:07 THAT’S DAMN ROCK & ROLL 5:34 COLD ONE 4:18 SINNERS LIKE ME 4:02 HOMEBOY 4:33 DARK SIDE 4:41 DRINK IN MY HAND 3:21 PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE HAG 4:43 TALLEDEGA ""4:22 "" THESE BOOTS 4:01 SMOKE A LITTLE SMOKE 3:48 THUNDER ROAD 1:48 SPRINGSTEEN 6:03 LIKE A WRECKING BALL 3:19 THE OUTSIDERS 4:42 A MAN WHO WAS GONNA DIE YOUNG 3:18

00:00:00:00 -[VS man in vehicle operating razing brick bldg]- (0:00)/

Aldbury, Hertfordshire.<br/><br/>GV. Plane wreckage in snow. SV. Wrecked tail unit. SV. Search party turning over football jerseys, boots, etc. SCU. Football. boot. SCU. Rugby ball, R.A.F. Cap,etc. CU. Rugby ball. SCU. Burnt cap on tree. SCU. R.A.F. personnel turning over wreckage. LV. SV. R.A.F. types from Bovingdon standing by tent. GV. Direction from which plane came. SV. Wreckage strewn near cottage. SV. Experts looking at wreckage (fuselage etc. embedded in tree). CU. Section of fuselage imbedded in tree. SV. CU. Half of engine in tree. LV. Searching wreckage. SCU. Wrecked fuselage. SV. Experts studying scene. SV. LV. Fuselage. <br/><br/>(Orig.Neg.)

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