Although it had been closed for a number of years, it was still sad on October 24, 1998 when Mayor Dennis Archer pressed a button to implode the the downtown Detroit Hudson’s Building.
At the time, Hudson’s was the largest and tallest building ever imploded.
Sources :
J.L. Hudson Department Store Controlled Demolition, Inc.
Jeff Byles, “Disappeared Detroit”, Lost Magazine, January 2006, no.2.
Hudson’s Implosion via YouTube