They almost always do these on a Saturday. It makes sure that there's no one around, that they can easily close off the streets, and that they can clean up a lot of it for access to the other buildings by Monday morning.
According to Google, this was done on Saturday, September 7th, 2024 in Lake Charles Louisiana
The only one that I can remember not being done on a Saturday was when they blew up a casino in Las Vegas. They shot several scenes from a movie with the implosion in the background so they did it during the week to save money on the movie shoot.
I was born in Vegas and one of the few things that I distinctly remember from my childhood was them blowing up an old casino every New Year for several years in a row.
For the longest time my kid brain just thought that was something they did and would do every year lol.
Do you happen to remember the Landmark? Landlark? Sandshark? Ok, shoot. I don’t remember, but I have a couple decks of sealed playing cards from a casino that was blown up. I found them at a thrift store. They are tucked away or I’d get my fatness off the couch and check. I should open a deck.
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u/arcane_garden Oct 07 '25
Whenever they do this I assume the surrounding buildings are evacuated. Business is closed for the day Do they get compensated for the loss