MetaFilter posts tagged with destroyed

Bridges falling down

thirteenkiller — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:03:02 -0800

In honor of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, here are YouTube videos of bridges being destroyed. Only this one is sad to watch.

Well. of course.

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 05:00:56 -0800

The dog ate my service records. The Pentagon has announced that the payroll records for National Guard service for three months between 1972 and 1973 have been accidentally destroyed. These three months coincidentally cover the disputed period of George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. (Similar Google link here, via dKos)

Meigs Field X-ed Out

letitrain — Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:34:42 -0800

Meigs Field, a small Chicago lakefront airport, has been destroyed on the orders of Mayor Richard Daley. Citing terrorism concerns because of its proximity to Chicago's largest buildings, Daley sent in heavy machinery to dig large Xs into the runway. Here's Daley's press release, the initial reaction from the FAA, and the website of the Friends of Meigs Field.