Live Updates: Ramada Hotel Implosion in Macon - 13WMAZ
Jan 1, 2025 · — The old Ramada Hotel is set for implosion in the next few hours as crowds gather outside the exclusion zone to watch the hotel where Prince and Elvis once appeared. 13WMAZ will provide a live...
Ramada hotel in Macon, Georgia implodes in planned demolition: …
Jan 2, 2025 · The county government purchased the downtown Ramada in 2023 for $4.5 million and immediately scheduled it for demolition due to the $100 million price tag to restore it, the Macon Telegraph reported.
Abandoned hotel in downtown Macon, GA, imploded on New …
Jan 1, 2025 · Clouds of smoke wafted through downtown Macon, Ga. when a building known as the old Ramada Hotel imploded at 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day of 2025 on First Street and Riverside Drive.
Watch this Macon, Georgia hotel get imploded on New Year's Day
Jan 2, 2025 · The Ramada in downtown was purchased by the government for $4.5 million in 2023 and was slated for more than $100 million in renovations, the Macon Telegraph reported.
WATCH: Abandoned Downtown Macon hotel faces implosion on …
Dec 31, 2024 · MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — Get up close and personal with the abandoned Ramada hotel in Downtown Macon that was imploded by the city on New Year's Day. Check out the livestream to see the implosion that brought the building tumbling down at 9 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025.
An overview of the downtown Macon hotel implosion | 13wmaz.com
Jan 1, 2025 · At precisely 9 a.m., about 900 pounds of explosives ignited in the 300-room hotel. Decades of history went down in a massive cloud of dust. Cheers erupted on Coleman Hill and on Riverside Drive.
Hundreds gather on New Year's Day to watch Old Ramada Hotel …
Jan 1, 2025 · Starting the new year with a blast | Hundreds gather for old Ramada Hotel implosion on New Year's Day Years of neglect and failed efforts to reopen the hotel led to its downfall.
A Georgia city will blow up an old hotel to greet 2025 | AP News
Nov 21, 2024 · Last operating as the Ramada Plaza, the hotel on the northern edge of downtown Macon a block from the Ocmulgee River, has stood vacant since it closed in 2017. The building was designed by noted architect Morris Lapidus, famous for Miami Beach hotels including the Fontainebleau. But Miller said it isn’t structurally sound and can’t be renovated.
'Kind of sad in a way': Maconites and visitors share reactions to ...
Jan 1, 2025 · Macon, Ga. (WGXA) – — Macon-Bibb County rang in the new year with a bang; the implosion of the Ramada hotel on First Street in downtown Macon occurred just as the clock struck 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
A Georgia City Will Blow up an Old Hotel to Greet 2025 - U.S. News ...
Nov 20, 2024 · Last operating as the Ramada Plaza, the hotel on the northern edge of downtown Macon a block from the Ocmulgee River, has stood vacant since it closed in 2017.