Hundreds look at the implosion of Vanderbilt & # 39; s Carmichael Tower

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Last SlideNext Slide [19659057] Vanderbilt University graduate Max Hyman sat in a lawn chair Saturday morning on the sidewalk on 25th Avenue to watch his former home fall to the ground.

Police officials at the Nashville Police Department said Hyman was just one of about 200 who came to look at the historic Carmichael Tower 3 implode on West End Avenue.

Spectators lined the sidewalks on 23rd and 25th Avenue. Some brought breakfasts to watch it fall while others had a beer.

Hyman said he would come and watch because he had lived there the last two years. During the last year of the building, the students painted murals and put bottle caps on the walls.

"Some of the best memories I have are chilling with my friends until 2 in the morning," Hyman said.

Replacement of Carmichael Towers: Here's what goes on

Through mechanical demolition, the adjacent Carmichael West Tower 4 building will also be demolished later this summer. The West End transformation will consist of three new residential colleges that are in line with Vanderbilt & # 39; s Academic Strategic Plan.

Through FutureVU, the University's vision is to enlarge campus housing so that everyone in the community can thrive in a sustainable and accessible atmosphere.

Vanderbilt officials have said the new building will be a 20-story, 340-room dorm on the corner of West End Avenue and 25th Avenue South.

They said the transformation is expected to be completed in the summers of 2020, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Carmichael Towers

The towers are named in honor of the university's third chancellor, Oliver C. Carmichael, who served from 1937 to 1946.

Carmichael Towers is the tallest building on campus and has been home to thousands of students since 1970.

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