Yesterday, the city's love/hate relationship with the former home of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets, "The Old Barn," as many people have come to call it, was blown to smithereens.
On Friday my editor asked me to crawl out of bed before dawn on Sunday and put what little knowledge I have into making a soundslide of the demolition. It took me most of the day to make the darned thing, never mind the fact that it took the demolition crew several hours instead of minutes to destroy the building.
It was a load of fun to be there and hear all the stories from complete strangers and their connections to the arena. Many thanks to all those who let me bug them and get in their way, but special thanks to Ariel who made the whole day worthwhile.
Check out the story link at the Winnipeg Free Press if you have a subscription:
www.winnipegfreepress.com
Or, you can view just the soundslide:
