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Implosion brings down Dallas hotel 
10:50 AM CST on Sunday, November 9, 2008
Hotel Implosion
Debbie Denmon reports
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DALLAS — After serving guests for 28 years along North Central Expressway, a Dallas hotel was reduced to rubble in seconds Sunday morning.
The former Holiday Inn between Walnut Hill and Royal Lane was imploded at 8 a.m. as most of the city was sleeping.
North Central Expressway was shut down temporarily as the nine-story hotel came tumbling down in a cloud of dust.
After the debris is hauled away, Valencia Capital Management plans a new 83-acre mixed use development on the prime real estate, including high-rise condominiums, luxury town homes, senior living and medical office buildings.
The new development is expected to be complete by the end of next year.
The Dallas Morning News contributed to this report.
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