The smokestack at the former Jeannette Glass plant on Chambers Avenue in Jeannette came down with a bang Friday morning. In the photo at left, smoke erupts from the bottom of the stack as explosive charges are set off. In the photo at right, the stack is on its way down, falling directly on the cleared former plant site. (Standard Observer photos by PHIL Wilson, chief photographer)
'Fizzle" goes out with a bang:
Explosives demolish Jeannette Glass smokestack and a big piece of the city's history"