Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition, LLC chips away at the top levels of the former Affiliated Computer Services building with a wrecking ball on Feb. 24, 2020 in Dallas. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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DALLAS (AP) - The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball.
The tower collapsed about 3:15 p.m. after a few last whacks with a wrecking ball swung by a high-rise crane. No injuries were reported.
The tower was the core of an 11-story building that was imploded with explosives on Feb. 16. The 11 floors surrounding the core duly collapsed, but the solid concrete core containing the stairway and elevator shafts remained standing at an angle. The demolition contractor has been whacking away at it ever since with a 5,600-pound wrecking ball.
A spokeswoman for De La Vega Development, which is redeveloping the site, had said immediately after the implosion that the tower's demolition could take up to four days. It ended up taking almost four times that amount of time before it was taken down.
In the meantime, the tower drew hundreds of people who took often-whimsical photographs of themselves with the tower in the background.
A wrecking ball smashes against the "Leaning Tower of Dallas" north of downtown Dallas, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. The still-standing structure is part of the 11-story former Affiliated Computer Services building that found a second life online after a Feb. 16 implosion attempt. The company that engineered the blast said some explosives did not go off. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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The former Affiliated Computer Services tower core shaft remains standing on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Dallas. A demolition on Sunday morning left the single tower behind. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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This Monday, March 2, 2020 photo shows the remains of the Affiliated Computer Services building or the Leaning to Tower of Dallas. The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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The remains of the Affiliated Computer Services building or the Leaning to Tower of Dallas at 2828 N. Haskell Avenue after finally falling over on Monday, March 2, 2020 in Dallas. The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Jamila Alvarez takes a photo of Sarah Cruz in front of the remains of the Affiliated Computer Services building or the Leaning to Tower of Dallas on Monday, March 2, 2020 in Dallas. The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Sarah Cruz, left, and Jamila Alvarez take look at the remains of the Affiliated Computer Services building or the Leaning to Tower of Dallas, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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