Making Way for the More Modern

Just the other day, I saw footage of one of the older Las Vegas hotels being imploded (on purpose). Even though I've seen tons of footage of implosions, it never ceases to fascinate me to watch a building fall in on itself, with the help of tons of explosives. It sort of saddens me too, because sometimes it's a piece of history that's being destroyed to make way for something newer. Not that I'm opposed to modernization, but a little part of me wishes we could somehow keep the old edifice, and build a new one in a different location. Guess that's not really feasible, though. Oh well, guess that's what pictures are for...to remind us of what used to stand in the place of its replacement.