Longwood College News Release  


Main Ruffner / Blackwell Wall

23 May 2001




Heavy equipment operator Brian Davenport maneuvers his backhoe to
assist in a controlled demolition of rear Ruffner wall.



The back wall of Ruffner (adjacent to the entry to Blackwell) gets
temporary support from a steel beam (held in place by a backhoe)
which prevents the entire wall from collapsing at once. The
doorway with x-beam supports leads directly to Blackwell.



Backhoe pushes steel beam against wall as
additional equipment begins demolition.


The wall comes down...