The county imploded the hotel, which involves setting off explosives to kick out a structure’s support pillars, causing it to fall inward. Clouds of smoke wafted through downtown Macon ...

An old hotel in Macon was imploded on New Year's Day by the Macon-Bibb County government after years of being on the city's skyline. The Ramada in downtown was purchased by the government for $4.5 ...

MACON, Ga. — One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang. The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved a plan to implode a vacant 16-story hotel at midnight on New Year's Eve.

MACON, Ga. - When the clock strikes 12 on New ... Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to implode a vacant 16-story hotel at midnight during their celebrations. Macon-Bibb County spent $4.5 ...

Ga. Grant Blankenship The Telegraph Archives Macon plans to ring in the new year with a bang: A 16-story blighted hotel downtown will be demolished on New Year’s Day. The Macon-Bibb County ...

The old Ramada hotel in Macon had been a fixture of the city's downtown skyline before it fell into years of disrepair, sitting vacant aside from the vandalism, theft and other crime it attracted ...

MACON, Ga. — Through the years, it's been known as the Ramada, the Hilton, the Radisson, the Crowne Plaza and the Downtown Macon Hotel. Early next year, it could be known as 'off the market.' ...

MACON, Ga. — Instead of a New Year's ball drop or ... For nearly two years, Mayor Miller has hinted at knocking down the hotel at 108 First Street, which has been vacant for more than a decade.

The old Ramada hotel in downtown Macon met its end in a cloud of dust and debris on New Year’s Day. The hotel has been a fixture in the Macon skyline, but has perpetually struggled to stay booked.