The Bradley Center has officially come down.
After months of mechanical demolition, crews have removed the last portion of the former home of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks to make way for future development in downtown Milwaukee.
The lot will remain empty until at least after the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which Milwaukee is set to host. The Bucks are still considering what will go in the Bradley Center site.
Hunzinger Construction, Brookfield, Wisconsin, was the general contractor overseeing the demolition and Veit, Rogers, Minnesota, was the demolition contractor.
Interior demolition of the arena began late last year, and contractors imploded the roof in January.
According to WUWM.com, volunteers from Habitat for Humanity took items such as cabinets, faucets, light fixtures and metal hoses from the arena’s suites to support its building initiatives. Players’ lockers were also taken to be repurposed. In all, Habitat for Humanity filled 16 24-foot trucks with materials.
Veit Vice President of Demolition Steve Hosier told WUWM.com that the concrete of the structure will be crushed to be recycled for future use while the copper roofing structure will be salvaged.
Watch the rest of the structure fall to the ground with one final piece removed, courtesy of WISN 12 News (scroll to 38:30 for the final removal):
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