Updated: 1:02 PM It may be one of the most anticipated events in 2012, the implosion of the Plaza Hotel checks in at Number 4 on our local top ten stories of 2012. Thousands of people crowded streets and parking lots just to watch the 30 year old building come tumbling down.

Updated: 6:41 PM Thousands of people. Everywhere you look. Each with a different reason for being up early on Thursday morning. But ,among the crowd, both young and old, we found two experts.

Updated: 3:55 AM Thousands of people braved the early morning hours Thursday to see the Plaza Hotel implode.

Updated: 6:45 PM Ferreri built the high rise in 1980 and Thursday he got to take part in its demolition.

Updated: 4:10 AM Here is the parking and viewing map and road closures for the Plaza Implosion.

Updated: 6:45 PM Denny's and Taco Cabana have had a number of calls asking about restaurant reservations while a local entrepreneur is now selling Plaza implosion t-shirts.

Updated: 4:09 AM The countdown is on as the Plaza Hotel will be imploded this Thursday, but the building isn't the only thing we will be seeing coming down.

Updated: 3:30 AM By this time next week, the old Plaza Hotel in College Station will be nothing but debris after an implosion earlier in the day, and all that rubble won't be taken to a landfill.

Updated: 6:57 PM Ricky and Larry Young moved to College Station in 1967 when their mother Betty Young was hired to run the Ramada Inn hotel.

Posted: 9:48 AM It is now known as one of the biggest eye sores in the Brazos Valley. But the soon to be imploded Plaza Hotel was once the crown jewel of the area.

Updated: 2:07 PM We are less than two weeks away from the implosion of the Plaza Hotel and Friday KBTX News 3 has learned just who will push the button to bring down the hotel.

Posted: 2:07 PM You can now see through several of the floors of the 17-story highrise in preparation for an implosion on Thursday, May 24th.

Posted: 9:43 AM Plans for demolition of the old Plaza Hotel in College Station are getting closer to being finalized, and it could be a spectacular event for the public.

Posted: 9:40 AM The deteriorating Plaza Hotel and vacant property around the tower is set for redevelopment, but for the past few months, it's been a crime magnet.

Posted: 9:43 AM We have new details on the future of what some call a big eyesore in College Station. The 17-story Plaza hotel will be remodeled, and buildings around the facility are going to be demolished.

Posted: 9:42 AM It's been nearly nine months since the Plaza Hotel closed its doors due to financial problems.