Well, they said they were going to do it - and they really did!  You may find a couple of different perspectives interesting - one post from a colleague of ours that has worked for the ICVA for over 20 years and another post from one of our interns that is not as closely tied to the Dome.

Some of our convention sales team enjoyed watching the roof gently fall towards the ground with some of our local clients from our Skyline Suite on the top floor of the Pan Am Plaza Building (the building in the foreground of this photo).  We had the front row seats to the show!

Many of these clients have hosted their own events in the Dome over the years - from tradeshows to athletic competitions to large convention general sessions.  Together we now look forward to those events taking place either in Lucas Oil Stadium or in the expanded convention center that will be built once the Dome is gone.

Speaking of which, you can already see they have started removing portions of the roof (click on the photo for an enlarged version).  So much for our idea of creating a super large swimming pool for a few days!  They will continue that process and then around Thanksgiving they will demolish the outer portion of the structure.

For some great photos from various vantage points all around the city, make sure you check out the Indianapolis Star Photo Gallery.