WATER TOWER FALLS--The water tower of the old Ohio Penitentiary comes down as demolition of the 1800's structure gets underway, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 26, 1997. Franklin County voters will decide in May whether to finance an arena and soccer stadium for the site.

AND THE WALLS CAME DOWN--Charlie Vaughn, of the Loewendick Company, uses a claw-like device called a "grapple" attached to his excavator, as the demolition of the old Ohio Penitentiary begins, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 26, 1997.