The Spire That Could

From the Times Union:
"Stubborn spire: Does the St. Patrick's tower fall Wednesday?"

Demolitions of the tower at St. Patrick's Church was expected to resume Wednesday morning with developers planning to pull down the spire. Despite repeated efforts by the demolition crew working for the Nigro Cos., the church tower has not fallen, a development that has heartened critics of the plan to build a Price Chopper supermarket on the 19th Street site. The last effort was made on Monday when cables attached to the sturdy church snapped, temporarily putting a halt to the project.

Crews brought in a larger crane on Tuesday and expect it will finish the demolition of the church on Wednesday. The crane was still being assembled Wednesday morning.

^ This is definitely the "little spire that could." It has stayed up since last Thursday. It's clear that someone (pointing upwards) doesn't want this church to become a market. Don't get me wrong I miss going to my ghetto Chopper, but maybe they could build the new market someplace else. I would never work or shop at this market when it is finally built. Maybe the Vatican should get involved and let the spire be since it has fought long and hard to stay. ^

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Stubborn-spire-Does-the-St-Patrick-s-tower-fall-4517829.php#photo-4629573