# @scottwcoleman on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C4Hjab9M2Xm
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-05T03:47:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Scott W. Coleman (@scott-w-coleman-340c1c50) — https://gondola.cc/scott-w-coleman-340c1c50

## Caption

Here are some photos taken over the last three months as crews continue demolition of Austin's iconic Frank Erwin Center, aka “The Drum." In the last week, crews have started stripping away the exterior walls using a concrete crusher, so I returned to the site today to catch up on the progress. 

The Drum is the former home of the Texas men’s and women’s basketball teams and a popular concert venue that hosted artists including David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Prince and more dating back to 1977 before its eventual closure in May 2022. It was replaced by the Moody Center, located just 3 blocks to the north. It also hosted NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament games in 18 seasons, and the Final Four twice. The Longhorn women finished the first-ever undefeated run in NCAA history, capped off with a national championship in 1986 — the first of six seasons in which Texas led the nation in attendance. 

The Erwin Center hosted NCAA Men’s Tournament 1st and 2nd round games in 4 seasons, and the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds twice. 
 
The arena is being demolished to make way for a planned major expansion of Dell Medical Center, the teaching hospital for the university. Some of the photos show the ongoing construction of the medical center in frame with the demolition of the Erwin Center. 

Overall, the demolition process is expected to take approximately 11 months, and the university said it expects around 80% of the material from the demolition to be recycled.
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