Blue Dogs Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Where were you when you heard about the ammonia explosion at Borden in 1983 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 5/29/2018, Sitting on my couch, browsing HAIF on my laptop. I remember like it was yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 What was the date in 1983 of the Borden explosion? Though a Houston native, I was living in San Antonio at the time. I completely missed Hurricane Alicia as well in August of 1983 (lucky that). Ironically, since tomorrow is the 33rd anniversary of the event, I was in San Antonio on May 30, 1985 when the Lone Star ice plant experienced an ammonia explosion. Four people were killed and 23 were injured including 17 fire fighters in that disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 16 hours ago, Specwriter said: What was the date in 1983 of the Borden explosion? Though a Houston native, I was living in San Antonio at the time. I completely missed Hurricane Alicia as well in August of 1983 (lucky that). December 11, 1983. 30 years ago: The day the Borden’s Ice Cream plant exploded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 6 hours ago, mkultra25 said: December 11, 1983. Thanks, mkultra25. I do remember that building too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Which building is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 48 minutes ago, cspwal said: Which building is it? It looks like it was a plant torn down after the fire, located at the block bounded by Milam, Louisiana, Pierce, and Calhoun (St. Joseph). The Holiday Inn (at the time) was located catty-corner to the plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 4 hours ago, IronTiger said: It looks like it was a plant torn down after the fire, located at the block bounded by Milam, Louisiana, Pierce, and Calhoun (St. Joseph). The Holiday Inn (at the time) was located catty-corner to the plant. So the site of a horrible fire was replaced by a fire station? Seems appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiMoser Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 When I was a little girl I would go with one of my three older siblings to get ice cream cones at the ice cream parlor. They were 6, 9 & 10 yrs older. They had a double cone that you could get a quadruple scoop ice cream. We named the oldest Little Lotta because she'd order her quadruples. You couldn't see her face when she worked on that monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 2:51 PM, mkultra25 said: December 11, 1983. 30 years ago: The day the Borden’s Ice Cream plant exploded Thank you for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiMoser Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Was it just the ice cream plant? I always thought it was the milk dairy also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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