A portion of the once-mighty Belknap Hardware complex crumbled in a giant plume of smoke in October 1993 — a spectacular event that drew several Hollywood actors and an MTV film crew to Louisville.

The demolition of two warehouses between Witherspoon and Washington streets took a "dramatic seven seconds," The Courier Journal reported. Footage of flames bursting out of windows and explosions ripping through structural supports aired during an hour-long TV special promoting the film "Demolition Man," which debuted in theaters days after the spectacle in Louisville.

The stars of " Demolition Man " — Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock and Wesley Snipes — appeared on MTV's "Demolition Man Jam." Louisville-based Humana, which renovated some of the former hardware facilities for new offic

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