# Footage of the 26th street retaining wall collapse - Baltimore **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471 "2014-05-01T23:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/1 "2014-05-01T23:34:36Z")
Holy Moses that’s harsh. One guy is standing there helplessly as his car is leaning too far to be saved by the time he gets there. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MrNluXrrHKY/hqdefault.jpg "Baltimore Landslide") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNluXrrHKY) ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/2 "2014-05-01T23:46:02Z")
They should all think themselves lucky - the last wall collapse in my town killed three people. Imagine if any of those people had been _in_ their cars, trying to drive them out. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/3 "2014-05-02T00:27:22Z")
It’s amazing that a cop walks by & doesn’t tell the guy taking pictures to move back. That collapse could have easily taken ½ the street…& him with it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/4 "2014-05-02T00:38:36Z")
HOLY SHIT! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/5 "2014-05-02T04:53:38Z")
I was waiting to see someone get into one of those cars and try to drive it away! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/6 "2014-05-02T15:29:47Z")
The one guy shows up to do just that - and realizes that he can’t. Just imagine having to stand there watching it happen! ::shudder:: ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/7 "2014-05-02T16:09:38Z")
I’m so glad that there wasn’t anyone in those cars! I’m also glad that none of those people were injured who were just standing there and watching. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/8 "2014-05-02T18:01:35Z")
Wait, what does the other side of the wall look like? Did it fall into a river? ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/9 "2014-05-02T18:37:32Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > The one guy shows up to do just that - and realizes that he can’t. Just imagine having to stand there watching it happen! ::shudder:: The magic work is “insurance”. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-the-26th-street-retaining-wall-collapse-baltimore/687471/10 "2014-05-02T21:04:57Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Wait, what does the other side of the wall look like? Did it fall into a river? It overlooked a rail line. The 10 or so cars that went over the side ended up on a bed of mud, rock, clay, and god knows what covering the tracks, after falling 20-40 feet. [Aftermath](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3NrAze2KQ)