View of Dome implosion tough to come by

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - In person, it'll be easy to hear but not so easy to see the RCA Dome come down Saturday morning.

Authorities set up a safety perimeter around the Dome Thursday. The view from outside the perimeter isn't so good.

"You're almost always blocked by something. So, if you're standing at ground level...you're not going to see anything," said Demolition Project Manager Tom Scheele.

On the south side of the perimeter, for example, there's a little something called Lucas Oil Stadium, which blocks the view.

Not much is visible from West and Maryland either because the Convention Center's in the way. In fact, 24-Hour News 8 only found two places with really decent views: One at the corner of South, West and Kentucky and another at the corner of Illinois and Georgia.

"We're kind of frowning on the public event only because we don't want a whole bunch of people all the sudden saying, 'Well there's no place to stand,' because there really isn't. And that's why we have not set up a presupposed viewing area, because there just isn't any good one," said Scheele.

There was a good crowd on a sunny day in the summer of 2001 when Market Square Arena was brought to the ground. On the other hand, in the middle of December, on the last Saturday before Christmas, fewer people may feel moved to head downtown to watch an implosion.

One Indianapolis man says he'll have better things to do.

"Family visits...just kind of getting the house, spending time with the family. I would not bring my children or wife down here to watch the implosion of the Dome," said Justin Brown.

"It's worth seeing, but seeing from where? And I really believe that the best spot will be on TV," said Scheele.

To see the Dome implosion from the comforts of your home or office, visit wishtv.com just before the 9 a.m. event.