See more pics of the blaze in our slideshow.

The Simpson Galleries building burned down Friday night and demolition crews got to work Saturday wasting no time. We shot a little video of the walls as they literally came tumbling down. Please excuse the Double Rainbow-like levels of enthusiasm.

Video after the jump.

This article appears in Aug 18-24, 2011.

Jeff Balke is a writer, editor, photographer, tech expert and native Houstonian. He has written for a wide range of publications and co-authored the official 50th anniversary book for the Houston Rockets.