Comments about demolish

There are 76 comments about "demolish"

BOB: The congress theater as of a few years ago is completely unused last of the occupants out of business.The Rivera on St. Johns and Kingston was demolished. Cameo on Eastern Pkwy is being used as a church. Utica is......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

cyril bagshaw: Hi Anne I dont know if you have managed to see any of the old Twenty Row photos yet, but one in particular has come to light on the Irlam and Cadishead Ancestry site.It was taken......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: It should be pointed out that I never "Advertised" the {statue} to be truly {Satanic} in nature. I have merely stated how the people in the {Village Des Tanneries} part of {Montreal}'s {Saint-Henri} district describe......

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Miss_1989: I had lived in hutch for 12 years growing up as a child, but my family ended up moving due to my parents job transfers and also because Hutchinson (even in the middle class neighborhoods)......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

john boardman: Hi all, I came accross this site by accident,I lived in hollins green until i was 11 yrs old and went to both of the primary schools (School lane) until it was demolished, then birch rd......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Hi James, Yes you are right. I lived at the end of Rosebank Road, my mum still does. I remember you living on Haig Ave. You went to St Teresas didn't you. ......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi everyone, long time no see... someone hacked in to our pc and demolished some files and put a virus in the rest!! My older brother was at high school with Max Shacklady, must be the......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

BDP: Absolutely amazing! I loved this cathedral since I watched a short movie on TV three years ago. This is a great achievement. I hope that they will not demolish it, that would be crime. Salutes and......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

chiamattt: Andy, the demolished houses WERE in Bulgwang Dong (up line 3 and 6) other pics were near Gov't Complex and a few were at Tuksom resort. ...

in response to: Compilation by chiamattt

Mitch: That demolition notice is certainly new (been keeping a close eye on the fate of Ben's for months now). Maybe I'm translating it wrong, but it sounds like if no person(s) contest the permit 10......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Rob Tynan: Hi Ron, As you say Whitfield Street has been demolished. That area has been redeveloped approx 10 years ago I think, carnt be sure though. Atherton Lane itself has remained standing, more or less......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Ron Urry: To All Looking for information on Atherton Lane and Whitfield Road ( Street ). Whitfield has been demolished but Atherton lane is still there..info from Google maps Has Atherton lane been redeveloped or is it still as......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Hi everyone, Fred Dawes was the father of Martin Dawes, the multi media and TV empire in Gemini Warrington. Does anyone remember the two houses that adjoined to Luptons. They were demolished in the late 70s......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Sheila hilton: Reading through Marion Beeston's book 'Irlam & Cadishead' I noted that when Irlam Hall was demolished, 'there were some features well worth preserving. These included the especially fine carved front door.' Does anybody out there......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Before the "new road" was built through Irlam in the early 1800s Platts brook was open with a bridge over it. The Old Road, going towards Cadishead, went up Boat Lane, down Ferry Road,......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Keith Ogden: loads of memories from this site.I was born and grew up in cadishead 1939-1960 The train on irlam park was what my father drove at the soap works.I remeber Irlam hall being demolished, i was christened......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi everyone, I'm flitting between two sites here and loving all the reminiscing... I attended the Wesleyan Methodist Church as a kid (my parents married there and we were all christened there)and thought it was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Michael Worsley: I Was Born On Sunday November 21,1971 In The Bushwick Section Of Brooklyn 37 Eldert Street Use To Love To Watch The J Train Run Down To Halsey Street Run Up To Chauncey Street,Years Ago......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

Michael worsley: Back On October 4,1969 The Myrtle Avenue Subway Stations Were Closed Down The Demolishing From Downtown Jay Street Up To Broadway Upper Level Station The Myrtle Avenue El Was Cut From Jay Street Up To......

in response to: A Snow Falls in Brooklyn by Peter

Rob Tynan: Natalie Waterworth My great grandfather John Tynan, ran School Farm which was on the corner of Springfield Lane,opposite the endowed school. It was demolished approx. 1918??. He also used to drive the coach for......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): THANKYOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much has changed. Yes Rob, the old bandstand was at the bottom of where the old skateboard ramp is. Does anyone know whether the ivy covered *park keepers house* is occupied by......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

little ukraine: upfromflames - thanks for the info! sadly (for me) it seemed that the only house on the block which had been demolished and rebuilt was 184, so the house my father grew up in......

in response to: Tacos La Hacienda by little ukraine

does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Elicar: I might as well acquaint readers the exact place where this was taken. We were travelling along Ortigas Avenue, coming from Pasig City (Manila, as I refer to is the Greater Manila Area). The background......

in response to: Wrong Way, Buddy! by Elicar

Les Birchall: Hello Roy Bamber. Your name certainly rang a bell. I lived in Lyndhurst Ave from 1947 onwards and attended Irlam Council School 1951-58. Friends at the time were Martin Sproston, Malcolm Royle, Paul Hawkes and......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

joey: it's now september. has the tower fallen yet? or been demolished?...

in response to: Defunct Sign Tower by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: The whole church is about to be demolished....

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: [[img:23007]] Ha! I knew these buildings looked familiar! Here's the shot I snagged earlier this summer. F*** Best Buy! Something very similar happened in Philly earlier last year.....a row of very unique storefronts......

in response to: Say Goodbye by CE

procyon: General consensus seems to be a combination of luck (sometimes it's just unlocked) and being polite/respectful to the people who work there (i.e. if you see people working inside, try asking nicely if you can......

in response to: The Tent of Tomorrow, Revisited by procyon

CE: According to an article in ##The Star## "...eviction notices were sent to tenants at 48 Abell St., an old three-storey warehouse occupied by artists, designers and the like. The building, whose fate has been the......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Rudy: Built in 1950, The Washburn Tunnel is the only operational underwater vehicle tunnel in the state of Texas. The Baytown Tunnel was demolished several years ago for the construction of the Fred Hartman Bridge (SH......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Mario C , Sydney,AUSTRALIA: Well people you really have to see this remarkable feat of uneducated engineering , this guy deserves respect, my family & I had the privilege of seeing this beautiful cathedral in 2006 and we spent......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Joe: Like several that responded to this post, I too was raised in the Horner Projects (2215 W Lake st). I attended RN Dett, McKinley Jr HS and graduated from Westinghouse HS in 1980. I haven't......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

CE: I biked out to Loyola via Sherbrooke the other day and I could see a couple buildings that had been demolished behind the ones that front Sherbrooke. How new are the new satellite images? I......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Anonymous: Coney Isalnd has alot of family memories for me and many others. It has been there for many years and i enjoy taking my children to a place where my parents once took me......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Tom: The second image is Carrington Power Station, just 2-3 miles from Barton power station, demolished in the 1990's. Irlam Ferry crosses the Ship canal and is roughly between the 2 stations, it is currently not in......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

kathryn: I grew up near Eastern Parkway....I have not been in Brooklyn in over 30 years but I do remember the area known as Prospect Heights...I remember Ebbets Field on Sullivasn Place and Bedford Ave......I remember......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

Joe: Oh and also I'd have to say yes this is a cute story but the buildings on 86th St. both on lex & third were nothing but broken down tenements which were demolished to make......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Stardreamer: I remember walking by that house when I was younger, imagining I lived there. That I was in the past and that was my portal to be able to jump back and forth in time.......

in response to: Abandoned Western Gothic by joey

Dave: Andy - Found a bit of information on Barton Power Station Barton Power Station was constructed in the 1920s and was one of the most advanced power stations of the time, receiving coal from barges on......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Dave: I remember it being demolished and the chimneys being blown up hundreds Watched it,it would of been around 27 years a ago.Unless some one else could give a better date ? Yes your right it is......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Andrew Smith: Dave - Thanks for posting these. How long ago was the power station demolished? I travel over the road swing bridge to work, then through Trafford Park and passed Old Trafford. Am I right in thinking......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

LicieLove: I'm a chicago native reading this book for the first time, I'm 20 now. I grew up on the Southside in Inglewood, but I went to private schools my entire life. And at 8......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

colavitos ghost: that dilapidated shack was known as the "bum mansion" or the "bum palace" or something like that because it was home to a lot of homeless guys. it was recently demolished, apparently to keep away......

in response to: The Flats by David

jeeff: on a personal level, i agree. but on a larger scale, the gathering pace of gentrification downtown worries me. it's not just the artists being gradually pushed out of the downtown core, it's......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Margaret Zeidler: It is very rarely more cost effective to tear down an old building and replace it with a new one. That is an old wives tale - but one which, unfortunately, is often cited......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Chicago: Interesting that the picture poster wrote about being a newcommer here and being interested in the projects. I am extremely interested in them. I'm not sure why. I read "There Are No Children Here" in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Charles Ma: What an incredible accomplishment from an inspiring human being. Weather or not the Cathedral will be finish is not too much my concern, I just truely hope the authorities won't demolish it afterward. It is......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

procyon: the monochrome paint definitely contributes to the old-west feel. it's like how when you're little you have a hard time picturing your grandmother as a young person in color (or at least i did)--this house......

in response to: Abandoned Western Gothic by joey

Grant: I am sitting in an apartment in 1230 Burling (one of the buildings in Cabrini Green) as I type this. I have lived here since 2000 (and before that I lived in a house......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: I am guessing demolished. This abandoned highway looked like something out of some post-apocalyptic movie....

in response to: The Flats by David

colavitos ghost: evilg: i've lived in cleveland for 22 years and your story doesn't ring much of a bell with me either. however, in 1990 i was only 7 years old and i don't remember much......

in response to: The Flats by David

EvilGentleman: My wife and I drove by here with Chris yesterday. Multidick has been demolished, all that is left is the concrete pad. The owls stand guard no more....

in response to: Multidick by EvilGentleman

Tyson: Shelia whatever your making it a bigger deal then it is, maybe the boys into Cabrini Green. Doesn't hurt me i looked at the notes yeh its true there are still gangs they are still......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

shelia/neworleans : It seems to me you pretty much know what it is you want to do. So... don't ask questions that you already know the (your) answer. No I don't think they should rebuild "public housing"......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

jack: hooray! since catherine gave the hips i will give the hooray. i used to think that demolishing buildings was a fun thing to watch but nowadays i kinda get a sinking feeling at......

in response to: KA-BOOOM! by ian

Phill : To give you an update cabrini green is still currently alive. There are five buildings still standing that people live in that arn't under demolition, however there are six that have been demolished. The cabrini......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

elaine: ooh! i didn't know that was on. i must go. she once cast the inside of a house that was going to be demolished anyway. it was on viccy park. hackney idiot council demolished it,......

in response to: Whiteread\'s Embankment by Lawrence

EvilGentleman: In May of 1989, my best friend Mike and had been driving for 6 days when we arrived in Las Vegas around 1 PM, and rather than continuing on, we decided to stop there for......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

Bean: I'm reading There are no Children here, and work on the South Side of Chicago, I'm meeting the author at the end of this month, which will be intersting. Most of the Projects in Chicago,......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

jack: [[img:8688]] on the corner of cedar street and west side highway. St. Joseph's Church was next to a Russian Orthodox Church, both disintegrated by the collapse of WTC tower. around the corner from the......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

ian: Of course this photo is real. I don't even like photoshop. There are some extremely ghetto, broken up old parking lots -- basically just stripes laid on top of demolished building foundations. The east side of......

in response to: Self Injury Club by ian

Jamie: haa but barry will never achieve the unique perspective of my photos. unless he breaks into flat 2 that is. i don't condone this. i like also how in barry's photos the white building with......

in response to: Back Street by barry

elaine: well, the middle class bohemianisation of broadway market is not all totally evil, not like some other places i could mention - like spitalfields market [[http://www.smut.org.uk/]] frinstance, which was 'dark' when i first moved to......

in response to: Broadway Squat by elaine

jamie: it's a ##bit## like reservoir dogs, but it'smore like the abandoned garden centre me and my mates used to muck around in. It's gone now. Demolished to maked way for affordable, cramped together yet stylish......

in response to: Burntout Brunswick Warehouse by Selig

Dick Larregui: One of seven brothers & sisters all born and raised during and after the depression years on Main Street, downtown Brooklyn which at that time ran beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. It was bordered between Fulton,......

in response to: Prospect Heights: by Peter

Jamie: It is cross street by the way. Most probably oe of the building you say has been demolished....

in response to: Satan's Front Door by Jamie

Peter: wow, this is the sort of entry i really love seeing... conveying images and facts to me about somewhere id never otherwise have the chance to even know about, much less see. thanks a lot... also:......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

CarlosF: Creo que la Coca-Cola debería retribuir los beneficios que recibe de la imagen de este hombre excepcional, de tal forma que no sólo pida apoyo económico para terminar esta magnífica obra sino también buscar asesoría......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Anusha: Hi Lili No, have never heard of Hildegrad von Bingen. The only "fear" I have re. brother Justo his case, is that sooner or later, somebody shall try to make a lot of money out......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Carl: Hi from England, Well done man!! I am proud of you as the Spanish we both are, and as the Christians we both are, and as the engineers we both are, and as the human beings we......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff