Comments about demolition

There are 52 comments about "demolition"

Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I passed by again around midnight last night, and the word "Bens" was all that was left of the sign as seen in the first picture here. I also saw the plywood barriers about......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I have went by a few times to have a look, and there is a hole in the east face of the building now. I did not take pictures since it was dark each......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Went by this morning (October 1st) and saw the workcrew extending the construction barrier to encircle the entire building. Basically at this point all that's left is the building's outter shell and the Bens wrap-around/vertical......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Dave S.: I lived on East 93rd Street between First and Second Avenues. I remember the Ruppert Brewery and its demolition. Also the big blue Woolworth's on 86th Street. http://www.glunch.com/GlunchGenesis/woolworths.html http://www.glunch.com/GlunchGenesis/PS151.html http://www.glunch.com/GlunchGenesis/93rdstreet.html...

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: ha... i passed a convoy of {nacirema} demolition equipment this morning, in {newark}, on its way somewhere atop a huge flat-bed semi truck... but alas, few will mourn the passing of the 22 year old......

in response to: Governors Island: The Death of Motel 8 by CartLegger

Mitch: We're now a month past the demolition ruling, still absolutely *nothing* happening at the site. The only new thing to report are large billboards that went up in the parking lot besides Ben's, with an......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Mitch: Been very quiet since the June 3rd ruling to knock it down. Ben's is still unchanged, no one has even collected the memorabilia stacked up inside. Any news on what's happening, or when the demolition is......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Pretty sad, it's quite literally a piece of Montreal being erased forever (I can't even visualize that part of downtown without that tiny 3 story building with the red "Bens" sign). I last passed by......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

CE: The city has approved the demolition as of last night. [[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/06/04/qc-bensrestaurant0504.html]]...

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Northwestern Student: Hey, my name is Bradley Akubuiro - I'm a journalism student at Northwestern University and I'm working on a huge project about Cabrini-Green (from the former residents and where they ended up, to the current......

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

Mitch: Just an FYI: Ben's is safe for at least another 2 weeks, there was a newspaper article saying the public has until May 21st to fight the demolition decision. If no one challenges it (or......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Passed by Bens today, as of April 22nd it's still standing as it's always been...no sign of any demolition yet. In fact someone removed the brown papers covering the inside windows and ripped off one......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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

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: Does anyone remember the demolition of the Steelworks in 1975(apart from Alan). When they tried to bring the Gasometer down, there were problems. It was stuck in this position for about two weeks. [[img:26291]] [[img:26292]] ...

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

EvilGentleman: I have posted new articles. The first is about the demolition of the original buildings facing Benny Avenue. [[7850:The Destruction of Benny Farm]] The second is about the preparations to build condos in the site where the......

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

Tamia J.: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. Many of my Dad's family members lived in the Robert Taylors ('97-'05) until the day they were forced to leave because of demolition. The RT's were considered my second......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Rob Tynan: Found more pics. This is one of the cottage on the corner of Boat Lane and Ferry Road during demolition!! [[img:25512]] This one is of Hulme farm opposite taken from Ferry Road during demolition for the......

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

Mark L.: not sure if it was up for demolition or not, but as a NYC resident i know it's still there. It's part of the Hudson River Park, and the Chelsea Piers entertainment complex. the titanic......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

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

gus hassler : I am now working as the master mechanic on the second ave subway.anyone have photos of brewery before and during demolition and would like to share them with me.my only connection to yorkville was the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Dan: Thanks for sharing your pictures. My parents got married at the Purple Hyatt in May, 1975 and they took us kids back there in May, 1985. I hadn't been back there since then,......

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

Steve Lonsdale: just been on your web site brings back good memories lived at adamson rd (behind the rock hotel) from 1958 until 1981 i remember fishing under the hump back bridge that led into the power......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

friend of the purple: know the hotel's architect by chance???? the MAPA or a similar org. could help avert demolition if its significance and value can be 'reinforced'....

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

CE: Here are some pictures I took of the demolition around November 2006. The workers were breaking open a large gas drum with a backhoe. The lot is now a clean slate, I'm assuming......

in response to: Out of Gas by EvilGentleman

maybetoday: All of St. Louis isn't as clean cut as these pictures show. I've only started taking my camera around as I walk through the City recently and these are the first places I've been......

in response to: Lemp Brewery by maybetoday

Loki : This is totally inspiring: And to those who question the structure's strength: I work in Construction and Demolition. I can say that from pictures, he has done a great job for "scab" work. and......

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

John Dereszewski: It is hard to imagine how anyone can misinterpret the last 30 years of Bushwick's history more than BDweller did in his comment. To believe him, Bushwick endured decades of neglectful Planned Shrinkage followed by......

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

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

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

Bedstuy Brooklyn: First of all I personally feel that it was the neglect from Chicago's Housing Authority that Cabrini-Green became what has become today...if the city of Chicago would have done their jobs and kept up their......

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

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

little ukraine: those leaves on the sidewalk in front of the tailor's kill me. For the wider CN population... I feel like Patchogue has an appropriate presence on this page because, like GoG pointed out, it is,......

in response to: Stop Me If You Think You\'ve Heard This One Before by ghost of grandin

Kyle: Is the arch that has white star on it still there? I read that it is slated for demolition? Thanks...

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

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

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: Tyson This is not a fight, but before you address me in defence of Phill you need to go back and read his Jun.23, 2006 entry. He was not asking for the reason he is......

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

Phill: no offense or anything but this is a cabrini green chat not a sad chat about peoples loses. Keep Cabrini Green Alive! Join The Coalition to stop to Demolition of Cabrini Green and Chicago's Public......

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

Downey: Giant rat destroys Liverpool? Have you not looked at the building behind the rat? Look at the state of it. Hes saved the demolition workers a job and made an eyesore into art. Banksy is......

in response to: Giant Rat Destroys Liverpool by banksyfan

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

Jamie: It's easy to miss what's right beneath your nose. The things you see everyday when prevalent enough, blur into insignificance no matter how poignant their presence. Our government attempt to protect such things. Our heritage.......

in response to: Sound Mirrors by elaine

a'la: [[http://www.attackonamerica.net/proofofcontrolleddemolitionatwtc.htm]] [[http://www.letsroll911.org/articles/controlleddemolition.html]] [[http://www.911-strike.com/demolition_explosive.htm]]...

in response to: If You See Something by GGP

Peter: a sticker i saw on a similar {metrocard} vending machine in the {wtc} station this morning: [[img:10288]] the {cameraphone} pic makes it hard to make out, but it reads something like: ##"...WTC controlled demolition [undiscernable web-link] [[http://www.stopthelie.com]]......

in response to: If You See Something by GGP

elaine: nice. i like a demolition...

in response to: Parking Garage Demolition by groovehouse

jeeff: all hail the information age. [[http://sageauthoring.com/fdny/construction/vacant.pdf]] Fire Department, City of New York __FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES__ __VOLUME 1 BOOK 3__ **MARKING OF VACANT BUILDING** **1.3.1** As vacant buildings shall be identified and marked to indicate the degree of hazard involved. In marking vacant......

in response to: Slated for Demolition by Peter

hasslehoff: Yeah, we have the same sorta stuff here in england. The countryside is peppered with reinforced concrete river defenses known as "pill boxes". They're protected from demolition by the government as sites of historical interest......

in response to: Leffrinckoucke Beach by Jamie