Demolition News

It’s not because the enormous, illuminated artwork has haters; the piece, which went up in 2014, was always meant to be temporary. The Port of San Francisco owns the grain elevator and silo on which the mural was painted — along with the rest of the defunct industrial complex — and is working to redevelop […]

Metrocenter just took another step towards oblivion as city of Phoenix officials have given the green light for the iconic Valley mall to be torn down in the coming weeks. On Sept. 5, demolition permits were issued to a group of Florida-based developers, including Concord Wilshire and TLG Investment Partners, who will transform the mall’s […]

RIVER WEST — Demolition of the Chicago Tribune’s Freedom Center began Tuesday to make way for the new Bally’s casino and hotel complex. In 2022, Bally’s Casino secured the city’s approval to build a casino at Tribune Publishing, 700 W. Chicago Ave. The casino, meant to beef up funding for the city’s police and fire […]

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. A judge cleared the way last […]

The City of Mobile has offered a sneak peek of what the new arena will look like after it is completed in 2027. Populous, a global design firm, has been working on the plans for two years. The goal was to design the outside of the building with a Mobile flare, keeping with the French-style […]

Enough of the heavily damaged Realty Tower is expected to be demolished by Aug. 2 to allow the nearby International Towers and Stambaugh Building in downtown Youngstown to reopen by that day, a city official said. Charles Shasho, the city’s deputy director of public works, said he was given the Aug. 2 date on Tuesday […]

The house where Marilyn Monroe was found dead in 1962 has been designated a California landmark, ending a year-long battle over its demolition. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to make the property in Brentwood, located at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, a Historic-Cultural Monument, saving it from demolition, according to an archived […]

CASPER, Wyo. — Ghosts from one of Casper’s early businesses reappeared after decades behind a stucco façade during preliminary demolition on a building near downtown. The single-story building at 136 West B St. was the home of Title Service Inc. and had reportedly been abandoned for many years. Sections of the building’s collapsing roof could […]

The three smokestacks at the former Hutchings Station power plant in Miamisburg are scheduled to be demolished Friday morning, and area residents looking to catch a glimpse as they come down have a few options for good locations. “The dam on the opposite side of the river of the plant is one of the best […]

The US Department of Labor (DoL) has cited a Chicago-based subcontractor, alleging that the company knew that it was exposing its employeers and others to “the serious dangers of asbestos” at one of its work sites in Waukegan, Illinois. The Supreme Court blocked OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Covid-19 vaccination madates. Following a federal investigation, […]