SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Many in the community remember the iconic Fair Grounds Field in its prime, but soon it meets its end as its demolition date approaches. A spokesman with the City of Shreveport informed KSLA News 12 that the removal of a bat infestation will take place starting Aug. 22 to prepare the […]
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No demolition for eyesore Central Warehouse building
ALBANY, NY Albany city crews continued to monitor the imminent threat Saturday at the Central Warehouse after concrete started falling from a portion of the Montgomery Street building on Friday. “Crews are right now working on one corner of the building where there’s a large metal stack,” said Mayor Kathy Sheehan. “Then the plan is […]
Former radioactive reactors in Oak Ridge prepped for demolition
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Crews are preparing former research reactor facilities for demolition announced Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is working with its clean-up contractor, UCOR, to change the landscape and environmental impact of the laboratory in the upcoming months. The demolition focuses on eliminating risks, clearing land […]
Demolition Ramps Up for PENN15 Supertall at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan
Demolition work is ramping up for PENN 15, a 56-story, 1,200-foot commercial supertall at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the 2.7 million-square-foot tower will replace the aging Hotel Pennsylvania and stand as the tallest component in the 7.4 million-square-foot Penn District master plan. […]
Detroit incinerator demolition in sight after years of fraught operations
DETROIT (FOX 2) – For the neighbors living in the shadow of the Detroit incinerator, it’s a day that couldn’t come soon enough. The long-despised facility is to be demolished, the mayor said, following more than 30 years of fraught operations and 750 violations of pollution emission standards in the final five years of running. […]
Demolition is underway this week on Cal Poly Pomona’s iconic CLA tower.
cal-poly-pomona-tower-credit-tom-zasadzinski.jpg The soon to be demolished CLA building with fencing at Cal Poly Pomona March 16, 2022. (credit: Tom Zasadzinski/Cal Poly Pomona) Demolition on the exterior of the university’s CLA tower, which is covered in limestone and is visible from the 10 and 57 Freeways, is scheduled to begin May 23. Demolition on the interior […]
Flint’s massive demolition plan could create new problem — displaced rat colonies
FLINT, MI — Flint’s plan to start an aggressive demolition program aimed at tearing down abandoned homes and businesses in the city could have an unintended consequence — displaced rats, possums and other nuisance animals that have taken refuge in buildings and overgrown lawns littered with trash. Mayor Sheldon Neeley told members of the City […]
Demolition crews discovered a body Thursday amid a vacant apartment at 909 E. Third St. in Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem police arrived at the scene at 4:07 p.m., police said. Demolition crews found the body while they were tearing down the vacant apartments at that site. The apartment building had been vacant for a substantial period of time, police said. Homeless people have used the vacant apartment for shelter. Investigators haven’t identified the person, […]
Construction worker identified in fatal accident after a Boston parking garage collapses
Boston 25 News Staff Mon, March 28, 2022, 7:07 AM·2 min read An investigation is underway after part of the Government Center Parking Garage on Congress St. collapsed Saturday evening, killing a construction worker. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced Monday morning that train service is suspended until further notice in the area near […]
Activists to rally to save Second Baptist from demolition on Friday
Lyndon German The battle to prevent Second Baptist Church from being demolished continues, as activists plan to rally at 13 W. Franklin St. beside The Jefferson Hotel on Friday. A coalition of activists is rallying from 6 to 7 p.m., boycotting the hotel and its plans to tear down the historic site in favor of […]