Demolition

I admit I'm coming at this from a layman's point of view, but... if we're talking about asbestos, why didn't anybody test before the demolition happened? Did we seriously not think this was a possibility until AFTER it had been decided?

It used to be one of the premier shopping places in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Now, it's become a pile of rubble as there are new photos and video of the demolition of what used to be the Chesterfield Mall.

Nattinger-Bradshaw Hall, constructed in 1963, will be the site for exercises by the Warrensburg Fire Department that were scheduled to begin Nov. 9

Naomi Watts’ is the second-billed star in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition. On the film’s official Fox Searchlight website, her name appears above the title next to Jake Gyllenhaal’s. But she barely appears in the film’s trailer. She’s onscreen for less than one second. She says just three words. (“You miss her?”) It’s almost like the trailer is trying to hide her.

Sedalia Parks & Rec provided fans of the Old Jennie Jaynes Stadium to go through a final walk through of the place the provided 61 years of pride and tradition. After the final walk through, the company of Perkins Dozing began the process of demolition. ...

Building demolition on 2nd and Ohio hit a snag this morning (May 22),  when the jackhammer attached to the huge machine assigned to bring the buildings down broke. One corner of a building had been crunched at noon as people drove by to get a closer look...

For those waiting for action on the dilapidated buildings in downtown Sedalia, the sight of tumbling bricks on the corner of West Second Street and Osage is a welcome sight. On Monday morning (April 28), crews moved in and began dismantling the two buildings on the northeast corner, just across the street from City Hall.

The old Wood's Store next to the Smith-Cotton Jr. High was recently sold. CVS Pharmacy is said to be moving in to that location, but decided to start from scratch. This week, Poort Excavating fenced off the location over the weekend and tore down the structure today (April 30).  You can see photos of the demolition in this slideshow provided by Kevin Walker.

The Missouri State Fair finished the demolition of Mango Jack's today (April 3). Last year the Fair decided that it was time to pursue the master plan, which called for the installation of handicapped accessible restrooms somewhere on the main strip...

When a building reaches the end of its usefulness, it has to go to building heaven.