Charlotte Inn will be demolished, but then what?
The preliminary steps to cleaning up the crime that so dismayed residents of Commonwealth Park are almost complete, but uncertainty lingers about the fate of nearly eight acres that next will be the...
View ArticleDemolishing the Myth
General contractors take pride in what they erect, plumbers in the pipes they sweat. Electrical contractors love to run wire and HVAC guys work for hire. Roofers roof and masons mortar while cabinet...
View ArticleJust like your mama told you: Demo crews clean up their mess
Reflexive thought: Geez, those demo guys sure make a mess. But they also clean it up, and they even increase their profits by sifting through the rubble and salvaging, reclaiming, recycling and...
View ArticleEastland falling as film meetings start
The Eastland Mall demolition itself may be procedural, but as the walls fall on a mall that was once one of the most popular shopping destinations in the city, it’s not hard to picture the transition...
View ArticleCharlotte Knights old stadium awaits demolition
FORT MILL, S.C. — The Charlotte Knights old stadium in South Carolina is awaiting demolition after the team’s move to an uptown stadium. The Charlotte Observer reported (http://bit.ly/1pWuByd ) that...
View ArticleCompany to raze Lafayette home where man’s body decayed
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A construction company that’s purchased the Lafayette home where an 88-year-old man lay dead for more than nine months plans to raze the residence and build a new one in its...
View ArticleRuling halts demolition of mansion once owned by Doris Duke
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Demolition work at a historic New Jersey mansion once owned by tobacco heiress and socialite Doris Duke has again been put on hold. Crews started tearing down the Hillsborough...
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