In 2021, the historic pavilion at Owl’s Nest Park in the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Evanston and East Walnut Hills was set to be demolished. But that decision was overturned and for the past two years, city leaders and residents have been working to save and restore the old structure. On Tuesday, Cincinnati Parks and its […]
The former Los Angeles home of Marilyn Monroe has been named a historic cultural monument, saving it from destruction by its current owners. The L.A. City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the designation, in opposition to the owners, who live next door and want to expand their estate by knocking it down. Monroe lived in […]
Fans of Marilyn Monroe have won a battle to preserve her mark on Los Angeles and are a step closer to seeing a towering statue of the actress remain in Palm Springs. The Los Angeles home where Monroe briefly lived and died has been declared a historic cultural monument, while a Palm Springs planning commission […]
In the throes of the Great Depression, Works Progress Administration crews worked tirelessly to build recreational amenities, education facilities and other infrastructure improvements throughout the United States. A sandstone clubhouse west of City Park tennis courts is among the WPA structures that remain standing almost 90 years later in Pueblo. While demolition of this clubhouse […]
The wreckage of what was once Richland Mall won’t be good for nothing. The former 930,000-square-foot structure, primarily concrete, is full of materials that can be recycled and repurposed, according to Forest Acres spokesperson Lynnsey Baker. “We plan to use about 30,00 tons of repurposed concrete (from the demolition) that will stay on site,” said […]
A building that has been in Dayton for more than 100 years and demolition crews began to tear it down on Wednesday. Omega Baptist Church bought Fout Hall from the United Theological Seminary (UTS) in 2005 when UTS moved to Trotwood. It’s one of three buildings left from the seminary. >> PHOTOS: Demolition begins on […]
The former Northridge Mall’s demolition is proceeding as city officials begin seeking input for the site’s future use on Milwaukee’s far northwest side. A contractor tours the inside the former Northridge Mall at West Brown Deer Road and North 76th Street in Brown Deer on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Exterior demolition work has started on […]
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is committed to finding a use for the Renaissance Center as GM prepares to move out next year — but she did not rule out demolition of the iconic structure. Barra spoke Thursday before the Detroit Economic Club at the Motor City Casino addressing a wide range […]
Title icon The Scoop LAGOS — After losing its Lagos beachside real estate to controversial government plans for a coastal highway, Nigeria’s Landmark Africa is working on plans to build two new West African beach properties, chief executive Paul Onwuanibe told Semafor Africa. Onwuanibe said the company had received separate invitations, including one from the Gambian […]
Crews have conducted a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. It marked a major step in freeing the grounded Dali container ship, which has been stuck amid the wreckage since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns shortly […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews are expected to conduct a controlled demolition Monday evening to break down the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a major step in the cleanup as officials seek to fully reopen the port’s busy shipping channel by the end of the month. Engineers have […]
The salvage of a 984-foot container ship with millions of pounds of bridge material sitting atop it can be unpredictable. After authorities said last week that they would be using explosive devices to break up the span, Tom Gilmour, a retired Coast Guard rear admiral who is a maritime consultant, joked about scheduling the event. […]