Tag: demolition

Haiku Stairs’ demolition to begin late April, city says

Apr. 11—The city says demolition of the more than 3, 900 steps leading to the top of the Koolau Range, above Haiku Valley and the H-3 freeway, will begin at the end of April. The city says demolition of the more than 3, 900 steps leading to the top of the Koolau Range, above Haiku […]

Earthquake aftershocks halt demolition of leaning building in Taiwan

The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan has been halted because of aftershocks that made it lean even more, media reports said. The red building, about 10 storeys tall and inclined over a street in the city of Hualien, has become a lasting image from the magnitude 7.4 […]

Property owners respond after county begins demolition at mobile home park

Emergency demolition began at the Lake Downey Mobile Home Park Friday after the county deemed it unsafe for the public. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Commissioner Mayra Uribe has been pushing to remove abandoned structures on the property after multiple code enforcement issues and neighbors begged the county to take action. “They need to […]

Candlelight vigil held ahead of former Hooters demolition in West Virginia

Feb. 26 (UPI) — Fans and former employees of the last Hooters to close its doors in West Virginia gathered outside the former restaurant for a candlelight vigil ahead of the building’s demolition. The Hooters eatery in Kanawha City, Charleston, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and never reopened, with developers eventually announcing […]