Demolition

Olympics Lost, But Demolition of Gropius Building Goes Ahead

The Architect's Newspaper reports on the first demolition of a historic building on the Walter Gropius-designed Michael Reese hospital campus in Chicago, the proposed site of now-ditched plans for an Olympic Village.

3 November 2009 - 9:00am

The Architect's Newspaper

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Hartford Citizens Call For Highway Removal

An elevated section of 1-84 cut right through downtown Hartford. As repair plans are put in place, citizens are calling for the stretch of highway to be torn down instead.

24 June 2009 - 11:00am

SF.STREETSBLOG.org

How is the Fate of Historic Complex Space?

Concern: Ames Shovel Shops might be demolished.

7 June 2009 - 9:00am

The Boston Globe

In A Sign of the Times, Failed Development Demolished

A stalled housing development in a Los Angeles exurb meets the wrecking ball as completing the development became too unaffordable.

6 May 2009 - 5:00am

Los Angeles Times

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/9/09

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Foreclosed homes and abandoned propoerties are becoming a big problem for homeowners, banks and cities. Hear why on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

9 April 2009 - 5:00am

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Congregation Hits Wall in Bid to Raze Historic Chicago Church

The high costs of preservation and the current economic downturn have pushed the Chicago archdiocese to request a demolition permit for a historic church. But preservationists are pushing back.

19 December 2008 - 5:00am

Chicago Tribune

Continued Demolition Threatens New Orleans Character

In post-Katrina New Orleans, a fine line exists between razing potentially deadly structures, and harnessing a zeal for wholesale redevelopment.

7 October 2008 - 2:00pm

New Orleans City Business

Fighting Foreclosure Blight With Demolition

As foreclosures increase throughout the country, more cities are looking to solve the problem of abandoned and dilapidated houses with demolition.

16 July 2008 - 1:00pm

The Economist

City Of Stockton Gives Preservationists A Leg Up

The City of Stockton, California votes to impose a temporary moratorium on the demolition of potentially historic buildings to allow staff time to create a permanent ordinance.

25 May 2008 - 9:00am

The Stockton Record

Court Blocks City from Razing Historic Downtown Hotels

In response to the City of Stockton's attempts to block a lawsuit by citizens' group Save Old Stockton concerning demolition of several historic hotels, a California judge granted a temporary injunction to allow time for the lawsuit to proceed.

8 April 2008 - 8:00am

The Stockton Record