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Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 2:29 AM

i'm interested in compiling a list of the tallest buildings ever to be voluntarily demolished. what i mean by that is perfectly fine and structurally sound buildings that were taken down purely at the choice of the owner, usually for the purpose of erecting an even taller structure. what i'm not inlcuding here are towers that have been destroyed or damaged in attacks (wtc), or towers that were later taken down after they had been struck by a great calamity such as a bad fire or a tornado or an earthquake, etc.

this is what i have so far, if anyone has info about the buildings i have question marks (?) for, please add everything you know about when and why the building was demolished.

1. Singer Building, NYC - 612 ft. - demolished in 1968 to make way for One Liberty Plaza

http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-ny/Ko/pix/nyc026.JPG

2. Morrison Hotel, Chicago - 526 ft. - demolished in 1965 to make way for First National Plaza (now named Chase Plaza)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4013/11achgomorrisondemolishec3.jpg

3. City Investing Building, NYC - 486 ft. - demolished in 1968 to make way for One Liberty Plaza

http://www.lileks.com/bleats/archive/01/0901/09141.jpg

4. J.L. Hudson's, Detroit - 439 ft. - demolished in 1998 because ?

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/2/2287/2287_1.jpg

5. National City Bank, NYC - 433 ft. - demolished in ? because ?

image needed

6. State Office Block, Sydney - 420 ft. - demolished in 1997 to make way for Aurora Place

http://www.sauer-thompson.com/junkforcode/archives/Dupain3.jpg

7. Savoy-Plaza Hotel, NYC - 420 ft. - demolished in 1964 to make way for the General Motors Building

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON024-A03.jpg

8. CAGA House, Sydney - 410 ft. - demolished in 1992 because ?

image needed

9. First National Bank, Pittsburgh - 387 ft. - demolished in 1970 to make way for One PNC Plaza

image needed

10. Hanover National Bank, NYC - 385 ft. - demolished in 1931 to make way for the expansion of 14 Wall

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8751/hanovermn2.jpg

11. Centre International Rogier, Brussels - 384 ft. - demoolished in 2001 to make way for Dexia Tower

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8691/rogierfx2.jpg

12. Landmarl Hotel & Casion, Las Vegas - 365 ft. - demolished in 1995 to make way for Las Vegas Convention Center parking lot

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3174/445pxlandmarkhotel1986ma8.jpg

13. Furama Kempinski Hotel, Hong Kong - 361 ft. - demolished in 2002 to make way for AIG Tower

http://www.travelkompass.de/bilder/furama.jpg

14. Wilson Mendes Caldiera, Sao Paolo - 361 ft. - demolished in ? because ?

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9021/mendesbp6.jpg

15. 60 Wall Street, NYC - 351 ft. - demolished in 1977 to make way for J.P. Morgan (now named 60 wall Street)

image needed

if you've got better images for any of these towers, please post them.

LSyd

Oct 1, 2006, 2:59 AM

this list excludes emminent domain buildings, right?

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DetroitSky

Oct 1, 2006, 3:00 AM

Number 4 was demolished because it was vacant. I don't know completely why but the lot is currently an empty block with underground parking. There was a proposal for a mixed use building called the Woodward Block, but I haven't heard anything since the proposal.

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:04 AM

this list excludes emminent domain buildings, right?
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such as?

John R

Oct 1, 2006, 3:08 AM

I have a question. Is there a reason the Fort Worth's Landmark Tower (demolished 3-18-06) was not included? Damage from the 2000 Tornado was part of the reason for demolition, but not the only reason. When it had its revolving clock on top (pre tornado) it was 420 feet tall. The clock was removed before actual building demoliton began. The height of the building without the clock was 380 feet, making it the second tallest building ever imploded by controlled demolition, with or without clock.

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:14 AM

yumiko ^.^

Oct 1, 2006, 3:19 AM

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:24 AM

^ interesting, why is it being demolished?

yumiko ^.^

Oct 1, 2006, 3:29 AM

^ interesting, why is it being demolished?
Because the owner want to increase the area of the mall housed by the building (from 0.16msf to 0.5msf), and personally I think this is a stupid decision and I'm wondering how much money will they lose eventually:haha:

LSyd

Oct 1, 2006, 3:35 AM

such as?

New York World Building; 1894, 309 feet (1st building to surpass the spire of Trinity Church.) destroyed in 1955 to expand an onramp onto the Brooklyn Bridge.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/New_York_World_Building_New_York_City.jpg

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p.s. good thread idea. i'm obsessed with this subject, too.

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:41 AM

^ wow, that work of art was destroyed for a friggin on-ramp!?! holy shit, that's just unbelievable.

but i suppose with the larger issue, you're right, buildings that succumbed to eminent domain would not really qualify for a list like this. i'm interested in seeing only buildings that were purely voluntarily torn down.

GeorgeLV

Oct 1, 2006, 3:42 AM

The presumable #11, the 31-story 365ft Landmark Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was demolished for surface parking at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3174/445pxlandmarkhotel1986ma8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Note that the usual surface parking stigma should not apply since it is also where various oversize things are exhibited (i.e. heavy construction equipment). Also, not really of any historical significance, unless you think the height of 60's kitsch should be preserved.

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:44 AM

Because the owner want to increase the area of the mall housed by the building (from 0.16msf to 0.5msf), and personally I think this is a stupid decision and I'm wondering how much money will they lose eventually:haha:

has the demolition process commenced?

yumiko ^.^

Oct 1, 2006, 3:47 AM

has the demolition process commenced?
Not yet, but a majority of the tenant (including all retails tenant) has been moved out

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:48 AM

^ well, let me know when it begins and then i can add it to the list.

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 3:50 AM

The presumable #11, the 31-story 365ft Landmark Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was demolished for surface parking at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Note that the usual surface parking stigma should not apply since it is also where various oversize things are exhibited (i.e. heavy construction equipment). Also, not really of any historical significance, unless you think the height of 60's kitsch should be preserved.

maybe i'll expand the list down to a top 15 or 20 to include that building.

LSyd

Oct 1, 2006, 3:52 AM

Columbia Building, Louisville

http://www.oldlouisville.com/Ruins/Columbia/Columbia1.jpg

The Columbia Building

Begun in 1888, and opened on January 1, 1890, Louisville's first skyscraper and once the "tallest building in the Western Hemisphere south of the Ohio River," came down in late1966 to make way for the new Galt House Hotel, Louisville Trust Bank and Belvedere complex. This eyesore nearly didn't get torn down at all, until several banks and a local developer came to the rescue with the additional funding the city required..

http://www.oldlouisville.com/Ruins/Columbia/Columbiaruins.jpg

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LSyd

Oct 1, 2006, 4:08 AM

Wade Hampton Inn, Columbia, SC, 1940 (expansion?) 40ish meters? demolished in the early 80s for 25 story Capitol Center (Wade Hampton destroyed a much better looking Victorian 3-story w/turrets)

http://www.timemachinetoys.com/postcards/081.jpg

Capitol Center is the tallest in this pic

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/65075810.jpg

Columbia Hotel, 43 meters, year ?, demolished for 1301 Gervais Tower (i have horribly mixed feelings; i love the black box and it looks great in its spot, but the old building looks great, too)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/richland/postcards/hotcol.jpg

1301 Gervais Tower

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/30415068.jpg

Carolina Plaza - 1973, height ? (180-200 feet is my guess) demolished 2006; originally a hotel, then a university office building, currently a temporary surface lot, planned to be a 5ish story research office building (phase 1 is seen under construction)

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/38851209.jpg

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Upward

Oct 1, 2006, 6:57 AM

Wow, NYC lost some beauties for the sake of big ugly boxes :dunno:

LMich

Oct 1, 2006, 7:15 AM

This probably ranks considerably down the list, but the Statler Hotel in Detroit was torn down relatively recently to make way for future development. It wasn't that tall (232' or so), but it was a monster of a building:

http://static.flickr.com/11/15820731_21ff07053c_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/14/15810627_a2e1d0077d_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/24/53633824_683fe63c99_b.jpg

But, like the Hudsons, they'd tried putting out proposals for redevelopment for years, and no solid ones were coming in because of the sheer size of the building, and the cost it would have taken to redevelop. At least, that's what the city said...

elfabyanos

Oct 1, 2006, 10:13 AM

Drapers Gardens in London is coming down now. Built 1967, 30 floors 300ft. Coming down because no one likes it, it spoils the views (apparently) of St Pauls cathedral, has rubbish infrastructure for modern offices. Down it comes.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352939

Eddy_A

Oct 1, 2006, 3:37 PM

You want a list of buildings demolished that were structurally sound?

That list would go on into the 500-600 range.

amaddry

Oct 1, 2006, 4:00 PM

I think a lot of buildings have been taken down in Hong Kong in order to build bigger/taller buildings - I believe the new AIG building on the waterfront replaced a hotel and so on.

Steely Dan

Oct 1, 2006, 4:10 PM

You want a list of buildings demolished that were structurally sound?

That list would go on into the 500-600 range.
no, i'm not talking about every single multi-story building that has ever been demolished, just the tallest ones. i've got what i believe to be the top 15 listed in the first post of this thread.

pdxstreetcar

Oct 1, 2006, 4:45 PM

Hudson & Manhattan Terminal (North & South Buildings), 1908, 26 floors
Demolished to build the World Trade Center in the 1960s

http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/hudsonterminalstreet600.jpg

http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/hudsonterminalshowingundergroundsection-640.jpg

Hudson Terminal (twin buildings) on the left, note the Singer Building to the right:
http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/hudsonterminallibertyferrypaulmatus700-2.jpg

yumiko ^.^

Oct 1, 2006, 4:52 PM

Hudson Terminal (twin buildings) on the left, note the Singer Building to the right:
http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/hudsonterminallibertyferrypaulmatus700-2.jpg

Holy crap, most of the buildings there (and even some of their replacement) don't exist anymore....

LSyd

Oct 1, 2006, 6:01 PM

http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=219220

C&S Atlanta, demolished to make way for the plaza for Bank of America. what's interesting is it was demolished after BOA was finished.

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mdiederi

Oct 1, 2006, 8:31 PM

The Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas is 365 feet and should be coming down in December (last I heard) to make way for Echelon Place. I think that will be the tallest yet to fall in Vegas.

Harrah's is talking about imploding a whole slew of buildings in the center strip area over the next few years, including Harrah's, Imperial Palace and Bally's, to make way for Harrah's America or something.

Minato Ku

Oct 1, 2006, 8:42 PM

Tour EDF (~80m or 262 ft) 197?
Issy les Moulineaux (Paris inner suburbs) will be demolishe for build a new skyscrapers

http://www.paris-skyscrapers.com/photos/mynight/edf1.jpg
http://ladefense.free.fr/1/edf-mozart.jpg

WonderlandPark

Oct 2, 2006, 12:54 AM

This one is under demolition as we speak. St Regis Tower, Century City, Los Angeles, 30 Stories, don't have foot/height nor does Emporis. This tower did not suffer earthquake damage, just getting demolished to make way for taller condo tower. Maybe the tallest ever demolished in California?

http://www.colonialrot.com/images/_MG_0028.jpg

The thread about it:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=115517

cur_sed

Oct 2, 2006, 2:36 PM

Here's one, not quite tall enough to make the top 15, but impressive nonetheless.

CRA Building
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/images/cra.jpg
95 metres (312 feet)
26 storeys
Demolished 1988

What's there now? The 195 metres 101 Collins
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/images/101collins1.jpg

Edit: Wow, did anyone else notice that 2 of those buildings (11 and 14) had giant Mercedes Benz logos on top? strange coincidence....

MolsonExport

Oct 2, 2006, 4:30 PM

Personally I wish that One Liberty Plaza,
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/nyc/kveus0497b.jpg

Would be demolished in order to build:
The Singer Building, and...
http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-ny/Ko/pix/nyc026.JPG

...The City Investing Buiding
http://www.lileks.com/bleats/archive/01/0901/09141.jpg

What a tragedy! :(

nygirl1

Oct 2, 2006, 4:45 PM

Ohhhman can't we keep em both Molson?

LSyd

Oct 2, 2006, 11:02 PM

^ build a neo-singer/city investing where deutsche bank is/was?

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yumiko ^.^

Dec 9, 2006, 5:23 PM

You can add this one to the list:

Hennessy Centre (458 ft, 41 stories, 1981), Hong Kong, to be demolished by the end of 2006

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060114-CausewayBay04-600.jpg

http://www.mpfinance.com/ftp/Finance/20060113/la/13la04.jpg

Demolition works commenced

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20061208-HennessyCentre(Pano)01-800.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20061208-HennessyCentre01-600.jpg

Latoso

Dec 9, 2006, 8:39 PM

VivaLFuego

Dec 9, 2006, 9:10 PM

Masonic Temple Building in Chicago
Height: 302 Feet / 22 Storeys
Built: 1891-1892
Destroyed: 1939 For no good reason.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Chicago_Masonic_Temple_Building.jpg
But it was so old-fashioned! Better to replace it with a 2-story Walgreens for 60 years.

Steely Dan

Dec 9, 2006, 10:34 PM

But it was so old-fashioned! Better to replace it with a 2-story Walgreens for 60 years.
indeed!

everytime i think about the old masonic temple i get stuck in a mental loop:

why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

and so forth.

the building was torn down for absolutely no reason other than the fact that some monumental jack-ass said "hey, that looks really old-fashioned, let's get rid of it". god, that's just so mind-bogglingly stupid. why the hell did they demolish the masonic temple?

* anger *

oh shit, it's starting again.........

Arriviste

Dec 10, 2006, 1:21 AM

Great thread. Fascinating topic for sure.

The rooftop atrium of the Masonic temple would have been breathtaking to experience I bet. Imagine the view today...

KevinFromTexas

Dec 10, 2006, 2:05 AM

The tallest one to be demolished in Austin that was in fine shape, infact, it was only 52 years old, (the newest part was a mere 36 years old), was the University of Texas Old Main. Construction started in 1883 and was completed in 1899. It was demolished in 1935 to make way for the University of Texas Tower. Old Main was 160 feet tall with 5 floors. It was a real tradegy to lose it, I say it was Austin's greatest loss of a piece of architecture. It was actually the first structure to be built for the university. When it was built it was the 2nd tallest building in Austin.

http://www.austinpostcard.com/images/postcards/utfolder1a.jpg

toddguy

Dec 10, 2006, 3:12 AM

Well this would be the tallest in Columbus demolished I believe..around 150 feet. The Christopher Inn. Was very unique and interesting in a 60's kind of way-I really liked it(so of course they demolished it). I am not sure if it is still a parking lot or not at this time.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k40/toddguy/chrisinn.jpg

I think the largest buildings or building complexes demolished here were the State Penitentiary and the State Hospital(largest building sq. foot wise) in the US when built. Don't miss either one. The Pen was a terrible place with a history of executions and one of the worst fire disasters in US history with over 330 killed in a fire in the 1930's.

And the asylum? Parts of it were ok looking but it was again a terrible place and had negative associations galore. People referred to people losing their minds and 'going to the hilltop'..hardly a good association for a neighborhood of tens of thousands of people. Glad to see it gone. Of course they had a perfect spot and ruined it with the shit lowrise ugly state buildings they put on the site.*frown*

Independence

Dec 10, 2006, 4:48 PM

Personally I wish that One Liberty Plaza,
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/nyc/kveus0497b.jpg

Would be demolished in order to build:
The Singer Building
http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-ny/Ko/pix/nyc026.JPG

Well, I like One Liberty a lot, It's one of the beautiful black boxes in the world.

You can rebuild the nice Singer at the former location of 130 Liberty,
http://www.pbs.org/americarebuilds/images/engineering_img_b_130libertyst.jpg
which had been severely damaged 9/11 and is now being demolished so it would be "all right"...(not okay but reasonable)
before you touch my "little cutie" One Liberty! :)

SevenSevenThree

Dec 10, 2006, 5:02 PM

Everytime I see topics like this, I wanna kick Chicago in the balls! Granted if it had some.

I just get so damn infuriated whenever I see the jewels that Chicago demolished just because. :hell: Chicago's streetscape has been raped and there wasnt a single damned reason for it!!

VivaLFuego

Dec 10, 2006, 5:08 PM

Chicago's streetscape has been raped and there wasnt a single damned reason for it!!

Well, there was a reason. . . they couldn't see the future of gentrifying gut-rehabs and downtown revitalization back then, you know. That was an era of slumlords and white flight.

MidtownMile

Dec 10, 2006, 5:39 PM

Interesting thread. I think Vegas is a huge source for this. From the old Aladdin, Dunes, Sands, soon to be Stratosphere, Boardwalk, Hacienda, etc., there are a lot of buildings that have come down just to build bigger hotels.

Zerton

Dec 10, 2006, 6:10 PM

This thread is very depressing.

SevenSevenThree

Dec 10, 2006, 8:58 PM

Well, there was a reason. . . they couldn't see the future of gentrifying gut-rehabs and downtown revitalization back then, you know. That was an era of slumlords and white flight.

So basically what youre saying is there wasnt a single damned reason for it, damnit. :D

MayDay

Dec 10, 2006, 11:34 PM

Since they weren't terribly tall, I won't include any from Cleveland (tallest was only 16 floors/200ish feet), but here's a link for anyone who is interested:

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/demolished.html

MNMike

Dec 11, 2006, 12:39 AM

The metropolitan building in Minneapolis was built in 1890(218 feet), demoloshed in 1961...A terrible loss:

http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDbimages/pf045/pf045038.jpg
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDbimages/pf012/pf012933.jpg
It had glass floors to allow natural light:
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDbimages/pf117/pf117868.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Metropolitan_Building_Minneapolis.jpg/473px-Metropolitan_Building_Minneapolis.jpg
http://ispy.mnhs.org/00000000/00000591.JPG

Dallascaper

Dec 11, 2006, 1:49 AM

^ the fort worth skyscraper was omitted because it was damaged by a tornado. as far as i know, the buildings on the list above were all perfectly fine, structurally sound buildings with no good reason to be torn down, other than to erect something larger in their place.

You may be thinking of the old Bank One Tower, which was eventually converted into condos. I don’t believe the Landmark tower was ever touched by the tornado; it had structural issues related to a big clock that sat on top for many years, poor maintenance and other problems.

sask1982

Dec 11, 2006, 2:49 AM

The McCallum Hill building was Regina, Saskatchewan's first 'skyscraper' and was emploded (only building in the city's history to be imploded) on October 31, 1982 to make way for McCallum Hill Centre Twin Towers.

Looking N-NE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/1960sScarthStreet.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/16.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/19.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/20.jpg

Before, looking N-NW:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/1980Approx.jpg

After:
McCallum Hill Centre, looking N-NW
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/curtis1982/twinspresent.jpg

sask1982

Dec 18, 2006, 5:17 AM

Has there been many implosions in big cities like NY or Chicago (vs the dozens it seems like that have happened in Vegas)?

Latoso

Dec 18, 2006, 7:02 AM

Implosions aren't allowed in Chicago under most conditions. It's a much slower brick by brick death here.

skymetalscraper

Dec 18, 2006, 10:33 AM

and what about new york coliseum ?

torn down to make way for time warner center...

add to the list ^^

sask1982

Dec 18, 2006, 3:28 PM

and what about new york coliseum ?

torn down to make way for time warner center...

add to the list ^^

Ya that complex seemed to just pop up out of nowhere...does anyone have pictures of what was in its place before it was built?

Independence

Dec 18, 2006, 4:02 PM

^ build a neo-singer/city investing where deutsche bank is/was?

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EXACTLY! :D

You other guys: REPLY DAMMIT, REPLY!!!! Page 2!!!!

MolsonExport

Dec 18, 2006, 5:12 PM

In 98% of cases, what replaced the demolished structure was inferior to the original (esp. Singer Building, City Investing building, Savoy-Plaza, and, worst of all, the replacement of Penn Station in NYC).

VivaLFuego

Dec 18, 2006, 5:57 PM

Has there been many implosions in big cities like NY or Chicago (vs the dozens it seems like that have happened in Vegas)?

They imploded some lakefront CHA projects about 5-10 years ago, shut down Lake Shore Drive, but otherwise there aren't many implosions around here.

Dylan Leblanc

Dec 19, 2006, 9:28 PM

The BC Permenent Loan Company building was Victoria's tallest building when built, and was demolished in the 1970s because it's floor plan was considered ineffecient since modern open-plan office buildings were built. A six storey building replaced it.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data2/500/28victoria-permanentbuilding.gif

John R

Jan 17, 2007, 4:32 PM

Dallascaper, the tornado did have an influence on the decision to demolish the Landmark Tower. The path took the twister to within one block of the Landmark, and some may argue that the building was actually in the path. The blocks in downtown Fort Worth are only 200' x 200', so the building did suffer damage from the storm. The debris blowing around was enough to damage the aluminum curtain wall beyond repair, and most of the windows on the north side of the building were blown out. The clock structure was also damaged enough that the city ordered the removal of the clock within 2 weeks of the event. There were five main reasons why the Landmark Tower was imploded:

1. Excessive amounts of asbestos
2. Structural issues from the original design of the building including adding the clock and floors before construction finished.
3. Curtain wall and exterior damaged beyond repair.
4. Previous owner gutted the building leaving nothing to be salvaged.
5. Small and inefficient floor plate.

The Bank One Tower was reborn into The Tower, now a residential condominium building with retail and a small amout of office space in a new base.

theWatusi

Jan 19, 2007, 2:54 AM

Original Pennsylvania RR Station built 1881 at Broad and Filbert(now JFK BLVD)
http://www.railsandtrails.com/Pictures/1897PicturesquePRR/04-BroadStStation-100gbu.jpg
Looking from the west at the train shed with city hall in the background
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/Williams/photos/penn/0005210.jpg
demolished 1954

STERNyc

Jan 19, 2007, 5:45 AM

Probably the world's very first voluntarily demolished skyscraper, the 22 storey Gillender Building. When built in 1897 it was the fourth tallest building in New York City. As a testment to the incredible growth of NYC, demolition of the Gillender Building began in 1910! One of the tallest buildings in NYC had only stood for 12 years! It would be replaced by the 41 storey Bankers Trust Building.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/D494.jpg

View of the Gillender Building, erected in 1897, looking northwest from the intersection of Wall Street and Nassau Street. The Gillender, along with its neighbor to the north and west, the Stevens Building, were soon to be demolished to make way for the Bankers Trust Building. Also in this view are the Astor Building and Hanover National Bank, razed in 1931 for the construction of the Bankers Trust Building annex.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16255.jpg

While the protective staging at the sidewalk and street is not complete, demolition has commenced on the belvedere. A wire mesh has been installed over Wall Street to protect passersby, while allowing sunlight to reach the street.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16268.jpg

While the assembled plot for the new Bankers Trust building was sizable, the location in the busy financial district meant demolition of the Gillender Building the adjacent L-shaped Stevens Building was a process of careful and comparatively slow disassembly. Here, protective staging has been erected over Wall Street and Nassau Street to provide a staging platform for the removal of debris and to protect passersby. At the top of the Gillender a cantilevered platform has been erected to allow mechanics to dismantle the building from the top down. By May 5, 1910, when the photo was taken, the domed belvedere had already been dismantled.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16280.jpg

Removal of the masonry at the top of the Gillender Building has left the steel frame exposed. Economic development of lots as narrow as this one was made possible by the use of a full steel or wrought-iron frames. Earlier structural technologies--cast-iron construction used in many loft buildings and masonry perimeter bearing walls with a cast-iron cage within used for many early commercial office buildings--required the use of thick masonry walls at the lower stories or were incapable of resisting the lateral loads imposed by wind. Chutes from the interior are visible on the Nassau Street elevation of the Gillender and Stevens Buildings. Demolition debris from both the interior and exterior was removed through the interior of the building to minimize the amount of exterior scaffolding required and to reduce the side effects of demolition work (particularly noise and dust) on the busy commercial district.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16285.jpg

In the five days since the previous photo (B16280) was taken, the roof and masonry gable of the Stevens Building along Wall Street have been removed. The exterior stone cladding has been removed from another story of the Gillender Building. The group of men at the right stand adjacent to one of the holes in the protective staging that was used to drop debris into trucks waiting on Nassau Street.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16303.jpg

At the Stevens Building, demolition is proceeding rapidly. Its low rise and its construction contribute to the speed with which the demolition contractor has been able to dismantle it. The relatively low height means that demolition debris does not need to be moved as far from its position on the building to the staging. Both the Stevens and the Gillender Buildings are "clad" in masonry: at the Stevens the cladding is also part of the main structural system. As the masonry is removed at the Stevens its structure is simultaneously demolished; at the Gillender as the masonry is removed the structural system is exposed and readied for demolition. At the Gillender, the demolition contractor has started to remove the steel structural frame at what had been the belvedere. A new level of staging is being erected just below the top of the tall arcade on Nassau Street, which will allow dismantling of the masonry to progress downward.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16321.jpg

The demolition contractor has focused on removing masonry cladding from the Gillender Building; this photo was taken on a Thursday, three days after the previous photo (B16303), and demolition of the Stevens Building has not progressed. Now that a large amount of the masonry cladding on the Gillender Building has been removed, the contractor has spent several days preparing to increase the speed of demolition of the steel structure. The stiff legged derrick at the 11th floor within the middle bow window on the Nassau Street elevation of the Gillender Building was installed earlier in the week. There are now several derricks visible on the structure. Masonry debris continues to be removed through the interior chutes, though the longer steel or iron members are more efficiently removed whole by picking them from the frame with the stiff legged derricks.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16331.jpg

Demolition of the Stevens Building has resumed; the contractor has completed the removal of the three upper stories and the roof. At the upper stories of the Gillender Building dismantling of the steel frame has progressed markedly. The floor system and floor beams have been removed at the Wall Street facade, leaving the columns at the uppermost tier of the structural frame fully exposed. Loads on the columns at the upper floors were considerably less than those at lower floors. This difference is graphically revealed by the relative slenderness of the columns at the upper tier; these columns were fabricated from a single rolled section while those at the lower tiers were built-up from several rolled sections. Also evident in this photo is the fact that the construction at the bow windows of the Nassau Street arcade is not masonry; the cast iron or sheet metal has been left in place and will be removed with the stiff-legged derricks.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16346.jpg

All that remains of the Stevens Building? Wall Street facade is the first and second stories and a single bay of the third floor. A mechanic, visible on a long ladder above the roof of the Stevens Building along Nassau Street prepares to remove the sheet metal flue at the south wall of the Hanover National Bank Building to the north. At the Gillender Building demolition of the masonry and steel frame continues. In this photo the unique qualities of the construction of the steel frame is becoming evident. The frame consists of a line of six columns along the east and west walls of the building; there are no intermediate column lines. The columns are connected east and west by a series of girders and trusses. North and south they are connected by spandrel beams and spandrel trusses. The east-west spanning girders and trusses pick up the beams that support the floor system.

Bracing tall, narrow buildings has always been a particular challenge to structural engineers. The architectural program and design demand that the greatest amount of space possible be given to open offices within the building and that windows at the facades (and doors in the interior) not be crossed or compromised by structural members. These constraints generally eliminate the most efficient means of bracing the structure?ross bracing extending from one column to the next and from one floor to both the floor above and below?xcept at the core of the building. At the Gillender Building the core?levator shaft and egress stair shaft?ay have incorporated cross-bracing, but additional bracing would have been required to resist lateral or wind loads at portions of the building far from the elevator core. The deep trusses and the heavy, built-up columns visible in this and subsequent photos are probably part of the system of bracing that was developed and installed in lieu of cross-bracing.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16361.jpg

Only a single bay of the Stevens Building' Wall Street facade remains; on the Nassau Street side its roof has been removed and a crew of mechanics is visible at what was once the sixth floor. Masons are also visible at the seventh floor of the Gillender Building, where they have removed the balustrades at the masonry balconies and are proceeding to remove the stone cladding at the facade. Huge piles of debris--both masonry and steel--are visible on the protective staging over Wall Street.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16371.jpg

Demolition continues and the pile of debris has grown enormous. The materials appear to have been separated by type, suggesting that the steel was picked up by a carter who was taking the material to be recycled. Masonry was typically used as landfill.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16380.jpg

The demolition contractor has erected three stiff legged derricks on the protective staging to lift the large pieces of steel down through the holes in the staging to trucks waiting below. The white spot just above the Nassau Street entrance to the Gillender Building (curved stone pediment just above the level of the protective staging) is probably steam from one of the power-winches at the derricks.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16392.jpg

The only masonry that remains on the site is that on the lower two floors of the Stevens Building Nassau Street facade and that piled on the protective staging.

http://www.skyscraper.org/WEB_PROJECTS/BANKERS_TRUST/v_bt/bt_photos/bt_full/Pics/fullsize_orig/B16417.jpg

Approximately six weeks after demolition commenced no trace remains--above ground--of the two buildings that once stood on the northwest corner of Wall and Nassau Streets. The contractor has started to dismantle the protective staging at Wall Street.

Source:
skyscraper.org/

AnotherPunter

Jan 22, 2007, 5:42 AM

Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Building

http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/h/larkin/admin/image/02puma.jpg

The Administration Building of the Larkin Company of Buffalo, New York, designed in 1904 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906 at 680 Seneca Street, became the focal point of the vast Larkin industrial empire. When business began to founder, the Larkin Company changed its name to the Larkin Store Corporation. When L. B. Smith bought the building, the Larkin Store corporation had nine months remaining in its lease of the building. When the lease ran out, L. B. Smith took no further action, abandoning the building until it was taken over in a tax foreclosure of $104,616 by the City of Buffalo on June 15, 1945. Final sale was made on November 15,1949. Demolition of the Larkin Administration Building by the Morris and Reimann wrecking contractors of Buffalo began in late February 1950 and was completed in July 1950. The inordinately long period of time for demolition was due to the fact that the building was "built to last forever." The floors of each story were made of ten-inch thick reinforced concrete in slabs seventeen feet wide and thirty-four feet long. The floors were supported by twenty-four inch steel beams, which are now shoring up coal mines in West Virginia, and the bricks and stone were used to fill the Ohio Basin.

This is now:

http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/h/larkin/admin/image/12.jpg

(exerpted from http://freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/h/larkin/admin/index.html)

On a much less depressing note, does the demolition of the Cabrini Green (8 buildings, 15 and 16 stories each) and Robert Taylor Homes (28, 16 story buildings) complexes qualify w/re to height?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/Cabrini_demolition.jpg

STERNyc

Jan 22, 2007, 5:48 AM

Buffalo fucks itself.

Patrick

Jan 22, 2007, 5:59 AM

Ya that complex seemed to just pop up out of nowhere...does anyone have pictures of what was in its place before it was built?
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/5/2000/09/112079.jpg

Pandemonious

Jan 28, 2008, 11:49 PM

This thread is so depressing. So many beautiful and unique skyscrapers were torn down :(

KevinFromTexas

Jan 29, 2008, 4:14 AM

That really sucks about the Gillender Building.

LeeWilson

Jan 29, 2008, 5:04 AM

How about this one...the 26 storey Hotel Sofitel Tokyo, 110.2 m (about 362 ft). Tallest building in Tokyo to be demolished.

(The one on the left)
http://www.vgfun.net/lee/misc_images/hotelsofiteltokyo.jpg
photo taken by me

Demolished early last year after the hotel closed down. Apparently it was hard to convert it into condos, but I also get the feeling people didn't like it and sort of rushed the paperwork to get it torn down. Apparently the architect was not too happy about the demolition.

Down_Under_the_El

Jan 29, 2008, 8:41 AM

That's too bad.. lol I think that is a very interesting tallest for the city. :)

LeeWilson

Jan 29, 2008, 9:08 AM

Keep in mind it is the tallest building ever demolished in Tokyo, not the tallest ever to be built.

Victor Horta

Feb 1, 2008, 4:03 PM

the Lotto tower, Brussel (ex Westbury Hotel)
http://www.disturb.be/spip/IMG/jpg/lotto.jpg

http://www.demeuter.be/img_upl/00007_DSC02161.JPG

http://old.rtbf.be/rtbf_2000/objects/article/0/1/1/0/9/0110921_article/pic14.jpg?1042028684

razed to make way for the (8 floor shorter) Central Plaza

http://www.eurobru.com/newtlot.jpg

http://www.disturb.be/spip/IMG/jpg/_18_BXL_thienpont.jpg

skylife

Feb 1, 2008, 5:12 PM

D-e-p-r-e-s-s-i-n-g.

MolsonExport

Feb 1, 2008, 5:26 PM

I hope that when I die, that I can visit all those old demolished grand dames of architecture in building heaven.

M II A II R II K

Apr 17, 2008, 5:00 PM

Yea this did turn out to be depressing. And I seemed to have created a whole section dedicated to this without realizing.

Unless there were to be a thread about buidings you most want to see demolished.

maikeli

Apr 6, 2010, 3:57 AM

Here's some from my town that were demolished
old p.a.hospital Brisbane QLD demolished because of newer hospital building shown in Background
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Igo5zwKSpg8/SemJFf5ybsI/AAAAAAAABRE/saE5ogygIcU/28.jpg?imgmax=800
prince Charles hospital Brisbane
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Igo5zwKSpg8/SelcVZzw9YI/AAAAAAAABDU/2N8ghXINwQQ/PC_Demo3.jpg?imgmax=800
kangaroo point tafe demolished to extend kangaroo point cliffs park
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Igo5zwKSpg8/Sfv7DwPZ_uI/AAAAAAAABXc/hJrrMVEYKHM/IMGP2986.JPG?imgmax=800
Trilogy tower site
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Igo5zwKSpg8/SemKMxZjfEI/AAAAAAAABUM/NaXDB-FeJBQ/Aerial%20photo%206.JPG?imgmax=800
Brisbane car parkhttp://lh4.ggpht.com/_Igo5zwKSpg8/SemKAald30I/AAAAAAAABSw/EndxqdJ0-T4/Charlotte%20St%20demo4%20026.jpg?imgmax=800
The old ex dalgety building
http://www.emporis.com/images/5/2007/07/547010.jpg&imgrefurl//%3Fnav%3Dbuilding%26lng%3D3%26id%3Dindigohouse-brisbane-australia&usg=__cMyEkMpXAFka2e5bxfPLzgvIDIU=&h=263&w=175&sz=29&hl=en&start=2&sig2=RXL9hyrLDghCC--EJ73UjA&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=GYUs20O2jCn7wM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=75&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dindigo%2Bhouse%2Bbrisbane%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dcom.google:en-US:official%26channel%3Ds%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=xjjRS4uqOYKatAPZrcXqCQ
the bellevue hotel
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/497020646_a6884c62d8.jpg

DecoJim

Apr 6, 2010, 7:10 PM

The 14 story, 180 foot/55.5 meter high Lafayette Building in Detroit Michigan was demolished earlier this year (Oct. 2009 to Feb. 2010). The building closed in 1997. The recession had killed any re-development plans.

Before Demolition:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3260887324_7f68101a44.jpg
Photo: me (http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim/3260887324/)

During Demolition:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4231492779_926ba49bfa.jpg
Photo: flickr - detroitmi97 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitmi97/4231492779/)

Nowhereman1280

Apr 6, 2010, 8:05 PM

^^^ Wow how stupid of them... Detroit is really intent on driving itself into the ground.

Steely Dan

Apr 6, 2010, 8:39 PM

robk1982

Apr 10, 2010, 4:10 AM

I wish I could add Genesee Towers (Flint's tallest) to this list.....maybe in a few years.

That brings up an interesting point...were any of these buildings the tallest in their respective cities at the time of demolition?

Nowhereman1280

Apr 10, 2010, 4:48 AM

^ it's kinda hard to point your finger at detroit when the two biggest offenders of the destruction of historic high rises, by far, are NYC and chicago. i have a hard time imagining that you'd ever make such a comment about either those two cities being "intent on driving itself into the ground.".

yes, the destruction of the lafayette building in detroit was stupid and sad, but it's hardly an issue exclusive to detroit. or should i refresh your memory with pictures of the old mercantile exchange (and the parking lot that now occupies its site) here in chicago? ;)

I'm not saying Chicago hasn't done stupid things, I'm saying that the destruction of Detroits high rises is far more devastating to the cityscape in the Long run than the destruction of a couple 20 story buildings in Chicago. Yes the CME was huge loss architecturally, but it didn't cause a massive gap in downtown Chicago that will never be filled. The problem with what Detroit is doing is that there will never be legitimate replacement to this building. In Chicago if you tear down a big building the worst that will happen is the lot will be open for 20 or 25 years. In Detroit it may never be filled again.

Viktorkrum77

Apr 10, 2010, 2:53 PM

I suppose this doesn't qualify as a skyscraper, but it's still tragic, for me anyways.

This is the Saginaw County Courthouse, destroyed in the height of the urban renewal of the 70s to make way for a monstrosity that did nothing but uglify what once was a beautiful city--they worsened it with the destruction of blocks upon blocks of downtown buildings to make way for now vacant buildings or empty lots, and of course the number of old houses they razed would make you sick.

http://www.cardcow.com/images/saginaw-county-court-house-saginaw-us-state-town-views-michigan-saginaw-40378.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3183423401_c8c9671a97.jpg

maikeli

May 30, 2010, 9:30 PM

Mr Downtown

May 31, 2010, 5:05 AM

Masonic Temple Building in Chicago
Destroyed: 1939 For no good reason.

Well, there was a Great Depression going on. Construction of the State Street Subway was going to require replacement of the building's floating foundation with caissons, at a cost of $100,000. The lower nine floors were designed for shops that faced the interior rotunda, and many of those spaces were undoubtedly vacant after a decade of hard times. The top four floors had been built for Masonic halls. So they were facing a huge structural repair, tough times with hard-to-renovate space, and very low demand for 40-year-old office space on State Street.

Unfortunately, mortals have to make decisions based on their best judgment at the time.

ardecila

May 31, 2010, 5:59 AM

jens

May 31, 2010, 10:50 AM

tragic thread

Rico Rommheim

May 31, 2010, 2:53 PM

MolsonExport

May 31, 2010, 4:03 PM

So sad for Saginaw. Was there recently, and the place looked like a disaster zone. Ditto for Flint.

alps

Jun 1, 2010, 6:13 AM

CAGA house demolished in 1992 because of Governor Phillip tower

Would you mind editing your post so that it doesn't quote the entire (massive) OP? : P

Kurtman

Jun 2, 2010, 2:17 PM

The Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany, NY
15 stories, demolished in 1972

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae339/Kurtman518/Albany/TenEyck.jpg

Credit: http://www.acphs.edu/1910s.html

was replaced by this:

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae339/Kurtman518/Albany/StatePearl.jpg

Credit: markstemp58 http://www.flickr.com/photos/40397489@N00/2629423250/

z1x2c3v4b5

Jan 23, 2011, 1:39 PM

The old Industrial Trust Building (Providence, RI).
http://www.cardcow.com/images/set284/card00201_fr.jpg
Replaced with One Financial Plaza:
http://exploringvenustas.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/dscn0457.jpg?w=369&h=491
Pic from evolvingcritic.com
Not really a terrible building, but I liked the old one better.

towerpower123

Jan 25, 2011, 3:51 AM

The Hotel Wolverine in Detroit was destroyed for an extension of the Comerica Park PARKING LOT!!!
Also, the historic Solar One/ Solar Two tower was destroyed, supposedly for a new larger solar power plant, instead of saving it and using the equally sized farmland circles that surround it! The useful hardware was salvaged but nothing was saved from the 300+ foot tower
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/bang-7374-daggett-going.html

wrab

Jan 25, 2011, 4:21 AM

Some Cleveland towers (thanks to clevelandskyscraperpage.com (http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/demolished.html)):

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/williamsonbuilding.jpg
clevelandskyscrapers.com (http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/williamsonbuilding.jpg)
Williamson Building
Built 1900, Demolished 1982 for BP Tower

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/unionnationalbank.jpg
clevelandskyscrapers.com (http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/unionnationalbank.jpg)
Union National Bank Building
Built 1916, Demolished 1950s for ?

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/engineersbuilding.jpg
clevelandskyscrapers.com (http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/engineersbuilding.jpg)
Engineers Building
Built 1910, Demolished 1989 (for Marriott Key Center?)

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/cuyahogawil.jpg
clevelandskyscrapers.com (http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/cuyahogawil.jpg)
Cuyahoga Building
Built 1892, Demolished 1982 for BP Tower

LSyd

Jan 25, 2011, 12:32 PM

Historic preservation, at least in American cities, is only a 40-year-old phenomenon. Truly important landmarks were saved, but there was none of the nostalgic "save it because it is better than anything that might replace it" feeling that drives modern historic preservation in America.

i hate to be nitpicky, but Charleston, SC and New Orleans have historic preservation older than 40 years. but 40-50 years is the age of historic preservation most everywhere else.

-

Matthew

Jan 25, 2011, 11:12 PM

The oldest historic preservation ordinances in the United States (First Historic Districts):

1931 Charleston, S.C.
1937 New Orleans, LA
1946 Alexandria, VA
1948 Winston-Salem, N.C.
1949 Santa Barbara, CA

Many of these cities did historic surveys during the Great Depression and these surveys led to the present day historic districts. Historic preservation didn't become really popular in the United States until the late 1960's, when everyone was excited about the Bicentennial in 1976 and celebration planning was beginning. Around the mid-1970s, 250 cities had preservation ordinances. This was also the peak of "heritage tourism."

jetsetter

Jan 25, 2011, 11:28 PM

An edict from Roman Emperor Iulius Valerius Maiorianus (Reign April 1, 457 – August 2, 461) on historical preservation:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6769/onbuildings.png

The_Architect

Jan 27, 2011, 7:59 PM

A couple from the city that hates it's heritage... Toronto:

Old Toronto Star Building:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NtgXlrcvXZA/R2mUIlpuDXI/AAAAAAAAJLs/NqLM6rpBDrs/s1600/POSTCARD%2B-%2BTORONTO%2B-%2BTORONTO%2BSTAR%2BBUILDING%2B-%2BNICE.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/TorontoStar3.jpg/200px-TorontoStar3.jpg

Demolished in 1972 to build First Canadian Place (still the tallest building in Canada):
http://www.gothereguide.com/Images/Canada/Toronto/First_canadian_place_toronto.jpg

...

Toronto Armouries:
http://i38.tinypic.com/fd7in5.gif

Demolished in 1966 to build the York County Court House:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/York_County_Court_House.JPG/300px-York_County_Court_House.JPG

photoLith

Jan 28, 2011, 1:08 AM

This thread makes me sick.

The North One

Mar 2, 2011, 10:20 PM

But, like the Hudsons, they'd tried putting out proposals for redevelopment for years, and no solid ones were coming in because of the sheer size of the building, and the cost it would have taken to redevelop. At least, that's what the city said...

I thought they demolished that building to make room for a really nice apartment building, I saw the renders and it looked just like what was once there.

so now nothing is getting built there?

maikeli

Jul 1, 2012, 7:19 AM

Here is photos of the P.A.H demoliton
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-gstzj65/0/M/33-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-NFZ3QD3/0/M/190802-2-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-cR2vrcs/0/M/190802-3-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-GkPpsMh/0/M/190802-4-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-tH64kcM/0/M/190802-16-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-VjJtRjm/0/M/190802-9-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-KvLhbXk/0/M/02-M.jpg
photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-5DrGmkK/0/M/04-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-X32n9kQ/0/M/13-M.jpg
photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-jJWf8Vw/0/M/09-M.jpg
And pre demolition photos
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-82VjJGv/0/M/24-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-QJhf7RV/0/M/23-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-DxPDdgB/0/M/29-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-z5nhnpm/0/M/31-M.jpg
http://photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-cjRzdTx/0/M/36-M.jpg

stormkingfan

Jul 1, 2012, 1:08 PM