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Originally Posted by Beaudry
The Vanderbilt was originally the Roosevelt; here's an image of her from an old tourist booklet—note the Wiesendanger name there above the door. Her architect was A L Haley and she was erected in 1901.
An ignominious end:
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I knew you guys wrote about on OBH - don't know why I couldn't find it. I've seen those photos of the Vanderbilt demolition and they are pretty amazing. Am I mistaken, or did they just tie the building to a bunch of trucks which all simultaneously drove in different directions?