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Old Posted Apr 10, 2010, 2:53 PM
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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.



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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.









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

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CAGA house demolished in 1992 because of Governor Phillip tower

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Old Posted May 31, 2010, 5:05 AM
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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.
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Old Posted May 31, 2010, 5:59 AM
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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.
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tragic thread
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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.



what a sick joke. really. poor saginaw.
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So sad for Saginaw. Was there recently, and the place looked like a disaster zone. Ditto for Flint.
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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
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The Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany, NY
15 stories, demolished in 1972



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


was replaced by this:



Credit: markstemp58 http://www.flickr.com/photos/40397489@N00/2629423250/
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The old Industrial Trust Building (Providence, RI).

Replaced with One Financial Plaza:

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Not really a terrible building, but I liked the old one better.
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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/b...ett-going.html
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Some Cleveland towers (thanks to clevelandskyscraperpage.com):


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Williamson Building
Built 1900, Demolished 1982 for BP Tower


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Union National Bank Building
Built 1916, Demolished 1950s for ?


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Engineers Building
Built 1910, Demolished 1989 (for Marriott Key Center?)


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Cuyahoga Building
Built 1892, Demolished 1982 for BP Tower
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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.

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

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

Old Toronto Star Building:



Demolished in 1972 to build First Canadian Place (still the tallest building in Canada):


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Toronto Armouries:


Demolished in 1966 to build the York County Court House:
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This thread makes me sick.
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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?
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Here is photos of the P.A.H demoliton







[IMG]photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-5DrGmkK/0/M/04-M.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]photos.rosenlund.com.au/Jobs/PA-Hospital/i-jJWf8Vw/0/M/09-M.jpg[/IMG]
And pre demolition photos




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Personally I wish that One Liberty Plaza,


Would be demolished in order to build:
The Singer Building, and...


...The City Investing Buiding


What a tragedy!
My thoughts exactly. They should've left those two old bldgs alone!!
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