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Demolition Photos - Interior
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A view through the front lobby from Grove Avenue.
3/14/02
A view through the front lobby from Grove Avenue shows much of the roof and south wall have been removed.
4/4/02

An interior view of the first floor non-fiction area shows exposed pipes and gravel floor.
3/21/02
A bulldozer parked in the former non-fiction section near the main staircase.
3/28/02
The former Young Adult's area and front lobby are gutted.
4/1/02
The former front lobby and Young Adult's area full of debris from the demolished south wall.
4/3/02
The foundation of the former front lobby and Young Adult's area.
4/4/02
A bulldozer moves more wall debris from the former front lobby.
4/5/02

From the west the entire first floor of the building is visible.
4/1/02
The main staircase has been removed.
4/3/02

The elevator shaft stands among the remaining walls.
4/3/02

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