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Demolition Photos - Views from the North East Corner
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A view of the north side of the building from Scoville Park.
3/13/02
The north and east sides of the building from Grove Avenue.
3/14/02
Roofing beams have been removed from the north west corner of the building.
3/15/02
Seen from Grove Avenue only a third of the building remains.
3/26/02
A section of the second story facing Grove Avenue has been removed.
4/1/02
The north and east sides of the site from Grove Avenue.
4/3/02
The now one story wall along Grove Avenue is the last to stand in the demolition process.
4/5/02
From Grove Avenue the Unity Temple is visible.
4/9/02

Heavy machinery remove, sort, and haul materials on the north side of the building.
3/12/02
Water from a hose keeps the dust down as more rubble is pushed out a second story window on the north side.
3/14/02
The steel roofing beams have been removed from over the second story Children's section.
3/15/02
A welding tool disconnects more of the west wall while a wrecking ball knocks into beams between the first and second floor.
3/20/02
The north east section of the building remains standing.
3/28/02
Demolition has begun on the second story facing Grove Avenue; the former Veteran's Room.
4/1/02
A bulldozer sits on the foundation of the former fiction room.
4/3/02
The last remaining portion of the building, the eastern wall, has been removed.
4/9/02

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