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Demolition Photos - Views from the South East Corner
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A crane hovers over the building, removing materials from the roof.
3/12/02
More windows have been removed from the south side of the building on Lake Street.
3/14/02
From Lake Street the building has begun to look hollow.
3/27/02
Viewed from Lake Street the building looks dramatically different with the western portion of the second story removed.
3/28/02
The remaining south and east walls viewed from across Lake Street.
4/3/02
What remains of the south wall along Lake Street is now only one-story tall.
4/4/02
The Lake Street side of the building is almost completely removed.
4/5/02
The building has been flattened to its first floor level.
4/9/02

Lettering removed from the front of the building is on the south wall of the temporary main library building.
3/12/02
The former front entrance.
3/20/02
With the western portion of the second story removed more of the neighboring church is visible from the corner of Lake Street and Grove Avenue.
3/28/02
The main staircase is visible from the corner of Lake Street and Grove Avenue.
3/29/02Little of the building remains behind the former front entrance.
4/3/02
The front stairs and terrace are a recognizable feature at the corner of Lake Street and Grove Avenue.
4/5/02
Heavy machinery remove the remaining debris from the first floor foundation.
4/9/02

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