So long to that double-decker dwelling on the corner of 20th and Ashland St. After being tagged for demolition on Monday, the 1904 house came down yesterday. It’s departure leaves 8 contiguous lots, totaling 28,000-sq.-ft., lined up for development along 20th St. And recent permit filings reveal what’s likely to be next: a hotel.
It’ll shoot the gap between 2 existing commercial neighbors: the Heights Hospital for Animals to the east, and Heights Floral Shop to the west, across Ashland. As noted when commercial realty signage first sprouted in front of the house at 347 W. 20th St. last year, it’s the only property at the intersection not already occupied by some kind of money-making enterprise.
- Previously on Swamplot: Daily Demolition Report: The Tale of 20th; Corner Lot Hidden Away for Decades Beneath 1904 Heights House Could Join the Commercial Crowd
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Hidden Heights Holdover
Sigh. It was inevitable, I guess. But that sucks.
They took the tree down too. Curses on them!
You know some people on here are disappointed it’s going to be that site plan for the little retail building with all the parking.
There is going to be a lot of concrete on what was formerly dirt and trees. I suggest people living across the alley watch the accommodations for drainage (if any) closely.
STOP WITH THE LAST LOOKS! You’re killing me.
Shame to lose such a gorgeous house. Wish they would have just infilled around it with similar architecture.
I’ve said for years that when that house went down it was the official end of what used to be The Heights. And so it is. So sorry to see it go.
So sad. The Heights I grew up in is no more.