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Monday, August 11, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Dumbarton Croaks

3730 Dumbarton St., Braes Heights, Houston

Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.

Drilling on DeWalt; a house on Maxroy minimized. Your guide to Houston demolition fun is below:

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Friday, August 8, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Hey, St. Peter

Just a little bit of demo work to do. Then maybe we can skip out. The docket, below.

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Camay Clean

518 W. 18th St., Houston

We’re back in the swing of things . . . and the demolition of these fine establishments:

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Stay of Execution

Shut down in advance of Edouard, the city permit office didn’t issue any demo permits yesterday. But just you wait.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Fairhope Dashed

Today’s demo shortlist is very short. Read it or blink . . . after the jump.

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Monday, August 4, 2008

Southgate Demo: Save the Tree!

2202 Addison Rd., Southgate, Houston

Calling it “perhaps the most elegant and beloved in the entire neighborhood,” some saddened neighbors send in a deathbed photo shoot featuring the former Southgate home of retired Rice University architecture professor Elinor Evans. Evans sold the home at 2202 Addison in January.

Lovett Homes plans to build a new house on the property. (HCAD lists the new owner as “5177 Builders Ltd.”) In June, the Planning Commission granted a variance allowing the new garage to maintain the existing 10-ft. setback along Montclair Dr. — in order to preserve a large live oak tree in the back yard. In applying for the variance, Lovett promised to maintain the existing home’s footprint.

After the jump: highlights from the photo shoot, plus a link to the riveting, tree-saving Planning Commission hearing video!

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Daily Demolition Report: Unloading

4135 Leeshire Dr., Houston

Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.

The docks come off the Saint Arnold Brewing Company’s new building. Details on that and more complete demos around town . . . after the jump.

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Friday, August 1, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Bell Tolls

4523 Oakshire Dr., Afton Oaks, Houston

Six homes and a store take the fall in today’s report. Map them all with our free address listing!

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Malone Again

214 Malone St., Rice Military, Houston

A little off the White Oak corridor, a little off the West End. Track the progress of open space in today’s address list:

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Read This

4023 Merrick St., Ayrshire, Houston

There’s some action at the Palm Center, Darling. Read the address list below and you’ll understand.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Orville Crash

935 Yale St., Houston

Three on Yale, one on Marconi. Plus more residential-demo delights! Get all the coordinates in our handy address list, below:

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Monday, July 28, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Chemical Compound Removal

Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.

Exxon axes a couple of buildings. Plus: Demo crews get ready for some Chippendale action. See the details — and nothing more — in today’s list.

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Thornton Wilder

402 Regentview Dr., Yorkshire, Houston

Ah, the summer demolition doldrums. Can’t we get a little more action going here? Four little ’uns, after the jump.

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Daily Demolition Report: Lost the Supermarket

Shopping options reduced on N. Main. And a house falls on Forest. Take a quick gander at today’s short list, below:

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Finally, a Gas Station in Downtown Galveston

   

Look for crews next week to bring down the 14,000-square-foot building at 711 25th St. that most recently housed Galveston Medical Supplies. Businessman Mony Shlomo Hamo, known for island souvenir chain Dolphin World, said he plans to build a convenience store and a Phillips 66 gas station at the site.” [Galveston County Daily News]

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Daily Demolition Report: Bering Down

A short list of demos today. Don’t blink while you try to read it:

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