Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Surf’s up on Ella Blvd., plus some other breaking waves on the demolition lineup today.
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Demolitions
Time to bid adieu to 2 more of downtown’s oldest buildings: readers sent both sky-high and excavator-side photos of yesterday’s teardown work at 517 Louisiana St., and 509 is permitted to follow). According to the building’s owners, the next-door Lancaster Hotel’s parking crunch is the reason the 2 1906 Theater District neighbors will meet their flattened fates, along with a long-hidden pecan tree that shades a once-secret courtyard at 509. Taking their place: a surface lot for 50 cars — and, maybe, one day, an expansion to the hotel.
517’s transformation to empty space was complete by the end of the day yesterday:
Coming Down in Downtown
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Two historic downtown buildings and their early Houston hidden pecan tree get their final permitted farewell.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Some light nicks on Houston’s landscape to start out the week.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
With not even a photograph to remember them, we say goodbye to a few more.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Just a few masterpieces for your perusal.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Racking them up, then smashing them down.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Flower City gets some pruning, and other neighborhood touch ups.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Just like the White Wing[ed] Lane, sings a song, sounds like she’s singing…
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Setting the stage for a few smashingly dramatic end-of-year scenes, and some other locales lost in translation.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
A dozen soon-to-be former homes will meet their fate with the wrecking ball shortly.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Just a handful of holiday leftovers on the table today.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
A quick demolition intermission because of the Thursday and Friday holidays. We’ll be back tomorrow after the City issues more of those cleansing permits.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
The early land of Houston’s twenty-ninth mayor, William R. Baker, gets another round of development, HISD continues its Davis High clean up, and a few other treats on today’s menu.
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Crime Stoppers is starting over, plus an assortment of other erasures to examine.
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