Hobbyist demolition spotter Steven Byrne sends portraits of the end of the former Fiesta Mart at the corner of N. Shepherd and W. 23rd St. Byrne snapped these shots of the teardown action yesterday afternoon (right after the structure’s demo permit was issued), though there’s plenty more building left to rip apart today. The excavators at the site appear to belong to Cherry Demolition, which recently wrapped up the sometimes-slow sometimes-unsettlingly-fast takedown of the Corporate Plaza complex at Kirby Dr. and 59.
The Fiesta opened in the space in the mid-1970s and shut down in March. Here’s a few more closeups of the scene for further grocery-minded contemplation:
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- Previously on Swamplot: Daily Demolition Report: Front and Center; Former Fiesta Site Preps for Teardown as Heights Dry Zone Petitioners Circle; Somebody’s Trying to Legalize Beer and Wine Sales in the Heights Dry Zone; The Fiesta on N. Shepherd Will Be Shut Down in 17 Days
Photos: Steven Byrne
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I prefer any mixed use local establishment here. Please don’t turn my neighborhood into a Walmart and H-E-B infested plunder.
What a bummer, after all these years and tons of new grocery stores still missing that Montrose Fiesta.
That was fast. Really fast. Pure speculation here, but I would have to think that HEB has a contract on the property with a condition that they get out if they cannot get the dry zone restriction lifted. And I would also speculate that there is a backup buyer if HEB doesn’t get the dry zone restriction lifted. You just do not go demoing a building like that without someone signing on the dotted line.
Looking forward to that HEB!
The HEB will be hugely popular and a great upgrade.
I think you’re right Old School. The place closed less than 2 months ago, and it’s already demo’ed. How many old Wal Marts and other box stores have been sitting around vacant in the suburbs for years? I think something’s up.
The land is still owned by the Levit family who owned Grocers Supply, who bought Fiesta.
I see apartments, townhomes, or condos being put there. With everything that has been built, it wouldn’t surprise me…