Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Roll call for homes ready to be smashed! Sound off, will ya?
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COMMENT OF THE DAY: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT HOUSE THEY WERE GIVING AWAY IN THE OLD SIXTH WARD? 
“This house was torn [down] yesterday…very sad. [The] large house that is next to it was still there this morning. We will see if its there when I go home today. There is another small house on the same lot that was torn down about a week and a half ago.” [Casey, commenting on An Old Sixth Ward House To Take Home with You]
Nothing to report today — no city permits were issued on Veterans Day.
DOWNSIZING THE GALVESTON CHURCH Archbishop Daniel DiNardo details the demo list: “The St. Therese of Lisieux mission building on the Bolivar Peninsula already has been demolished. The new plan adds Our Mother of Mercy church, also on the peninsula, to the list to be torn down. Members of Our Mother of Mercy’s congregation, who have opposed the archdiocese’s plans through litigation, said via e-mail Monday that the church’s fate was still to be decided. They said there would be a mediation session on the issue Friday. Ancillary buildings, but not the main church structures, will be removed at both the Holy Rosary and Sacred Heart campuses. The lot and buildings at Reina de La Paz are slated to be sold. The buildings that comprise the St. Peter the Apostle site are all to be either destroyed or sold. Historic stained glass windows, sacred statues, artwork and other items of architectural or symbolic interest will be preserved, Auxiliary Bishop Joe S. Vasquez said. ‘The church intends to keep them. We won’t throw them away or sell them, and will reuse them locally if possible.’†[Galveston County Daily News]
Assets fall by the wayside, yet again. A guide to the day’s likely knockout punches:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Auto utilities bow to progress in today’s report. Where they are for now:
Demolition builds stronger bones. Eat hearty!
The old home-clearance trick. Enacted this time in these fine neighborhoods:
A house and a garage. That’s okay for now, but won’t you be hungry by mid-afternoon?
Some classic building takedowns are featured in today’s smash-hit roundup. And here ya go with it:
COMMENT OF THE DAY: THAT MIDCENTURY MOD FUNDING PROBLEM “I can understand if a unique house such as this is torn down when it hasn’t been maintained or updated over the years. But this one clearly has. To say it’s beautiful is an understatement. There just aren’t enough mid century mod enthusiasts in Houston who have $3 million to spare. Maybe someone in LA can have it moved over there.” [Carol, commenting on A Last Look at the Old Schnitzer Home]
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Let’s start the week right, with these fine knock-downs:
COMMENT OF THE DAY: MEMORIAL REAL ESTATE IMPERATIVES “The house is old. The house must be torn down. The house will be replaced by one with separate rooms for every task imaginable. The house will have a six car garage – the new four car garage. A realtor will advertise the property with ‘old growth trees’. This must be done.” [tcpIV, commenting on Daily Demolition Report: Taking from Friar Tuck and Little John]