COMPLETE: The Old Public Safety Surface Lot

[JimmyGreaves]

TPG will not rest on a parking lot... why do that when they can lease out prime office and retail space??

[ArtInRuins]

In December of 2005, the demo of the buildings on the site of where 110 Westminster was supposed to be built occured. The site still sits vacant 20 months later, presumably due to a combination of financing challenges and redesign of the project. In September of 2005, the old Travellers Aid building was demolished in order to build Grant's Block. The site sits vacant 2 years later for reasons that I am not totally clear on. If the average person was taking note of recent history, I think it would understandable to assume that they would have no reason to believe that the same would not occur here.

[runawayjim]

Agreed agreed. What do they say about the best laid plans? I have a fear that this will become more ugly surface parking... Paolino took down the Gulf station and the Trolley Barn for parking with "the intent" to build there eventually. How many other surface parking lots have come into being that we are too young to remember?

Photos here by the way (starts at 35): Police and Fire Station on ArtInRuins

[chaz200]

the video on your site is kind of amusing. i love how the wrecking ball is swinging and the guy is just standing under it watching as debris falls.

[runawayjim]

What's even funnier is how many hits by the wrecking ball it takes to get those limestone panels that were "gonna pop off and hit someone" to actually break.

[Cotuit]

What's even funnier is how many hits by the wrecking ball it takes to get those limestone panels that were "gonna pop off and hit someone" to actually break.

[JimmyGreaves]

I'm too upset to watch it. This probably sounds a little juvenile, but I plan on avoiding that part of town for the next 2 months if possible.

[Frankie811]

I'm too upset to watch it. This probably sounds a little juvenile, but I plan on avoiding that part of town for the next 2 months if possible.

[Mothra]

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[matt]

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[mental757]

inside deals??

[mimesis]

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[foxpointer]

Look on the bright side: at leat they are not going to utilize those wretched historic tax credits; you know, the ones responsible for the State's budget problems that only serve to line the pockets of rich, out-of-town luxuty condo developers.

[Lone Ranger]

Look on the bright side: at leat they are not going to utilize those wretched historic tax credits; you know, the ones responsible for the State's budget problems that only serve to line the pockets of rich, out-of-town luxuty condo developers.

[CtownMikey]

Look on the bright side: at leat they are not going to utilize those wretched historic tax credits; you know, the ones responsible for the State's budget problems that only serve to line the pockets of rich, out-of-town luxuty condo developers.

[quente]

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[foxpointer]

I hope that was sarcasm.

[billypc99]

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[Pseudo_Work]

I'm glad it was.

[Lone Ranger]

Why yes, yes it was.

[foxpointer]

I thought so, but I couldn't be sure. Sorry for the confusion. You know how it is online. If I knew you personally, perhaps the sarcasm would have been obvious to me. But I don't.

And oh my, if you were serious, I think I was going to burst a blood vessel.

[runawayjim]

perhaps the demolition is a threat to construction worker safety...

[Lone Ranger]

Submit your jokes now, please.

[runawayjim]

actually, one of the things i never understood is how they could drive those on top of piles of debris. you'd think that in at least some of the cases, the pile wouldn't be completely stable and eventually give way and cause something like that to happen.

[Garris]

Submit your jokes now, please.