Neighborhood Teardown

This house on my block is scheduled for demolition. This type of teardown has become a common occurance in our community. Hopefully a tastefully designed home will rise from the wreckage of the old house. I am also departing from my traditional film based photography in favor of digital in order to be more timely in my postings.

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Location: City by the Lake, Illinois, United States

Just a regular guy wandering the many paths of life. I'm trying to document part of these travels through my photography and also express my creativity through woodworking and building things.

Saturday, April 23, 2005


The west building has had the foundation poured. Today they are stripping the forms and loading them up.
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The east building has been topped off and the interiors are being framed out. It has a nice turret and is the same height as the building next store.
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Monday, April 11, 2005

Wow, That's the Cat's...............


Wow, its the cats ....Well you know what I mean.

Kids, it is moving day. The bulldozer is here. (Does anyone know where this obscure quote is from?)
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A Hole in the Ground


All that is left of the west side house is a hole in the ground.
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East Side Progress


The east side house is progressing along. The second floor is up and the roof is being started. The site did lose a day though as no one showed up on Friday. I guess it was out of respect for the Pope's funeral. Actually it was a double whammy on Friday as the president of the Polish National Alliance in Chicago funeral was also that day.
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Monday, April 04, 2005

Last Man Standing


The fireplace was all that was left. They left it up over the weekend.
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West house demo


More rubble being loaded up.
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West House demo


The west house met its demise last week. They are starting to load the rubble away.
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East House first floor


The east house is coming along. The first floor is almost framed out.
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