City of St. Michael Begins Demolition of Two Downtown Buildings
The abandoned buildings on Central Avenue East were in a condition too poor for potential buyers to bring up to code.
The City of St. Michael is peeling into a piece of history. In its demolition of two abandoned downtown buildings that began today, crews took down the outer layer of brick from one building, revealing the original, historic brick still underneath. The sight of the contrast on the two-story building drew many people from nearby businesses peeking out of their windows and doors Wednesday afternoon to watch the demolition. The buildings, located at 105 and 109 Central Ave. E, have been abandoned for approximately the past four to five years, according to the city's Community Development Director Marc Weigle. The city's Economic Development Authority proposed the demolition to the St. Michael City Council, and the council unanimously approved…
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David
9:40 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012
I wish I would have know they were taking this down. Looks like those bricks would have made nice pavers for some park in town or a patio at one of the schools or something worthwhile. We keep tearing down buildings around here, calling them eye sores, but the reality of it all is that the only historic biilding that we'll have in the future is the church, at least that's all we have listed on … more ›