Little City Demolition
Little City Demolition
Equipment will be moved into place Monday to begin the demolition and removal of the 1902 building, a process expected to take six to eight weeks, unless slowed by bad weather. The weakened structural integrity of the asbestos-laden, five-story building prevents it from being redeveloped, as city officials had originally hoped. (more…)
The art of the Interchange
The art of the Interchange
I-10/I-101 Interchange, Los Angeles, 2012
(Photo Credit: Peter Andrew)
Photographer Peter Andrew has travelled the globe taking aerial pictures of the highway interchanges transporting people all over the world, and the resulting photo essay was recently featured by Politico Magazine. (more…)
Hunting Retreat for Veterans
Hunting Retreat for Veterans
Photos Credit: Thom Jennings
Volunteers spent Saturday cleaning up a property on Salt Works Road in Medina. The site is being turned into a hunting retreat.
Empire Tractor salesperson and avid outdoorsman, Joe Pionessa connected Zeliff with Michael Grasso of the Batavia Assembly of God Church, and soon the pair began working in concert with Chappys Outdoors to schedule two fall hunting outings on the property. (more…)
Reusing Materials at Local Demolition Sites
Reusing Materials at Local Demolition Sites
A concrete crusher grinds concrete from the Talon complex demolition site to be re-purposed as fill throughout the site.
At Lincoln Recycling, the steel is separated based on size and composition of the steel alloys and then shipped out to manufacturers and steel mills in Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley, according to Andrew Lincoln, owner. Lincoln Recycling will also handle this steel, but for this demolition, they will also be responsible for the concrete from the parking garage. (more…)
New Baltimore Water Tower Demolition
New Baltimore Water Tower Demolition
The old New Baltimore water tower is scheduled to be demolished July 6. (File Photo)
A recent evaluation of the tower revealed a handful of deficiencies in the structure and included estimated costs for emergency repairs, painting and dismantling. The cost to paint the tower and make it structurally sound was estimated at more than $225,000. In May, New Baltimore City Council members voted 5-1 to approve a recommendation from the city engineer to award the water storage tank demolition, removal and disposal project to Iseler Demolition Inc. at a cost of $23,440. (more…)
Safety Stand-Down Day 2015
Safety Stand-Down Day 2015
To further strengthen the industry’s commitment to safety, ISRI created the Circle of Safety Excellence . It was established for companies that are willing to share safety data and best practices for the betterment of their own safety operation and that of the industry. Now, during National Safety Month, we are asking ISRI members and all others in the recycling industry to reaffirm safety as our number one core value by participating in Safety Stand-Down Day on June 24. (more…)
Shakespeare’s Pizza Restaurant Demolished
Shakespeare’s Pizza Restaurant Demolished
An excavator claw softens up the south side of a Shakespeare’s Pizza wall Wednesday. Emery Sapp and Sons began dismantling the west side of Shakespeare’s Pizza at about 6 a.m.
On Wednesday morning, Lewis watched a demolition crew tear down the building in which she spent much of her childhood alongside her parents, Shakespeares owners Jay and Nancy Lewis. Emery Sapp and Sons is demolishing the iconic Shakespeares building to make room for a building that will include retail on the first floor, office space on the second, and apartment space on the top four floors, Shakespeares general manager Kurt Mirtsching said. (more…)
Possible Demolition for Historic Benton Palace
Possible Demolition for Historic Benton Palace
BENTON, Ark. – After years of trying, Bentons Mayor might not be able to save one of the town’s most historical buildings. The town needs $200,000 to help renovate the building. This isn’t about tearing down a building, tearing down history, said Mayor Mattingly. (more…)