Highrise Tower Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 Demolition update this week. Big progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 This wall with the Shriners logo is being torn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 The big one is on site! The high-rise building will soon come down. Will be a fun demolition to watch! CAT 352F PowerTrac https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/excavators/large-excavators/15969691.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Stopped by the hospital today to see the demolition progress. Massive claws!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 Building demolition day 1: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 demolition day 2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Demolition day 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Demolition action shots! I've never seen a water sprayer that was attached to the end of the excavator. Usually there is a person holding a watering hose to spray. Very cool!! Window and glass assembly being taken out: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 Demolition progress from yesterday. Looks to be about a quarter demolished. Apparently, before my mother's retirement, she used to hold meetings in this building. She was sad to hear about the demolition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 What is going in its place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 On 6/4/2024 at 8:53 AM, urbanize713 said: What is going in its place? A TMC executive told me they have not finalized their plans and are not ready to go public yet. Most likely, temporarily, it will become revenue-generating parking. Either a surface parking lot or a parking garage. Demolition photos from yesterday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Demolition pictures from yesterday: I took a few "skyline" pictures, and it made me realize how prominent this hospital was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Demolition update today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 Demolition progress from yesterday. There were rumors of TMC building a new parking garage. This would be the perfect site, and situation! However, the main TMC hospitals are further up on Main and Fannin. Not sure how a garage and Main and Holcombe would benefit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 Demolition progress from today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 Demolition update today. Looks like a war zone! The building is almost cut in half, from the middle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Demolition progress from today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 This is the first time I noticed a water spray attached to the "claw." Smart. It used to be that a worker had to be playing a water hose on the area being demolished to keep the dust down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 They are working half a day on Sunday according to the guy directing traffic, Main St. is closed northbound and cars have to turn left or right on Pressler St. I noticed the shear spraying water to cut down on the dust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 Looking around Ebay I noticed a souvenir coffee mug from Shriners TMC. The building was dedicated June 9th, 1996. Very short life span for a hospital in the TMC. Makes me wonder the long term goals for this site valuable site. Demolition progress from today. Twice now I have seen this development named in plural, with an S at the end. Shriners Hospitals for Children. Building signage before it get demolished! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 Demolition progress from today. What a waste of a building. I went inside (permitted) 2 years ago. I really hope something marvelous goes here. After the temporary surface lot of course.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 Demolition progress from today. It's now half of a building! Elevator banks: The stairs are crumbling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 Demolition progress from today. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 Had a conversation with a HM doctor today. They couldn't figure out why this hospital is being demolished. Demotion progress from today.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Can someone explain to me the logic of the "slow" demo like this, versus something like an implosion? We are at least 3 months in now, so seems pretty bizarre to me. Is there something about this building (and that old Shell building on OST) that makes implosion impractical? There has been a crew literally chewing away at this building for months now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, OkieEric said: Can someone explain to me the logic of the "slow" demo like this, versus something like an implosion? We are at least 3 months in now, so seems pretty bizarre to me. Is there something about this building (and that old Shell building on OST) that makes implosion impractical? There has been a crew literally chewing away at this building for months now... I'm not sure but having done design work for many projects in the TMC it might be because some of the extremely sensitive instruments and devices in the hospitals may not do well with vibrations caused by implosions. Besides, as fun as they are to watch, implosions are VERY dusty. Who knows what may be in that dust from a medical facility. I do agree though that is seems to be taking an overly long period to demolish this building even though it is a large one. Edited August 4 by Specwriter added content 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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