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Beginning in the mid-20th century, the city expanded substantially, and the rise of automobiles in popularity created a suburbanized city. Urban renewal became popular, and residents believed that old-looking buildings were causing a loss of business downtown, and so many buildings were demolished and replaced with parking lots.
Whitemarsh Hall was an estate owned by banking executive Edward T. Stotesbury and his wife, Eva, on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of land in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] Designed by the Gilded Age architect Horace Trumbauer , it was built in 1921 and demolished in 1980.
The demolition crew at the Columbus City Center mall in 2009, later made into Columbus Commons. S.G. Loewendick & Sons was founded by Sylvester G. "Tedo" Loewendick. He was the son of a German immigrant who settled in Newark, Ohio.
The Columbus Civic Center Historic District is a historic district comprising most of the civic center. It includes Central High School (NRHP-listed, 1924), Columbus City Hall (built 1928), the former Central Police Station (1930), the Ohio Judicial Center (NRHP-listed, 1933), and the Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse (NRHP-listed, 1934). [3]
Columbus City Center (known locally as City Center) was a 1,250,000 sq ft (116,000 m 2), three-level shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio. It was located in the city's downtown, near the Ohio Statehouse, next to the Ohio Theatre, and connected to the Hyatt on Capitol Square hotel. The mall closed and was demolished in 2009.
By late 1974, with demolition imminent, all county functions had moved over to the new Hall of Justice and the courthouse annex. An over-200-person auction was held over multiple days in August 1974. The auction sold off items from all floors of the building, and left items around the building, including crime scene photos scattered on the ...
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International Savings & Exchange Bank Building (1954): Demolished by the city government of Los Angeles. [3] MGM Silent and Early Sound Film Archive (1965): A fire in one of the studio's archival vaults destroyed the only copies of hundreds of silent and early sound era MGM films. [4] Richfield Tower (1969): Demolished to clear site for City ...