Saturday, July 26, 2008

Oh, billiard parlor walls come a-tumblin' down!

Here are some pictures of the demolition of the County Building, and here's an explanation of why it's being demolished (thanks, Jimbo!). Michele, Ike, and I were walking downtown Tuesday morning after breakfast, and I took the pictures from the north side of the building. As of today, there's about a quarter of the building still standing.





Apparently the second floor of the building could have collapsed if there were an earthquake or sustained rhythmic dancing by County employees. Charleston marathons and civil trials are a dangerous cocktail.




I was peering through the fence at the equipment operators.

When you're at street level, Los 'Mos looks nice. From a satellite, the downtown area looks like one big parking lot.

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3 comments:

Chuckbert said...

I suppose I could Google it but what's up (down?) with the big, three-piece sculpture next to the county building? One of the parts was lying on its side when we were in town. Was it being taken down to get it out of the way of the demolition?

RetroMag said...

I can't believe the things that go on in this county.

Mike Westfall said...

The one leg of the "Strange Trio" sculpture was knocked down in a windstorm. The anchor bolts weren't all that beefy apparently.

Or, here's another explanation