Bartholomew County Fair - 2014 - Demolition Derby
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It has been 35 years since the Chicago White Sox held "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, when fans were asked to bring their disco record to be destroyed in an on-field explosion between games of a doubleheader between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers. After the destruction, thousands of fans stormed the field and remained there, forcing the White Sox to forfeit Game 2 of the doubleheader.

Now, the minor-league Charleston RiverDogs in Charleston, S.C., will try to recapture the magic with "Disco Demolition 2: You Better Belieb It." The event, to be held on Saturday, will feature the destruction of Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus music and paraphernalia. The RiverDogs will play the Augusta GreenJackets, and the destruction will take place after the game, so there will be no Game 2 to forfeit.

"Like so many, we have taken special exception to Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus's music along with his numerous run-ins with the law and her controversial performances," RiverDogs General Manager Dave Echols said in a news release. "'Disco Demolition 2' is dedicated to the eradication of their dread musical disease, like the original Disco Demolition attempted to do. We are going to take Bieber and Cyrus's merchandise and memorabilia, put it in a giant box, and blow it to smithereens. It is all in good fun, and we guarantee there won't be a forfeit of a game."

Fans who bring Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus items to the game will receive a $1 ticket. And let's hope that fans of Bieber and Cyrus will receive free tissues to dry their eyes after witnessing the destruction, which probably will take place after their bedtimes.

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Jack Bell, assistant executive director of the Arizona State Fair surveys an historic building at the Arizona State Fair Grounds that is scheduled to be razed July 16, 2014, in Phoenix. The art deco building dates back to 1938 and was constructed by the federal government as part of a New Deal-era program to lower unemployment during the Great Depression.(Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Republic)

The bulldozers have been called off, at least for now, after preservation activists convinced a county judge to halt the demolition of a historic building at the Arizona state fairgrounds on Wednesday.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David O. Cunanan granted a request for a temporary restraining order, blocking the State Fair from razing the structure. A hearing that could determine the fate of the building has been scheduled for next week.

Known as the State Fair Civic Building, the art deco facility dates to 1938 and was constructed as part of a federal public-works program designed to put people to work during the Great Depression. Over the years, it's been used as offices, a haunted house and a mineral and gem exhibit.

The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board, a self-sustaining state agency, wants to remove the dilapidated building to make room for more paved vendor space. Fair officials estimate it would cost up to $1 million to make the building usable to the public again, a figure preservation advocates hotly dispute.

Jennifer Boucek, an attorney and director of Preserve Phoenix, filed the lawsuit on behalf of Betty Ann Moore, a nearby resident. Boucek has pleaded with the fair to delay the demolition so alternative options can be explored, calling the building one of the most significant on the complex.

Phoenix's Historic Preservation Commission was scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon to consider beginning the process to create a protective zoning overlay for all or part of the fairgrounds, a move that could further delay the demolition.

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After three months of discussion, the Strong Neighborhoods Task Force approved Wednesday a proposed delayed demolition ordinance that would allow the Charleston Historic Landmarks Commission to place a waiting period on structures or districts it deems historic before they could be torn down.

The commission would not be able to stop a structures potential demolition, but the 90-day waiting period would allow challengers to come up with an alternative use for the building and propose it to the owner.

Only structures with historic designation could be subject to delayed demolition. Anyone can nominate a building or a district to be considered, but the nomination process takes longer than a granted stay of demolition.

The process to put something on the list takes months, so someone wouldnt be able to use that as a tactic, said city Planning Director Dan Vriendt.

Neighborhood planner Lori Brannon said the ordinance is intended to make people more proactive in nominating potentially historically significant buildings and parts of the city.

[The landmarks commissions] goal is to go out there and look at neighborhoods with that in mind: is there some building that we dont have covered by that and should protect, because it has great value to the city? Brannon said.

The ordinance places such structures on three tiers. The first designates a structure as historic solely in an effort to honor its significance.

The second tier would impose a temporary stay of demolition on a historic district or properties, but a public meeting would have to be held on both the designation and the delayed demolition.

The third tier would delay demolition, as well as subjects the structure or district to a design review.

Structures and districts that are already locally or nationally registered would be subject to the proposed ordinance.

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Eau Claire (WQOW) -Demolition crews will be a common sight in downtown Eau Claire over the coming weeks.

Demolition of the buildings that will make way for the Confluence Project began Tuesday.

Crews were tearing down the Farmers Square Plaza Building on Graham and Eau Claire Street. Demolition of all the buildings, including the Market Square Building and former Klines Department Store Building on South Barstow, is expected to take as many as six weeks.

It's a timeframe one local business owner says is a short term concern with a long term pay off.

"Im a little concerned with the foot traffic with the summer being here a lot of the downtown businesses rely on some of the tourism foot traffic, said Billy Siegel Owner of Revival Records. I don't think it'll be a huge hindrance and in the long run it's good for the community so it'll be worth it.

Once the demolition is complete developers hope to begin construction on the first phase of the Confluence Project a building that will be home to retail space and student housing.

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -

Demolition will begin July 24 for the Waterfront project in Allentown.

The demolition will clear buildings located in the thirteen acres south of the Tilghman Street Bridge that developers are calling "phase one."

This will leave room for the project's first building, 615 Waterfront Drive, an eight story office building with first floor retail.

Phase one will also include three other office buildings, one apartment complex and a parking deck.

The Waterfront is a $300 million development project along the Lehigh River.

"The Waterfront will transform twenty-six acres of prime land within Allentown into a vibrant mixed-use campus while bringing thousands of new job opportunities, hundreds of new apartments, a shopping and dining district, and a half-mile River Walk with direct river access, Mark W. Jaindl, president of Jaindl Properties, one of the developers of the Waterfront, said in a statement released Wednesday.

Dunn Twiggar Company and Michael Dunn Co. are also involved in the Waterfront development.

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2014 Mott, ND Demolition Derby-Feature Pt. 2
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LYONS FALLS, N.Y. -- After a lot of hard work, a paper mill that sat empty for nearly 15 years, may finally be on the way toward redevelopment.

"It was just the backbone of the community, there wasn't much else. Everybody in town that didn't have a business probably worked in the mill," said Lyons Falls native Roy Hammecker.

The Lyons Falls Paper Mill was one of Lewis County's largest employers during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nearly 300 people were employed there. So when the mill closed in 2000, the area was devastated.

"It hit everyone's pocket book and it hit everyone's heart I think," Hammecker said.

"The people in the village, their spirit just plummeted and I didn't think it would ever come back up again because so many other paper mills are shutting down," said Lyons Falls Mayor Katie Liendecker.

By 2008, village, county and regional leaders were tired of seeing a site with so much potential continue to crumble away. The Lewis County Development Corporation started to put together a redevelopment plan and as of Tuesday, that plan was finally put into action.

"It's a very complicated process and it involves a lot of partners, both with supporting the project, engineering it, and also funding it. So it's taken us a while," said Larry Dolhof, president of the Lewis County Development Corporation.

Demolition is the first step toward redeveloping the more than nine-acre site. In phase one, most of the buildings on the property will be taken down in order to make room to expand Kruger Energy's hydro-electric facility.

Project leaders said it will take years to complete the demolition and clean up the site, but village residents are already brainstorming ways to redevelop the property.

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