Armory demolition is in full swing. Here’s video of the first wall coming down Friday. – Sheboygan Press

The Sheboygan Armory, built as a Works Progress Administration project in 1941, kept its date with demolition as the south wall comes down Friday Sheboygan Press

SHEBOYGAN - The south wall of Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory was the first to come down as demolition workers brought it downFriday morning.

The building no longer has a roof, and glimpses of the inside can be seen through the spaces where windows used to be.

Scrap metal and debris from the almost 80-year-old building can be seen on the site.

A bench seat from the Sheboygan Municipal Armory and Auditorium.(Photo: Travis Gross)

Chad Pelishek, director of planning anddevelopment, said in an email Friday demolition is on track to be completed by the end of the year.

The city salvaged several items from the building, includingthe wooden center court circle, phone booth door, bench seats and brackets and about 250 boards frombench seats that theSheboygan County Historical Society and Museum started selling in September.

Sunlight shines through the block windows of the Sheboygan Armory, Thursday, October 15, 2020, in Sheboygan, Wis. The facility, built in 1941 is being torn down.(Photo: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

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Armory demolition is in full swing. Here's video of the first wall coming down Friday. - Sheboygan Press