Monday morning, 8am. St. Stanislaus High School awaits demolition
Parishioners begin to gather to watch the demolition
Parishioners gather to see the demolition
Destruction brings quite a crowd!
The first swipe into the high school building is made, on the corner of 22nd and Van Buren
More damage is quickly done
Moving to the upper floors on the Van Buren side
Within 15 minutes, the hole was considerably larger
With the third floor opened up, it's almost time to start plucking out steel beams
More of the structure is removed
The demolition took place in an extremely organized fashion.
With the beams pulled, the roof starts to come down
More of the structure falls as the steel girders are plucked from the structure
Midway through the demolition phase
Midway through demolition, the machinery moves into the heart of the building.
Midway through demolition
After day 1, only the end of the building adjacent to the church was left, and the first glimpse at the new view is seen
Workers carefully free the cornerstone from the building
Workers carefully remove the cornerstone from the building
Crews prepare to pull down the last full wall
Pulling out more of the girders in the remaining section
The roof is next to last to go.
TIMBERRRRRR!
The end of day 2, with all of the major structures down.
BLOG EXCLUSIVE! Closeup of the basement floor of the new center
Workers begin installing the facia around the kitchen area
The bullnose and upper bricks are added to the kitchen area
UPDATED! As of Friday morning, the clearing of the site is well underway
UPDATED! Clearing of the site reveals the new view of the front of the Parish.
UPDATED! Work on the brick for the kitchen approaches completion.
