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Demolition begins on I-95 bridge damaged in tanker fire, sparking traffic nightmare

Crews on Friday began demolishing a bridge in Connecticut that was severely damaged when a gasoline tanker truck crashed on Interstate 95, causing “extreme” delays and even closing a school. . Workers arrived at the Fairfield Avenue Viaduct around 3 a.m. Friday, the day after the fiery crash. A 13-mile backup was reported on the […]

Minnesotans Awed by 104-Year-Old Time Capsule Found During Demolition Project

Residents in Owatonna, Minnesota, took part in a historic event Monday after construction workers discovered a 104-year-old time capsule. Construction crews were tearing down the front pillars and doors of Owatonna High School, Fox 9, when they discovered a silver box among the debris of the demolition project. report Thursday. The capsule, which excited everyone […]

104-year-old time capsule discovered during demolition of Minnesota high school

During a demolition project at a former high school in Minnesota, construction workers discovered a time capsule from 1920 among the rubble. The capsule was buried at Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota, and was discovered when construction workers pulled down the school’s front pillars and doors. The time capsule was opened during a community […]

Judge blocks demolition of art installation at Des Moines park

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the demolition of Greenwood Pond: Double Sight, an aging art installation in a Des Moines park. U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher ruled that the work’s artist, Mary Miss, will likely succeed in arguing that its demolition is a breach of contract. Installed in 1996, the piece is considered a […]

Prominent art installation at Des Moines park set for demolition

Crews could begin removing a groundbreaking art installation next to a Des Moines pond as early as next week, under plans announced by a local museum Wednesday, saying the work is too dangerous to repair. argued that it was too expensive. City officials gave the Des Moines Art Center permission to begin demolition of the […]

Demolition begins at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue site

Demolition begins Wednesday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, site of the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history, as part of an effort to reimagine the building as a memorial to the 11 people killed there in 2018. Ta. Demolition work began slowly, with workers removing the exterior of the building. Most of […]

Demolition of Marie Curie’s Paris lab ‘suspended’

The demolition of Marie Curie's Paris Institute has been temporarily halted as campaigners fight to have the building designated as a historic monument. The Nobel Prize-winning scientist's laboratory at 26 Rue Ulme in Paris' Latin Quarter was scheduled to be bulldozed on Monday, but France's Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak intervened to stop it. Malak […]