Collapses

Snapshot: Phoenix Hill Rebuild Getting Rebuilt

We stopped by the site of that imminently "dangerous" building on Liberty Street in Phoenix Hill that was damaged in the windstorm. Scaffolding went...

Demo Watch: West Market Street Buildings Partially Collapse, To Be Demolished

Two historic commercial buildings at the corner of West Market Street and 20th Street are slated for emergency demolition after a portion of the...

Stone Wall In Irish Hill Collapses

A stone retaining wall in Irish Hill on the corner of Cooper and Hull Streets has collapsed into the sidewalk. This isn't your typical...

Demo Watch: How Long Can West Market Street Survive?

West Market Street in the Russell neighborhood has some of the best architecture in town. It's every bit as beautiful as its East Market...

Phoenix Hill Church Sitting Wounded

A small church on the corner of Chestnut Street and Shelby Street has been sitting wounded from this year's windstorm and in need of...

Dude, Where’s My Roof: Phoenix Hill Edition

Situated on Liberty Street mid block between Campbell Street and Shelby Street sits a simple yet quite grand brick and limestone structure serving as...

Deadzone: Whats Up On First Street?

We've been wondering what the deal is concerning a three-story brick building sort-of under renovation on First Street between Main Street and Market Street....

Morgue Partial Collapse Still Blocking Sidewalk

It has been about a month now since the top of the Baxter Avenue Morgue building partially collapsed onto the sidewalk and the mess...

Preservationists: Pretty Please Save the Ouerbacker House

After the partial collapse of part of the east wall of the historic Ouerbacker House last week, Metro Council Member David Tandy and several...