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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View down Bascom Hill of Science Hall (1876-1884) in the process of being demolished. |
| Date: | 06 15 1949 |
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| Description: | The Shell filling station, 341 State Street as workers are starting to tear it down. The station, built in 1924 and at one time adjudged the second most be... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | The old YMCA building in the initial stage of demolition. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View from atop a building across Wisconsin Avenue of the Fuller Opera House during its demolition. |
| Date: | 06 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Carl Federman, foreman of the Allen Wrecking Company, standing on the truck being loaded with debris from the razing of the Democrat Printing Company build... |
| Date: | 08 04 1953 |
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| Description: | Children walking along the sidewalk near the Hoffman Feed Company building, 503 Regent Street, which is being torn down to widen the street at the intersec... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A crane lowers the flag pole from the third Wisconsin State Capitol as the first step in demolition of the dome. An iron eagle is perched atop the flag pol... |
| Date: | 07 13 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of horses and buggies lining the street in front of the Wisconsin State Journal building during its demolition. There are dark clouds in the ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A group of men stand outside of the post office. There is a parked car at the curb. A building is being demolished and there is a pile of rubble in the str... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A snapshot, taken during the summer, of the Jewish temple being demolished in Danzig. |
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| Description: | Men posed demolishing one house and building another on the same property, possibly the R.P. Ravey property. Two boys and a girl are posed standing in the ... |
| Date: | 11 1991 |
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| Description: | Theresa landmark disappeared over the weekend as part of the highway improvement plan. Originally built by Morris Lehner, the tavern and restaurant was a p... |
| Date: | 09 1994 |
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| Description: | Crowd looks on as crew demolishes building across street. |
| Date: | 01 1999 |
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| Description: | Krueger's Empire Hotel, the building that stood on the South West corner of Milwaukee and Rock River streets, has been razed. |
| Date: | 06 08 1961 |
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| Description: | A lone workman is silhouetted in the rear of the old Park Hotel. A new hotel is scheduled for completion in the fall of 1962. |
| Date: | 07 27 1961 |
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| Description: | A view from West Main Street of the site of the oldest part of Park Hotel which workmen had just completed razing. The view, looking northwest, shows the s... |
| Date: | 05 23 1963 |
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| Description: | The 104-year old Vilas Mansion at 12 Gilman Street is demolished to make way for the new National Guardian Life Insurance Co. building. The house was built... |
| Date: | 11 05 1963 |
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| Description: | A bulldozer demolishing St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 10 South Park Street as part of the Triangle area urban renewal project. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View across Mifflin Street, towards Madison City Hall as it is being demolished. On the street women are walking around the construction to get to the side... |
| Date: | 06 1985 |
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| Description: | View across sidewalk towards the razing of Manchester's Department Store at 14 E. Mifflin Street. The foundation is exposed. The Concourse Hotel is in the ... |
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