Moves to swiftly demolish the stricken building last week were halted by protests because three occupants were unaccounted for. Their bodies were uncovered in the rubble.
Tag: Demolition
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Canada’s ‘Most Photographed House’ May Meet the Wrecking Ball
Municipal orders to tear down or fix the dilapidated 19th-century Ontario farmhouse have devastated photographers who see in it the faded grandeur of a bygone era.
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Bulldozing. Kidnapping Claims. Inside a Battle Over a Tribe’s Future.
What’s behind the internal power struggle within the Cayuga Nation in New York?
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The Hotel Pennsylvania’s Great Disappearing Act
It was the largest hotel on earth, a virtual city within a city. They wrote a song about it. But in the end, none of this was enough to save it.
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Israel’s Government Pushes Home Demolitions as Violence Surges
Israel defends its policy of leveling the family homes of Palestinians accused of attacks on its citizens as a deterrent. Critics say it is illegal and ineffective.