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A photo of the demolition last week.
The damaged buildings before the demolition.
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Photos by Justine Alkema/Clinton News Record
An engineer determined that the remaining half of the old Made in Huron store
is structurally sound enough to remain standing.
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Demolition of the damaged downtown buildings began last Tuesday, March 21. It is expected to be completed this week.
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Burnt buildings coming
down this week
Justine Alkema
Postmedia Network
The demolition'of part of Clinton's
Victorian streetscape began on Tues-
day, March 21, three days after the
buildings were wrecked by a devastat-
ing fire.
The remaining demolition is sched-
ule to take place starting Monday,
March 27 at the time this story was writ-
ten; it could take up to four days to
completely demolish the buildings. The
process will involve knocking down the
structures and cleaning up the space, as
well as filling in the hole.
The top floors came down on Tues-
day to make the street safe and open for
cars, and so crews could shut off natural
gas and water.
In, total, five buildings will come
down; they belong to three different
owners.
According to Central Huron Mayor
Jim Ginn, an engineer has determined
that the remaining half of the old Made
in Huron is structurally sound enough
to remain standing (that is the old Ship-
ping Store/the old Made in Huron store;
Made in Huron moved locations after
the first fires in August, and the store
has been vacant since.) Initially they
were unsure if the remaining half of the
building could stay erect as there is no
wall on the first level dividing in the
store itself, however a wall will be put
up.
Mayor Ginn could not comment on
what will fill the space as it is private
property, so it is up to the owners to
decide what to do with the lot. He did
say that council would certainly like for
something to be built there eventually
so not to have another large vacant lot
on the main street.
"It's unfortunate to see it go," said
Mayor Ginn. "The downtown core is
such a vital part of the community. The
beautiful architecture -- it's a tragedy to
lose it."
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