A 1970s-era relic in downtown Dayton soon will be history the elevated pedestrian walkway from a city-owned parking garage to what used to be the Elder-Beerman Department store and to Courthouse Square.

If you want to preserve the memory, you have this week to take photos because starting Monday, Feb. 2, workers from ORourke Wrecking Company of Cincinnati will begin dismantling the deteriorating enclosed walkway. Theyll start with the Courthouse Square portion that includes a staircase and elevator shaft.

The reason? The walkway just isnt being used much anymore, and its in pretty poor shape, too.

The job will cost $495,000 and is being paid for by the city, which owns the walkway.

Ludlow Street will be closed to traffic over a number of weekends to accommodate the work, but its unclear how many weekends will be required, said Steve Finke, Daytons city engineer. Hes hoping it goes quickly. The wrecker has up to 90 days to finish the job. During the work week, at least one lane on Ludlow Street will remain open.

The walkway at one time featured a direct entry into Elder-Beerman. The building is now the home to CVS and the Area Agency on Aging.

Plywood now covers the entrance to the staircase in Courthouse Square. The adjacent elevator is closed off by a metal gate and padlock. The portion of the structure that connects the Dayton municipal and Leigh building parking garages will remain intact and in use.

The Dayton Regional Transit Authority will begin rerouting buses for the demolition. Routes 5, 7 and 8 will reroute to Main Street between Monument and Third streets. Temporary bus stops will be located on southbound Main Street at First Street at the existing shelter and at Third Street midblock at the cross walk light. Regular service for Routes 12 and 43 will continue on Ludlow Street.

The routes may need to move to Main Street intermittently to allow for crane use, RTA said.

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CAGAYAN DE ORO. Informal settlers living at the border of barangays Puntod and Macabalan hold a protest in front of the National Housing Authority on January 23. The protesters ask for a halt on the impending demolition of their houses on January 28. (Joey P. Nacalaban)

THE plight of the residents who will be booted out from their houses as the impending demolition nears is in the hands of the City Council, as the National Housing Authority (NHA)-Northern Mindanao waits for the legislative bodys resolution that would ask the court to defer the issuance of the writ of demolition that would leave more than 50 families homeless next week.

Ramon Medrozo, NHA-Northern Mindanao community relations officer, said once the councilors would issue the resolution, they could take action on the concerns of barangays Puntod and Macabalan residents who are members of Cagayan Integrated Landless Residents Association Incorporated (Cilrai).

The group wants NHA to consider its demand of putting off temporarily the implementation of the demolition order and provide an onsite relocation area for those who will be affected.

It has been learned that the writ of demolition will be enforced on January 28, and not today, January 24, as earlier reported.

Medrozo said they could not make any action yet if there is no resolution yet from the city council.

He said he could not give out the details of the resolution, but there were cases the demolition was delayed due to the request from the local government unit to the issuing court.

Cilrai president Basilio Lobino said they have been aware that the City Government has no more relocation site for displaced residents, and that is why their only hope is for the councilors to pass the resolution.

Lobino said the area that would be affected by the looming demolition is only about a hectare of the 12.5-hectare that Cilrai members are occupying but they could not allow some of them to lose their homes.

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Edward F. Cassidy stands in the warehouse of his South Toms River business, Progressive Dimensions Countertops.(Photo: TANYA BREEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Edward F. Cassidy ownsProgressive Dimensions Countertops in South Toms River.

When did you decide you wanted to be an entrepreneur?

Ever since I can remember. I always had a job where I could be, somewhat, financially independent. My parents didnt give us an allowance, so I pretty much signed on for whatever I could, like a paper route or snow shoveling.

Why did you start this business?

Well, I like working with my hands. Initially, I landed a job building countertops and cabinets but I left there to work as a general carpenter building decks, putting in windows and doors, etc. I even dabbled in building furniture. It was only when I went back into the cabinet and countertop business as a subcontractor, years later, that I decided to strike out on my own by opening a business in the countertop industry.

Were there any challenges that made you think twice about striking out on your own?

It was a make-it-or-break-it in my situation. I borrowed money from a former employer and rented out a small garage to start. I worked long hours, even though I was a newlywed. We also just bought a house, so it was scary. But, people kept coming back for my services and I started getting a lot of referrals, so I was inspired to keep going.

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