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Now that Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition is ending, the state is offering fragments of the 66-year-old structure to the public.

The free ruins are available at Friends of Waterfront Seattle, 1400 Western Ave., Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.Most pieces are smaller than a baseball, spokeswoman Laura Newborn said.

When viaduct removal started last winter, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) wouldnt offer pieces, but recently decided to do so. WSDOT received more than 100 requests.

Only four columns remain, on a slope north of Victor Steinbrueck Park, after crews removed crossbeams Tuesday.

Most rubble from the 122,000-ton roadway has been pulverized and poured into the defunct Battery Street Tunnel. The remainder will become fill next to its south portal or be sent to other Northwest projects.

A new Highway 99 tunnel opened Feb. 4 to replace the viaduct.

Meanwhile, other crews are mobilizing to build the Alaskan Way boulevard, with wide waterfront sidewalks, two parklike lids and a bike lane by 2024. Road widths will vary from nine lanes at Colman Dock to four lanes near Olympic Sculpture Park.

A four-lane bridge will link surface Alaskan Way uphill to Elliott Avenue in Belltown.

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Pieces of the Hanover Mall are going to school and nonprofit groups across the region as the shopping center prepares for demolition early in 2020. The mall will be replaced with a new mixed-use development named Hanover Crossing.

Were trying to keep things out of the landfill and put them to good use, said Lisa Berardinelli, who is responsible for the donation program.

She said shelves, archways, and holiday decorations from the mall are going down the road to the Cardinal Cushing Centers, a school for people with disabilities. Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton also will get materials, as will Central Middle School in Quincy, which asked for props for a theater production, she said.

South Shore Hospital is getting a pushcart, which will be used as a small shop for employees, she said, and the Hanover Visiting Nurse Association is getting racks and display units.

The plan is to donate as much of the buildings furnishings as possible, she said.

Ive been here 23 years and part of my job was to keep the mall full, so to be emptying it is kind of sad, Berardinelli said. But Im so excited about the transformation that is coming.

PREP Property Group of Ohio, which bought the mall in 2016, has said that Hanover Crossing will include 600,000 square feet of commercial space and four separate apartment buildings with 297 units. The developer said tenants will include Market Basket grocery, Showcase Cinemas, a bowling alley, and several restaurants.

Johanna Seltz can be reached at seltzjohanna@gmail.com.

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NO-BUILD AREA The demolition of residential and commercial buildings along Bulabog Beach on Boracay Island. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines The demolition of 10 structures allegedly encroaching on the beach easement on Boracay Island will be completed this week, according to an official of an interagency task force.

We do not have enough personnel and we are removing concrete structures but we expect the demolition to be completed within the week, Natividad Bernardino, general manager of the Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group, told the Inquirer.

Bernardino said three of the 10 commercial and residential structures targeted for demolition had already been dismantled.

These include the Freestyle Academy Kite Surfing School, Lumbung Residences and a unit of 7 Stones Boracay Suites.

The demolition of parts of the Aira Hotel, Ventoso Residences, Kite Center at Banana Bay, Wind Riders Inn, Pahuwayan Suites, Boracay Gems and a unit of 7 Stones Boracay Suites is ongoing.

The commercial and residential occupants were found to have encroached on the easement, a no-build area since the island was closed to tourists for the six-month rehabilitation set on April 26 to Oct. 25 last year.

A road will also be built along Bulabog Beach, at the eastern side of the 1,032-hectare island parallel to White Beach, the islands main attraction.

Owners of the buildings up for demolition have filed a civil complaint before the Kalibo, Aklan, Regional Trial Court to have the demolition stopped and declared illegal.

They maintained that they were already compliant with easement rules after they removed parts of their properties based on measurements conducted by the local government of Malay, Aklan, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

They are also questioning the new measurements conducted by the DENR in 2018.

The demolition started on Nov. 7 after a 20-day temporary restraining order lapsed on Nov. 4.

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The City of Owensboro says they have officially initiated the demolition process for Gabes Tower.

After a deadline for serious proposals was extended to Nov. 21, the City received zero bids for restoration of Gabes Tower.

City Manager Nate Pagan said they werent surprised to receive zero bids.

The condition and status of the building we didnt see how it would be feasible for anyone to [develop that property], he said. Someone came to inspect the tower and didnt submit a proposal.

Because of Gabe Towers height and close proximity to residential and commercial property, Pagan isnt sure yet how the demolition will unfold whether its imploded or demolished by a wrecking ball will be decided by professionals. Bids for demolition will be advertised in the upcoming future. The City has set aside at least $600,000 for demolition, but it could cost more.

Were not experts on demolitions of this type, Pagan said. Speculations are open-ended at this point.

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Eri Hayward is cheerful, even as she drops verbal bombs that demolish mainstream conceptions about being transgender.

It will stir things up, but it will not begin to demolish the group.

But if the Arab states mustered the will, they could demolish ISIS, as history has shown.

They need to demolish their homes and round them up, the way they do it to our children.

The sale has hit some snags, but the lease also gives El-Gamel the right to demolish the building.

I'll certainly invent a Frenchman, and make him an author, and then demolish him.

He harangued the Indians, and exhorted them to demolish the fort.

How would it be, think you, if we were to demolish Nambanji?'

Mr. Sakari suggested that himself, and when I agreed with him he proceeded to demolish it.

After denying your first depositions, you are trying to demolish your own father's evidence.

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C16: from French dmolir, from Latin dmlr to throw down, destroy, from de- + mlr to strive, toil, construct, from mles mass, bulk

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1560s, from Middle French demoliss-, present participle stem of dmolir "to destroy, tear down" (late 14c.), from Latin demoliri "tear down," from de- "down" (see de-) + moliri "build, construct," from moles (genitive molis) "massive structure" (see mole (n.3)). Related: Demolished; demolishing.

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