KUALA LUMPUR: The demolition of a 101-year-old Hindu temple located at the intersection of Jalan P. Ramlee in Kuala Lumpur has been temporarily put on hold after the matter was highlighted to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday.

Temple devotees held a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut to get the Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to retract the notice.

Yesterday temple authorities, received the good news from Federal Territories PPP chief Datuk A. Chandrakumanan when he presented them with a copy of the letter bearing Najibs signature.

The prime ministers instruction is that there will be no demolition until a solution is found, said Balasubramaniam.

When I heard of eviction notice given to the temple management, I was puzzled as there was a directive from Najib last year that no Hindu temple will be demolished.

I highlighted the matter to him. Najib immediately ordered for the demolition to be stopped, he said.

Also present were Deputy Minister in the Prime Ministers Department, P. Waytha-moorthy, who felt that DBKL should take a non-confrontational method in resolving this issue as it involved religion.

The developer is constructing a 37-storey commercial building on the adjacent land.

According to DBKL requirements, it needs to build a 2.4m walkway along the building, in order to obtain a Certificate of Fitness.

The developer cannot do so now as the temple sits on the land on which the walkway is to be built.

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At lunchtime, businessman Joe Wilson likes to check out the action just down the street on Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. It's not the traffic he's watching; it's the slow but methodical demolition of the old Wilshire Grand Hotel at the corner of two of the city's busiest thoroughfares.

"Every afternoon when I go out for lunch, I walk by to see what they're doing," said Wilson, who has now seen the hotel reduced to an entire city block of rubble. It's the first step toward construction of a 73-story skyscraper hotel planned for that spot by 2017.

In the meantime, a surprise of sorts has emerged. Once partially hidden by the Wilshire Grand, the 21-story Wedbush Center at 1000 Wilshire seen mainly from the Harbor Freeway now stands prominently for all to see, facing South Figueroa Street. Even if only briefly.

Before and after photos of the Wilshire Grand demolition

"I never seen it, but I knew it was there," subway passenger Eric Portis said of the Wedbush Center after he emerged from the Metro station across the street from the building. "I think a lot of people would say that."

Also getting a fresh downtown profile west of Figueroa are a neighboring 22-story office building at 915 Wilshire built in 1980 and the 52-story Figueroa at Wilshire tower, built 10 years later.

Still in progress at the Wilshire Grand site is the demolition of the underground garage. And starting in August, crews will begin digging the massive hole where the $1-billion Korean Air skyscraper will soon have its foundation, which is scheduled to be complete by year end.

Panoramic view from the demolition site

Keeping the Wilshire Grand name for now, the new tower will have 73 stories that include a hotel, office space and spots for restaurants and stores. It will have 900 guest rooms, double-decker elevators and an observation deck that will afford ocean views.

Businessman Wilson, who watches the progress daily, is eager for work to begin on what will eventually grow beyond the nearby U.S. Bank Tower and become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.

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Campaigners fighting to save an Edwardian hospital wing have won an injunction banning its demolition until a possible judicial review is ordered.

Save Britain's Heritage and The Victorian Society want to protect part of Sheffield's former Jessop Hospital.

The University of Sheffield wants to knock it down and build on the site.

A hearing to decide whether to order a review of Sheffield City Council's decision to permit the demolition will be held on Thursday.

Details of the injunction, granted on 17 June, have just been released.

Valerie Bayliss, from the Victorian Society, said: "We continue to hope Sheffield University will consider seriously the options for a more sensitive use of the site that would respect the Grade-II listed building, which is a national asset.

Nick Roscoe of the Save Jessop Hospital Campaign described the injunction as a "positive step".

The University of Sheffield, which owns the site, wants to knock down the wing to build a new 81m engineering department expected to open in 2016.

It was granted permission to demolish the building by the city council last year.

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Workers with Hayden Wrecking Company demolish the old Kmart building in Fairview Heights. The structure was originally built in the 1960's, making it one of the oldest commercial buildings that was still standing in the area near St. Clair Square mall and the other shopping centers which have grown up in the city. The Petco business on the north side of the old Kmart will remain, and is open during the demolition, as is the Office Max business on the south side of the old store. Sports Authority will have a new store built on the Kmart site and relocate from their current location. There will also be a few other tenants when the shopping center work is fully completed. The machinery operator navigates through the growing pile of debris in this photo taken from the Petco parking lot.

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The demolition has begin at former Kmart shopping center in Fairview Heights to clear space for a new retail center.

Plans for the new Fairview City Centre to be built near the northwest corner of North Illinois Street and Lincoln Trail include building six new store spaces ranging in size from 13,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet. Both Petco and Office Max would remain as tenants.

For the time being, Office Max remains open at the shopping center, but that space is set for demolition sometime this fall or by the new year. The office supply store will then relocate to a new store to be built next to Petco.

King's Beauty has left the shopping center and moved to Market Plaza, also in Fairview Heights. Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority, which is operating in Fairview Heights Plaza, will relocate to the new shopping center. Remaining spaces are being marketed.

Fairview Heights Economic Development Director Mike Malloy said the city may find out more details from shopping center owner Kimco Realty Corp. later this week.

Last September, Kmart announced that it would not renew its lease at the shopping center and closed its doors in December.

The retail center was one of the oldest in the city. It was built in the late 1960s and pre-dates the St. Clair Square mall. The 113,127-square-foot store that had housed Kmart for the past 14 years initially was built for Venture, a St. Louis-based retail chain that went out of business and left the shopping center in 1998.

Contact reporter Will Buss at wbuss@bnd.com or 618-239-2526.

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HALLSVILLE A towering reminder of this towns history was removed Tuesday, but many longtime residents say the memories will remain.

Traci Morgan, who works at Hallsville Florist, spent the morning at her stores back door, thinking of the times she played on the First Baptist Church playground at the base of the downtown water tower, which was built in 1939.

I know its just a tower, but its history, Morgan said.

Morgan, a life-long Hallsville resident, arrived downtown at 8 a.m., about two hours after the dismantling began, to watch the familiar edifice being dissected by professional cutting torches and removed by crane, piece-by-piece.

I would have liked to have seen it stay there, but it has not been maintained, Morgan said. It has gone too far to be restored.

The Hallsville City Council in February approved the demolition of the downtown landmark to sell the land it sits on to First Baptist Church of Hallsville. The churchs campus surrounds the 35-foot-by-40 foot property.

First Baptist Church agreed to pay $12,700 to remove the water tower from the property.

It is a very small piece of property, but it has value to us in that it is downtown and connects to what we already have, Monty Pierce, associate pastor of education and administration, said in February.

Hallsville ISD spokeswoman Carol Greer arrived early Tuesday to snap photos as the towers lid was slowly lowered like a descending UFO to the ground. She said she remembered playing under the water tower as it overflowed its tank, spilling water on excited children.

Growing up by the only water tower in town was very special as a young child. There are many fond memories playing around the tower, but we always knew it was unlawful to climb it and never did, she said. I was very proud that Hallsville Home of the Bobcats was written on the tower. Its sad to see it go. Its been a part of downtown Hallsville for a long time. It is just part of growing up in Hallsville.

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HALLSVILLE A towering reminder of this towns history was removed Tuesday, but many longtime residents say the memories will remain.

Traci Morgan, who works at Hallsville Florist, spent the morning at her stores back door, thinking of the times she played on the First Baptist Church playground at the base of the downtown water tower, which was built in 1939.

I know its just a tower, but its history, Morgan said.

Morgan, a life-long Hallsville resident, arrived downtown at 8 a.m., about two hours after the dismantling began, to watch the familiar edifice being dissected by professional cutting torches and removed by crane, piece-by-piece.

I would have liked to have seen it stay there, but it has not been maintained, Morgan said. It has gone too far to be restored.

The Hallsville City Council in February approved the demolition of the downtown landmark to sell the land it sits on to First Baptist Church of Hallsville. The churchs campus surrounds the 35-foot-by-40 foot property.

First Baptist Church agreed to pay $12,700 to remove the water tower from the property.

It is a very small piece of property, but it has value to us in that it is downtown and connects to what we already have, Monty Pierce, associate pastor of education and administration, said in February.

Hallsville ISD spokeswoman Carol Greer arrived early Tuesday to snap photos as the towers lid was slowly lowered like a descending UFO to the ground. She said she remembered playing under the water tower as it overflowed its tank, spilling water on excited children.

Growing up by the only water tower in town was very special as a young child. There are many fond memories playing around the tower, but we always knew it was unlawful to climb it and never did, she said. I was very proud that Hallsville Home of the Bobcats was written on the tower. Its sad to see it go. Its been a part of downtown Hallsville for a long time. It is just part of growing up in Hallsville.

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Published: June 26, 2013

The mayor appeared to back away from his previous insistence on demolishing the aging inverted pyramid this summer, possibly before an Aug. 27th referendum on whether to cancel the controversial Lens project.

Permits city officials are seeking for demolition could be complicated if voters opt to scrap the Lens design. The city has applied for a single permit for demolition and construction of a new pier, Foster said.

"Quite candidly, it's helpful to know what you're replacing it with while you're getting your demolition permit," he said.

Foster spoke at a press conference in City Hall surrounded by six members of a new task force that will work to unify city residents if the Lens prevails and develop a process for planning a new pier if voters reject it.

That group, called the 828 Alliance, includes members of the Stop the Lens campaign, Lens supporters and community leaders.

Foster said he stands by his opinion that the current inverted pyramid cannot be salvaged within the city's $50-million budget for a new pier but said the task force is "free to consider" keeping it.

"We're still seeking a permit, but, again, this committee is wide open to making recommendations to me," he said.

City officials must obtain permits from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pinellas County before the City Council gives final approval to demolish The Pier, city development coordinator Chris Ballestra said.

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HALLSVILLE A towering reminder of this towns history was removed Tuesday, but many longtime residents say the memories will remain.

Traci Morgan, who works at Hallsville Florist, spent the morning at her stores back door, thinking of the times she played on the First Baptist Church playground at the base of the downtown water tower, which was built in 1939.

I know its just a tower, but its history, Morgan said.

Morgan, a life-long Hallsville resident, arrived downtown at 8 a.m., about two hours after the dismantling began, to watch the familiar edifice being dissected by professional cutting torches and removed by crane, piece-by-piece.

I would have liked to have seen it stay there, but it has not been maintained, Morgan said. It has gone too far to be restored.

The Hallsville City Council in February approved the demolition of the downtown landmark to sell the land it sits on to First Baptist Church of Hallsville. The churchs campus surrounds the 35-foot-by-40 foot property.

First Baptist Church agreed to pay $12,700 to remove the water tower from the property.

It is a very small piece of property, but it has value to us in that it is downtown and connects to what we already have, Monty Pierce, associate pastor of education and administration, said in February.

Hallsville ISD spokeswoman Carol Greer arrived early Tuesday to snap photos as the towers lid was slowly lowered like a descending UFO to the ground. She said she remembered playing under the water tower as it overflowed its tank, spilling water on excited children.

Growing up by the only water tower in town was very special as a young child. There are many fond memories playing around the tower, but we always knew it was unlawful to climb it and never did, she said. I was very proud that Hallsville Home of the Bobcats was written on the tower. Its sad to see it go. Its been a part of downtown Hallsville for a long time. It is just part of growing up in Hallsville.

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