Demolition at old Filene's halted as facade falls off

By adamg on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 12:50pm

Lori Magno reports on the 11:30 a.m. incident, posts annotated photos.

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Quick! Cover the damaged

By Arborway on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 1:10pm.

Quick! Cover the damaged areas with that cheap-looking plastic paneling that every new, or renovated building in Boston gets these days!

(And yes, if the renderings are to be believed, the new tower is going to be covered with a lot of it)

more coverage & photos of Filene's demolition accident

By Ron Newman on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 2:41pm.

over here at ArchBoston.com

The top of the wall fell on to the roof and the rest fell into Hawley Street!

Apparently, the demolition crew was preparing to take down the outer Hawley St. wall, and as they began, it collapsed into the staging.