Demolition at old Filene's halted as facade falls off

By adamg - 4/14/08 - 12:50 pm

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

Comments

By Arborway - 4/14/08 - 1:10 pm

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)

By Ron Newman - 4/14/08 - 2:41 pm

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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.