Thursday a friend in Nevada, MO posted about one of the old, historic buildings on the square in Nevada collapsing. It was empty and no one was inside but it is right on the square and apparently made a really loud noise, then a dust cloud and scared everyone around there half to death.
Yesterday when Addie and I were in Nevada, I had called in burgers at The White Grill and it was going to be 20 minutes before they were ready so I told her we’d go by and see the building that collapsed.
I can see why it scared people in the area when it happened. Sad to see those old buildings decay to such a state that they just fall. I’m sure it’s super expensive to maintain a building like that.
I surely wouldn’t want to be someone working or living near that building. The demolition and clean up is probably going to be noisy and messy. That building is only two or three blocks from the apartment I had rented there.
We only lived there 4-1/2 years but even to me, that corner is going to look strange without that building there. For people who have lived there all their lives, it will surely look like something is missing.
Glad no one was injured and no other buildings were knocked down. Everything in that area is really, really old but thankfully, many of the buildings are still occupied and seem to be maintained.
PattiLynn says
Oh my! Looks like a bomb went off…probably sounded like it too. I hope they get it down without anyone getting hurt.
Dottie Newkirk says
So scary and so sad.
Nelle Coursey says
That does look scary!! They are tearing down some of the old buildings on Baker street across from the coliseum and in the next block. It looks really strange there! They are going to build a new facility for some of the city offices and a welcome center. It will have the Sr. Citizens, offices that were in the coliseum, the heal center and maybe more. It looks so funny when you go down Washington street and turn on Baker because it is vacant there. All the old Ice House building is gone now! When they were taking some of the buildings down a man was hurt inside one of them. It was one of the new buildings that he got hurt in. I think he is ok though. Glad no one was hurt in this one.