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Showing of 108 results for Building Demolitions.

ID	103482
Title of Article	Salvaging a piece of local history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Work continues on the demolition of the former Elkhart High School on Franklin Street. Crews hope to salvage the stone sign and columns, city officials said. The former school, replaced decades ago by the district, was annexed to the newer county courts building, which also will be demolished after the county completed construction of the Elkhart County Courthouse at U.S. 33 and Reliance Road in Goshen. City officials have said they plan to seek private development of the block in downtown Elkhart. The work for this phase of the operation is being done by masonry restoration company RestoreWorks, located in Chicago and Northwest Indiana; Work continues on the demolition of the former Elkhart High School on Franklin Street. Crews hope to salvage the stone sign and columns, city officials said. The former school, replaced decades ago by the district, was annexed to the newer county courts building, which also will be demolished after the county completed construction of the Elkhart County Courthouse at U.S. 33 and Reliance Road in Goshen. City officials have said they plan to seek private development of the block in downtown Elkhart. The work for this phase of the operation is being done by masonry restoration company RestoreWorks, located in Chicago and Northwest Indiana
Date	Apr 30, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Building Demolitions

ID	103331
Title of Article	Old high school building to be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart High School building; Elkhart High School building; Elkhart High School building
Date	Apr 15, 2026
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Building Demolitions

ID	99769
Title of Article	County set for next round of unsafe building tear-downs
Notes	B&E Excavating
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Demolition; Mae Kratzer
Date	Dec 11, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission, Dana Bontrager Excavating, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	94351
Title of Article	Council approves $523K for two downtown building demolitions
Notes	119 S. Main Street; 220-222 Jefferson Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Damaged home in 200 block of West Jefferson St.; 119 S. Main St.
Date	Dec 07, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Funding, Demolition, Elkhart City Council

ID	91925
Title of Article	C.G. Conn musical instrument factory to be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	The former C.G. Conn band instruments factory on East Beardsley Avenue in Elkhart is set to be demolished. The property is slated to be redeveloped into residential space.
Date	Aug 19, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Conn, C.G., Factory, Building Demolitions, Beardsley Avenue, Housing

ID	91682
Title of Article	135-year-old downtown building torn down
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Demolition of building at 119 S. Main St.
Date	Aug 12, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Downtown Elkhart, Building Demolitions

ID	91534
Title of Article	Downtown Building Being Demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Crews begin demolition of a building at 119 S. Main St.
Date	Aug 09, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Downtown Elkhart, Building Demolitions

ID	91449
Title of Article	Emergency demolition set to begin
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of building to be demolished
Date	Aug 08, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Downtown Elkhart, Building Demolitions

ID	66317
Title of Article	County picks bid for old jail demolition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 24, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Building Demolitions, Juvenile Detention Center

ID	65942
Title of Article	Downtown demolition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Downtown Elkhart building
Date	October 9, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Construction, Building Demolitions

ID	61711
Title of Article	$600K requested to demolish "eye-sores"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Remains of the building at 612 S Main; 4 properties planned for demolition: 501 Middlebury St, 509-515 W. High St, 637 W Franklin St, and 1806 W. Franklin St
Date	April 16, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings

ID	61068
Title of Article	Goshen eyesore home set for demolition
Notes	212 Crescent Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Exterior of home; Inside door of home
Date	December 7, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen, Building Demolitions

ID	60823
Title of Article	10 Elkhart homes to be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	625 Marion Street; 632 Marion Street
Date	October 18, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Vacant Buildings, Building Demolitions

ID	59285
Title of Article	OOPS!: Woman's house accidentally demolished after City Hall mixup
Notes	900 W. Blaine Ave
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	900 W. Blaine Ave; raised lot; illustrated map of Blaine area
Date	January 5, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Elkhart Board of Public Works

ID	59164
Title of Article	40 abandoned properties will be transferred to city
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	December 8, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Demolition, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings

ID	59092
Title of Article	Blight removal plan progressing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	1634 S. Main St; Map of houses to be blighted
Date	November 22, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Demolition, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings

ID	58765
Title of Article	Schult demolition
Notes	Picture only
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Machinery and demolished building
Date	September 16, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Schult Corporation, Building Demolitions, Demolition

ID	58733
Title of Article	Schult's final days
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Caleb Morse; Dan Miller
Date	September 10, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Schult Corporation, Vacant Buildings, Building Demolitions, Demolition

ID	58374
Title of Article	Elkhart hoping to acquire 19 properties
Notes	Includes addresses of properties
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	August 13, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Prosecutor, Building Demolitions

ID	58213
Title of Article	Demolition begins as part of blight-elimination efforts
Notes	Main and Lusher; 2306 S. Main; 3508 S. Main
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 30, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Democratic Womenâ€™s Club, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings, Schult Corporation

ID	58215
Title of Article	Board of works orders demolition of house on Crescent Street
Notes	212 Crescent Street, Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 30, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Democratic Womenâ€™s Club, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings, LaCasa Inc.

ID	58082
Title of Article	When will old debris be cleared in Goshen?
Notes	Tocon Holdings LLC
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 20, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety

ID	58054
Title of Article	Goshen houses will be demolished for projects
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Homes on South Third Street
Date	July 15, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Demolition, Buildings, Building Demolitions, Goshen Redevelopment Commission

ID	57732
Title of Article	Company could be fined up to $2,500 by Goshen for debris-filled property
Notes	Tocon Holdings LLC
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 16, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety

ID	55218
Title of Article	Seven sites might be demolished by end of year
Notes	1430 Conn Ave, 809 Fremont St, 301 N Second St, 1113 Baldwin St, 103 Riverside Dr, 900 W Blaine Ave
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 10, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Building Demolitions

ID	54547
Title of Article	Demolition ordered on houses
Notes	615 W. High Street; 619 W. High Street; 136 Wagner Avenue; 1716 Oakland Avenue
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	two photos of homes to be demolished
Date	June 28, 2014
Page	A6
Subjects	Building Demolitions

ID	54424
Title of Article	Money sought for demo
Notes	Buildings located on South Main & Division Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 11, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Schult Trailers, Inc., Federal Press Co., Government, Elkhart City, Building Demolitions

ID	54416
Title of Article	Mayor downplays lead danger
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 9, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Building Demolitions, Public Health Issues, Prairie Street Overpass

ID	54406
Title of Article	Dust a concern at demolition sites
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 6, 2014
Page	C1
Subjects	Prairie Street Overpass, Railroad Crossings, Building Demolitions, Public Health Issues

ID	54158
Title of Article	Home in historic district on Division Street knocked down
Notes	Home at 167 Division St. demolished due to code noncompliance
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition
Date	May 1, 2014
Page	A1
Subjects	State-Division Sts. Historic District, Historic Homes, Government, Elkhart City, Building Demolitions

ID	54109
Title of Article	Two houses face demolition
Notes	Homes at 219 State St. & 316 Aspenwald Ave. to be demolished due to code noncompliance
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of home at 316 Aspenwald Ave.
Date	April 24, 2014
Page	C1
Subjects	State-Division Sts. Historic District, Historic Homes, Government, Elkhart City, Building Demolitions

ID	53821
Title of Article	More houses marked for razing
Notes	City seeking federal funds to remove vacant and abandoned houses
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of home at 438 W. Lexington Ave.
Date	March 10, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Government, Elkhart City

ID	53221
Title of Article	Railing planned along part of Armory property
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	November 13, 2013
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Building Demolitions, Development, Economic, Development, Commercial

ID	53127
Title of Article	Eyesores at Main and Lusher will be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of buildings
Date	October 29, 2013
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Building Demolitions, South Main Street, Government, Elkhart City

ID	52986
Title of Article	Correll brings new approach in tackling dilapidated structures
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Denny Correll
Date	October 6, 2013
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Co. Inc., Government, Elkhart City, Building Demolitions

ID	52703
Title of Article	Armory bricks are in demand
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of rubble
Date	August 28, 2013
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Building Demolitions

ID	52681
Title of Article	Preserving items from Elkhart Armory comes with a price
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of architectural elements
Date	August 25, 2013
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Building Demolitions

ID	52661
Title of Article	Reclamation efforts successful in armory demolition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition by Indiana Earth Inc.
Date	August 22, 2013
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Building Demolitions

ID	52635
Title of Article	Several Elkhart properties are in line to be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Harry's Humidor bldg. on Elkhart Ave.
Date	August 19, 2013
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Downtown Elkhart, Building Demolitions, Development, Commercial

ID	51131
Title of Article	Bayer buildings 'buried' on site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of rubble
Date	December 15, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Bayer Corp., Miles Laboratories, Building Demolitions, Bayer Industrial Campus

ID	50509
Title of Article	BOSS summer program gives opportunities to autistic teens
Notes	Two-week day camp held at Goshen College
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	July 19, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Autism

ID	50466
Title of Article	Demo crews halfway done
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition work
Date	July 12, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Bayer Industrial Campus, Miles Laboratories, Bayer Corp., Building Demolitions

ID	49836
Title of Article	Past will help build future
Notes	Parts salvaged from bldg. to be used in LaBour Park & other projects
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of bldg. exterior
Date	February 27, 2012
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Bayer Industrial Campus, Miles Laboratories, Building Demolitions, LaBour Park

ID	49710
Title of Article	Bayer property to be sold for redevelopment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of bldg.
Date	January 23, 2012
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Bayer Corp., Building Demolitions, Bayer Industrial Campus, Feed The Children

ID	43721
Title of Article	So long Sleepy Hollow; hello to Chalet
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 30, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Sleepy Hollow Motel, Chalet Party Shoppe, Cassopolis Street, Building Demolitions

ID	43636
Title of Article	Buildings demolished where substation may be built
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition
Date	November 25, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Indiana Michigan Power (I & M)

ID	41277
Title of Article	Electric utility buys the former CCS building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 26, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Michigan Power (I & M), Building Demolitions

ID	41155
Title of Article	City to knock down buildings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 15, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Building Demolitions, LaBour Pump Company, Sterling Avenue Business Corridor

ID	39597
Title of Article	Neighborhood house razed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition
Date	November 5, 2008
Page	C1
Subjects	Goshen Health, Historic Racemere Peninsula Neighborhood Association, Building Demolitions, Best Dam Neighborhood Association

ID	30787
Title of Article	House is history
Notes	871 E. Beardsley
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition
Date	September 18, 2007
Page	A3
Subjects	Monteith, Curtis E., Historic Homes, Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Building Demolitions