Dallas ‘50’s office structure demolished, ending preservationist hopes

by PegNews wire

The demolition of the architecturally interesting building at 2505 Turtle Creek occurred Sunday morning, surprising everyone (except the demolishers, of course).

It's a sign of the times in North Texas: old buildings go down whether preservationists want them to or not.

On Sunday morning (April 20) the structure that came face-to-face with the wrecking ball was a one-story office building at 2505 Turtle Creek Blvd. which went up in 1959. It was regarded by preservationists as a piece of mid-20th century history, but the developer - Great Gulf of Toronto - wants to build a high-rise condo and restaurant complex on the site.

Even though Great Gulf's rezoning application (which would allow the high-rise) had been denied by the City Plan Commission on April 3, the developers decided to proceed with knocking down the old building.

Chalk another one up to progress.

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Spamboy, says:

Is it really a surprise to anyone after the messes that have happened with other landmarks, such as the old Hard Rock Cafe building?

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Robert Kelly, says:

If someone wants to preserve a building, then they should buy it and preserve it. It's that simple really.

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alexander troup, says:

You know what these Preservation guys are from out of state, they love...new ideals and parties, where can I enlist and enjoy the destruction of the endangered species, out home town culture, oh well I was born an alien, I will die a comrad..... Alex Troup, Wrecking Ball Designer.