Lafayette Demo major progress Friday night?

**digitalvision** · November-12-09, 06:07 PM

So I just got this email from SMART - talking about a detour "due to the Lafayette demolition project" from 9p Friday night until 9a Saturday morning.

http://www.smartbus.org/Smart/Ride%2...%2013%2009.htm

Are they taking big parts of her down? Makes sense as far as timing - it's getting cold and you don't want to disturb work traffic, however, it'll be odd as I wonder if she'll be substantially more gone by Monday. I went by just Tuesday, and they were rockin' and rollin on getting the facade off on the coney island side.

**buildingsofdetroit** · November-12-09, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by digitalvision

So I just got this email from SMART - talking about a detour "due to the Lafayette demolition project" from 9p Friday night until 9a Saturday morning.

http://www.smartbus.org/Smart/Ride%2...%2013%2009.htm

Are they taking big parts of her down? Makes sense as far as timing - it's getting cold and you don't want to disturb work traffic, however, it'll be odd as I wonder if she'll be substantially more gone by Monday. I went by just Tuesday, and they were rockin' and rollin on getting the facade off on the coney island side.

Sure sounds like it. I can't imagine them rerouting buses every time they work on the Michigan and Lafayette sides. I asked some of the crew the other day if they were imploding it. They said no. It was coming down floor by floor.

**buildingsofdetroit** · November-13-09, 07:48 PM

Friend just informs me that the westbound route changed "because of the Lafayette demolition project" has been re-routed for months. Could be more "Red Dawn" shooting necessitating the bus change.

Aug. 3 announcement:
http://www.smartbus.org/Smart/Ride+S...on+8+03+09.htm

**buildingsofdetroit** · November-13-09, 09:39 PM

It's definitely "Red Dawn" shooting: more bright lights lighting up downtown, no demo workers on site at the Lafayette, usual streets for filming closed.

Also, I jokingly take issue with the thread's title: I wouldn't call anything to do with the demo "progress."

**rajdet** · November-14-09, 09:30 AM

Taken 11/13/09

**buildingsofdetroit** · November-14-09, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by rajdet

Taken 11/13/09

Nice shot. Taken from the parking garage?

DC48080 · November-14-09, 01:22 PM

I can't see the picture. Just a box with a red X in it.

**buildingsofdetroit** · November-16-09, 03:19 PM

Was on the phone with Adamo today. They said they are NOT taking down the rest of the building like they did the eastern elevator bank. They have a huge building muncher on site now [[parked on Shelby).

Today, it appears they're taking down the scaffolding on the sides of the building.