Flashback: Four, 17-storey buildings imploded
25 June 2024
In the 25 years since it was first published, D&Ri - like the demolition and recycling industry that it covers - has gone from strength to strength. Showcasing the vital and complex projects delivered by our industry friends and colleagues has always been at the heart of D&Ri, and it all started with this first site report.
D&Ri’s first site report, published in 1999. (PHOTO: D&Ri/Brandenburg/CDI)
A complex of four, 17-storey buildings on Chicago’s south side, known as the “Lakefront Properties” have been demolished by implosion.
The high-rise residential blocks have been empty for 13 years and they were the first non-industrial buildings to be demolished by…