Plimpton Press Demolition August 31, 2018

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As August comes to a close, the Plimpton Press is now completely gone.

The new apartments on the North side of Lenox and Nahatan are already clearly visible, as is the rear of the Shaw’s Plaza. Once the debris is gone it will be easier to see all the way through Lenox street in both directions for the first time in decades.

The railroad tracks that went to the original Guild street railroad overpass/bridge (replaced in the summer of 2016) can be seen in the 5th and 6th photos.

The next phase of the project is likely to begin soon on the East side of the site, up against the dead end of Rock street, where the first set of new buildings will be constructed.

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 25, 2018

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The main building of the Plimpton Press in Norwood is almost completely gone now. The tower remains standing for now, but it may also be coming down before the project is complete.

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 22, 2018

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 21, 2018

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 20, 2018

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The main tower of the Plimpton Press came down today. It stood for over 120 years, and could be seen as far away as Morse Hill in South Norwood (site of the current Coakley Middle School).

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 16, 2018

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Today a large section in the South West corner was totally removed, so the stack in back can be seen much more easily. More lumber and bricks have been piled up and things seem to be progressing well.

Plimpton Press Demolition August 15, 2018

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Today the Southeast corner and East side were opened up and more of the inside of this great old building are seeing some daylight. I got a closeup photo of some of the old lumber, which is being saved and re-purposed according to this great article from the Norwood Bulletin.

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 14, 2018

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More progress was made on the South side of the building today.

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Plimpton Press Demolition August 13, 2018

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After months of work, the time has finally come to begin work on demolishing the main building of the old Plimpton Press. Guild street is closed from Lenox to Broadway 8 am- 4:30pm for the two week period beginning August 13 to allow work on the building to continue safely.

I shot this video around 5pm tonight from the intersection of Lenox, Guild and Plimpton streets. Work seems to be moving right along despite the gloomy weather.

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Plimpton Press Demolition and Avalon Construction

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In 2015, Avalon Bay put forward a plan to build condominiums and apartments on the Plimpton Press site. (for more on the history of the Plimpton Press, please click here).

Demolition of the Plimpton Press buildings began on May 7, 2018, starting with buildings 3 and 4.

In early July 2018, demolition was started on buildings 1 and 2.

Demolition of the main building started August 13th 2018.

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With Building 3 (which used to block Lenox street) and Building 4 (which used to sit against the end of Rock Street) both demolished, you can see through to the back of Star Market Plaza and up Lenox to the new Condos on the corner of Nahatan and Lenox street.