April 1975 .. The Occidental was the first hotel to stay in town for a few decades, the activity center of downtown. It contained 273 rooms, a cafeteria, dining room, cocktail lounge, hair salon, beauty salon and shops. One of its prominent residents was Jack Reese, president of Continental Motors of time. He and his wife lived in a hotel of 16 apartments. In 1960 the city was stalled and motels in surrounding communities have been drawingfrom the western sector of business. The hotel closed its doors for good in December 1970 a first. It 'been empty for several years, while the city fathers as a way to revitalize the center. Formulated as an idea for a covered shopping mall, the hotel was not suitable for floors. In fact, it was planned as a parking lot. The city acquired the property through condemnation in March 1975. The next step was to decide how to demolish the building. Wrecking was awarded OrourkeContract and decided the building with the benefits of collapse Controlled Demolition, Inc. The exact date was kept secret, keep the masses. Meanwhile, the windows were boarded in the church of St. Paul, the Theatre of Michigan and the Chronicle building. Mounds were piled up around the hotel to contain the debris and barricades erected to keep spectators at least a block away. Despite the word leaked secret and the crowd began to gather early in the morning of Sunday,April 13 ...
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