A sign on the front of the "Dundry House" in Minneapolis. It reads "this building will be demolished May 20". The building was destroyed by fire in April 2024. The building had been vacant.

Long awaited demolition of the K-Mart on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. The store was damaged during the 2020 Minneapolis Uprising and then used as a temporary post office for nearby posts offices that were burned down.

Long awaited demolition of the K-Mart on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. The store was damaged during the 2020 Minneapolis Uprising and then used as a temporary post office for nearby posts offices that were burned down.

Demolition of the Olympus Correctional Facility in Draper Utah. September 2023.

A close-up view of a hydraulic excavator’s quick-coupler and demolition attachment during the teardown of the former Southgate Office Tower in Bloomington, Minnesota. The worn steel, hydraulic lines, and layers of dust and debris show the heavy strain placed on equipment during large-scale structural demolition. Piles of shattered concrete, insulation, and twisted metal surrounding the attachment reflect the ongoing dismantling of the mid-century office complex.

The address numbers 5001 hang damaged and partially peeled from the exterior of the former Southgate Office Tower in Bloomington, Minnesota. Shot during the late-afternoon winter light, the sign shows the wear of a building already deep into demolition. The brick façade, fencing, and scattered debris reflect the final stages of teardown at the long-vacant 1960s-era tower that once stood near I-494 and Portland Avenue.

The Southgate Office Tower in Bloomington, Minnesota, stands with its vertical concrete panels and boarded-up windows in the final weeks before demolition. Built in the 1960s as part of a broader commercial corridor near I-494 and Portland Avenue, the building had become long vacant by the 2010s. Its distinctive mid-century façade—once a recognizable landmark for drivers on the interstate—shows stripped interiors and exposed structural elements as crews prepare the site for redevelopment.

Construction equipment and twisted debris surround the former Southgate entrance canopy as crews continue dismantling the long-vacant tower near I-494 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Southgate complex, once part of a mid-century office corridor, is being cleared after years of declining occupancy, making way for new redevelopment in one of the metro’s busiest commercial zones. The exposed framework and scattered metal panels highlight the final stages of the structure’s removal.

A partially dismantled mid-century office tower stands open to the winter light in Bloomington, Minnesota, as demolition crews continue taking down the long-vacant structure. The building’s exposed interior and collapsed debris field reflect the broader wave of suburban redevelopment that has reshaped commercial corridors near I-494 and the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport. Heavy equipment rests at the base of the tower, marking another step in clearing the site for future use amid changing regional land-use patterns.

The demolition of the former supervalu store on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

Demolition of the US Bank building on East Lake Street. The building was destroyed during protests that followed the murder of George Floyd.

Demoition of the one time Wells Fargo Bank on Nicollet in Minneapolis on March 3, 2021. The bank was destroyed in riots folowing the murder of George Floyd.

Demolition of buildings destroyed in the uprising that followed the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. The buildings were home to Minnehaha Liquors, a chiropractor’s office and GM Tobacco.

The demolition of a riot damaged US Bank branch. The bank was rebuilt.

The Brillion Iron Works (BIW) foundry in Wisconsin. The site was closed in 2016 and demolished in 2019.

A Royal Taylor demolition excavator works overnight in downtown Chicago, dismantling the remains of a mid-century parking structure near North Wabash Avenue. The location, part of an area undergoing major redevelopment, reflects the city’s continual cycle of teardown and renewal. Once a dense cluster of low-rise commercial and industrial buildings, this district is being transformed by modern high-rise towers and mixed-use developments that are reshaping the skyline and urban streetscape of central Chicago.

Demolition of a building on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

A building gets demolished as a new one rises in the background in Dinkytown, Minneapolis.

Demolition of a building on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Demolition on Marquette Ave of a building to make way for City Club Apartments.