Negative-G - Old Chicago Shopping Center Á Amusement Park - 1985: The Demolition of Old Chicago Page Four

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While Old Chicago was one giant building the way it was deconstructed it is more like two separate buildings.

There was the outside ring of stores that was taken out first...

...and turned into piles of broken concrete and piles of scrap metal.

The demolition of Old Chicago wasn't a quick job so every time we drove by it every week or so there would be a little bit more lost forever.

The demolition of Old Chicago started in February of 1986 and lasted three months.