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Building demolition, 1988
Building in Stuart as it is torn down with heavy machinery. -
Pace's Restaurant during demolition, 1961
Originally built as Chisolm’s Grill in the 1920s, the building later operated as Meadow’s Restaurant from 1955 to 1956, before being renamed Kelly’s Restaurant. In the late 1950s, it changed hands once more and became Pace’s Restaurant. The structure was demolished in 1962, as seen here, to allow for the widening of U.S. Highway 1. A Sinclair service station is visible to the right of the restaurant. -
Removal of the Chamber of Commerce docks, 1961
Docks being removed next to the Stuart Chamber of Commerce. -
Ruins of St. Joseph's Church, 1963
The ruins of St. Joseph's Catholic Church as the structure undergoes demolition after a fire occurred in 1960. -
Ruins of St. Joseph's Church, 1963
The ruins of St. Joseph's Catholic Church as the structure undergoes demolition after a fire occurred in 1960. -
Demolition of St. Joseph's Church, 1963
Charles L. Smith crane operates as part of demolition activities at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The roof of the church has been removed and piles of wood are seen around the church. -
St. Joseph's Church before demolition, 1963
St. Joseph's Catholic Church before being torn down after a fire took place there in 1960. The original church building, built in 1916, was replaced by this structure in 1947. This second structure was originally a chapel at Camp Murphy, no longer in use after the end of World War II. The parish purchased and moved it via a barge down the Indian and St. Lucie Rivers to east Ocean Boulevard. After the fire, a new church was built on the grounds nearby and it was dedicated by the bishop in July of 1961. -
Bulldozer tears down house, 1962
Bulldozer tearing down a house in East Stuart in October of 1962. -
Bulldozer used for East Stuart demolition, 1962
Bulldozer tearing down houses in East Stuart in October of 1962.