A few days ago some stone pieces fell from the upper part of the southeast corner of First National Bank Building. As a result, the Central Square plaza next to the bank has been roped off to pedestrian traffic.
The Wick building and then the FNB building....this is a harbinger of the very foundation of Youngstown real estate crumbling. It appears that the downtown economics will not generate the required capital to repair the very core of Youngstown real estate with only the feel-good hipster projects. What is needed is the only chance Youngstown has been given for an industrial resurgence and the City leaders have never even glimpsed it. Maybe because they cannot see the oil because of their feet.
The story will be in the 10/10/2012 Vindicator. Thank you Jay for the heads up.
Did a quick search of the two local TV web sites ( WKBN/WYTV and WFMJ ) and they said nothing about it ... but that's par for the course for TV news.
Just exactly fell off the building ... ie. ... precisely what fell and in what quanity? The article is very short on detail. Give us the exact facts as they are known at this precise time.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/oct/10/downtown-youngstown-exterior-parts-of-fi/?newswatch (http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/oct/10/downtown-youngstown-exterior-parts-of-fi/?newswatch)
Photos
tt thank you for the photos. thank Yaweh that no one was hurt when this piece of stone gave way, smashing to the grd in a million pieces. not like the poor pedestrian that was side swiped by a car in the ytown dt in last wk's blog.
What's the status of this building?
Seems like all the buidlings downtown are crumbling.....The next injection well earthquake may level downtown....
Quote from: Towntalk on October 16, 2012, 09:43:47 PM
What's the status of this building?
There is scaffolding on the southeast corner of the building, since Thursday or Friday of last week. Not the type that was around the PNC bank, this is the kind you may see window washers using. I have seen workers off and on the past few business days.
High rise buildings are not forever, they need maintenance to stay in good repair. One of the casualties of low occupancy rates and absentee landlords is preventive maintenance. The City should now look to other large cities and learn how this problem was solved elsewhere, then take prudent measures to address this issue.