Yes, the remaining walls of 114 Texas will soon be tumbling down. And the debris from the recent fire that totally burned the building will be removed.
For a long time, as in way too long, this building which formally housed Humphreys has been a major eyesore to those traveling east on the Texas Street bridge into Shreveport.
The roof of the long-abandoned building and part of the exterior wall had caved in. The remaining portions of the structure were deteriorating as well as the interior that was exposed to the elements.
Max Ford has been contracted by the city of Shreveport to remove the remains of the building and remove the debris from that site as well as the alley behind the building.
Ford has equipment on the site and the actual removal should start today (Wed.)
It’s unfortunate this building has been lost to downtown. However, after the fire there was little to salvage.
Hats off to the City for defeating the effort by the building owner to stall the demolition and to Property Standards director Terrence Green for ramrodding the process to have the building deemed a safety hazard and to obtain the demolition contract.