The over 100-year-old building was recently deemed unsafe by city engineers and torn down on Wednesday.
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — Demolition crews began taking down a building Wednesday that stood in downtown Enumclaw for more than 100 years.
City engineers deemed the abandoned brick building known as the Paulson Chevrolet building unsafe.
Someone reported seeing a bulge on the front of the building last Saturday, according to Enumclaw Police spokesperson Sarah Taylor.
“It had become a safety issue,” said Taylor. “It was so unstable it was at a point where it could collapse.”
The city closed the adjacent sidewalks and streets,
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