The demolition will be documented here, so pictures will be added throughout the process. These are the last three buildings protecting the 1830 RR Station (the oldest in America) by blocking the flood waters down Main Street.
Updated: Feb 7, 15, 24, March 3, 8, 15, 29, 30
Mar 30 Funeral home back removed
Apr 15 Funeral home
Apr 15 Funeral home, front steps and back
Apr 15 All 3 buildings down (a couple lower walls of Phoenix) Train Station seen.
Feb 15 Phoenix front sidewalk
Mar 8 Phoenix front, roof and top two stories removed, thin black fabric obscures view
Mar 15 Phoenix ground floor
Feb 7 Phoenix side and back scaffolding
Mar 3 Phoenix and Funeral home/coffee - top floors gone
Feb 15 Phoenix side
Mar 15 Phoenix side
Feb 15 brick piles wrapped in plastic
Feb 15 Alley
Feb 24 Alley small
Mar 30 Backs removed, large alley
Feb 2 Scaffolding erected, Easton bldg back west side
Mar 8 top floors removed
Feb 15 Easton funeral bldg scaffolding
Feb 7 scaffold
Mar 15 Funeral side
Feb 24 Great Panes building demolished
Mural on the Phoenix and two stained glass window panels on Great Panes, were recently painted by artist Mark Russo. More info with better pictures
HERE
Easton Sons Funeral Home blog post
HERE
Demolition of Great Panes blog post, photos Dec 2023- Feb 2024
HERE
Excellent aerial views of demolition March 19 at
Historic Ellicott City By Air HERE
Dec 28 Phoenix mural was torn down with the garage early morning Wednesday, Dec 28. (The County Office of Public Info had said the demolition would start in January) So, children off from school, could not see it before going into the train station for their holiday train displays.
©2024 Patricia Bixler Reber
Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD
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