A portion of the sign that once advertised the Downtown Hotel tumbles to the sidewalk as a demolition machine takes a concrete-crushing bite out of the building Thursday in downtown Port Angeles.
The building, which also housed the Cornerhouse Restaurant, along with several surrounding structures is being demolished to make way for construction of a luxury hotel being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.
Lane traffic lanes and sidewalks on Front and Laurel streets around the project were closed Thursday to protect motorists and pedestrians from falling debris.
Bystanders watch and take photos at the corner of Front and Laurel streets as the former Downtown Hotel and Cornerhouse Restaurant is razed Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
An excavator moves demolition debris in the hollowed-out shell of the former Downtown Hotel and Cornerhouse Restaurant in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. Lane closures on Front Street and the complete closure of Laurel Street will be in effect while demolition is underway. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
