He headed east, found several more Hirschfeld signs, and tore them down too.
Both outbuildings were on the verge of collapse, so we tore them down and reconstructed the shells.
In 1963, as if on cue, a developer bought up the brownstones and tore them down, in order to build a forty-story skyscraper.
The state put up fences to block access to the more dangerous parts of the falls, but swimmers soon tore them down, Ms. Ulmer said.
Two of these take up his wars against Christianity and morality, emphasizing that he tore them down only in the hope of replacing them with something better.
They tore them down and built larger homes with two stories and 4,000 to 6,000 square feet of space that sold for more than $1 million.
Nearby, on East Fourth Street, Eli Gindi, a real estate developer who belongs to the family that owns the Century 21 department stores, paid $1.8 million in 2004 for a pair of houses on adjoining lots, tore them down and has submitted plans for a 12,600-square-foot house that would be one of the largest in Brooklyn.
But most of the glamorous hotels went broke or were bought by developers, who tore them down to build condominiums.
"Rather than repair them, they tore them down," Bobbitt said.
The neighbor promptly bought the townhomes as soon as they were finished, tore them down, and restored the open space in front of his property.
Last weekend, Occupy Wall Street protesters attempted to retake Zuccotti Park, erecting tents before police tore them down and made several arrests.
