Under-Demolition Shirt Corner Building Collapses

The old Shirt Corner, currently under demolition at 3rd and Market, appears to have partially collapsed.

Let me try that again. Pic w wider area of 3rd St. 3-5 minutes after wall came down on w side of Shirt Corner bldg pic.twitter.com/qn2cRF7VGq

— IsaiahThompson (@isaiah_thompson) March 13, 2014

Wall collapsed on third Street at shirt corner demolition site at third and market. Apparently no one hurt. pic.twitter.com/ehLIRpoNP2

— David Henry (@DavidHenry6abc) March 13, 2014

The building is being torn down and will be replaced by a complex anchored by a CVS. The site is being developed by Alterra Property Group.

Here’s how it looked earlier this week:

There goes The Shirt Corner. Bricks falling. Construction guys say it'll take another week to bring the building down pic.twitter.com/TfbVyUUdD3

— Emaleigh Doley ☔️ (@emaleigh) March 11, 2014

We’ll update with more information as we get it.