This is a view of the rubble remaining after six properties were just demolished by
Tiffin, LLC. Market Street is on the left in this view and King Street (not visible) is to the right. The paved area is from demolitions carried out in a previous era, before I lived downtown. In 1997, the City of Wilmington passed an Ordinance prohibiting the creation of new commercial lots in the Downtown Design District of which this is part.
You can really see the gaping wound created in this block. This is the
1200 block of King Street, and we are looking North. How will this block ever recover? The company responsible for the demolition of the properties claims they are helping the City out by amassing properties of various ownerships into a single entity that can support a large office tower. This block is part of the area known as "Lawyer's Row." When the New Castle County Court House was located a block up the street, many lawyers had offices in these old houses. There are still lawyers in the remaining houses on this street.
A mother and her child crossing the street because the sidewalk is closed. Lawyer's Row is located along the dividing line between my neighborhood - Midtown Brandywine - and the Upper East Side. The towers in this photo were built on former residential stock. Despite the somewhat hollowed out street vibe caused by half vacant office towers, parking garages, surface lots, and a scarcity of retail offerings, there is a fair amount of pedestrian activity on this block. Market and King Streets both lead to the Market Street Bridge, which connects this part of Wilmington to Brandywine Village and other neighborhoods to the North of the Brandywine River. One block south is Rodney Square, our main bus hub and the cultural heart of downtown.
This is a view of the rubble remaining after six properties were just demolished by Tiffin, LLC. Market Street is on the left in this view and King Street (not visible) is to the right. The paved area is from demolitions carried out in a previous era, before I lived downtown. In 1997, the City of Wilmington passed an Ordinance prohibiting the creation of new commercial lots in the Downtown Design District of which this is part.
You can really see the gaping wound created in this block. This is the 1200 block of King Street, and we are looking North. How will this block ever recover? The company responsible for the demolition of the properties claims they are helping the City out by amassing properties of various ownerships into a single entity that can support a large office tower. This block is part of the area known as "Lawyer's Row." When the New Castle County Court House was located a block up the street, many lawyers had offices in these old houses. There are still lawyers in the remaining houses on this street.
A mother and her child crossing the street because the sidewalk is closed. Lawyer's Row is located along the dividing line between my neighborhood - Midtown Brandywine - and the Upper East Side. The towers in this photo were built on former residential stock. Despite the somewhat hollowed out street vibe caused by half vacant office towers, parking garages, surface lots, and a scarcity of retail offerings, there is a fair amount of pedestrian activity on this block. Market and King Streets both lead to the Market Street Bridge, which connects this part of Wilmington to Brandywine Village and other neighborhoods to the North of the Brandywine River. One block south is Rodney Square, our main bus hub and the cultural heart of downtown.
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