Corona Chronicles: Fire On Broadway
A few mornings ago, I woke up and Jeff said, "how did you sleep through that?" "What?"
I went to the window and there were at least six firetrucks and two ambulances on 106 Street, and on Broadway. The road was blocked off on all sides. I didn't really get what had happened, until Jeff pointed out that the building across the street had had a major fire. When I walked Fletcher some hours later I took pictures.
Across the street
This three-story building is landmarked.
On Broadway
Close up
Nobody was in the building. For the past two years, the restaurant on the bottom is vacant, after several tried and failed. The top two floors were a gym for many years. It's been closed since April. Apparently the owner was selling off gym equipment. The basic supposition is that it was arson. The landlord is a slumlord, and can probably make a huge profit off of the insurance. This being on a corner lot at a major thoroughfare, any new developer is probably going to build a huge tower. We've had a spectacular view downtown so I guess that'll be gone next year.
I went to the window and there were at least six firetrucks and two ambulances on 106 Street, and on Broadway. The road was blocked off on all sides. I didn't really get what had happened, until Jeff pointed out that the building across the street had had a major fire. When I walked Fletcher some hours later I took pictures.
Across the street
This three-story building is landmarked.
On Broadway
Close up
Nobody was in the building. For the past two years, the restaurant on the bottom is vacant, after several tried and failed. The top two floors were a gym for many years. It's been closed since April. Apparently the owner was selling off gym equipment. The basic supposition is that it was arson. The landlord is a slumlord, and can probably make a huge profit off of the insurance. This being on a corner lot at a major thoroughfare, any new developer is probably going to build a huge tower. We've had a spectacular view downtown so I guess that'll be gone next year.