Part I (1:35)
The former German Hospital erected in Boyle Heights was profiled last October. It came under active demolition the morning of December 16th, and this series of videos document the last moments of the original 1904 building.
An eyewitness, Ms. M. Rodriguez, texted me as it was happening. She explained that demo work began on December 1st along the small cottages to the south of the original building as well as other structures to the west. Then all activity stopped. She learned from a neighbor that there may have been a question about the historic status of the main building. Was that all cleared up and the bulldozers were then resumed?
Photojournalist Gary Leonard arrived on the scene within 20 minutes of Ms. Rodriguez notifying me. He got there at the exact time to capture the destruction in the final five minutes of the standing hospital building.
Part II (:23)
Part III (1:35)
Finale (1:15)
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