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The Adams Theatre on Elizabeth is prepped for demolition. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
The roof of the Adams comes down in early June 2009. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
The stage area of the Adams. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
The excavator prepares to gobble up one of the Adams' old movie projectors. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
An excavator starts tearing into the back of the theater facing Grand Circus Park in late May 2009. Photo by Ben Doughty
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Bricks line the sidewalk along where patrons once exited the theater. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
By the first week of June, demo crews had ripped through the roof and back of the Adams. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
The roof had failed long ago, but wreckers finished what the elements started. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
The Elizabeth Street side torn asunder. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
An excavator rips through a wall of the Adams. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
Terra cotta from the stagehouse area was removed and carted off to a lot near Cass Avenue. Photo courtesy of Ben Doughty.
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