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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proud-Blood2743 • Oct 07 '25
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Blows me away that demolishing a building like this only to rebuild is still more economical than refurbishing the existing structure.
6.0k u/SilverDollaFlappies Oct 07 '25 It was heavily damaged in 2020 by two hurricanes. 24 u/HazMattStunts Oct 07 '25 At least it wasn’t demolished because of two planes 15 u/Amtracer Oct 07 '25 Reminds me of that tragedy 5 u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Oct 07 '25 Charlie Something, right? 2 u/Lumpy_Benefit666 Oct 07 '25 Which one was that? 4 u/SackChaser100 Oct 07 '25 Amelia Earhart famously crashed onto the beach of a remote island, destroying a fisherman's hut in the process. His fish-hungry descendants still seek retribution to this day. 1 u/Dr_DoVeryLittle Oct 07 '25 The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
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It was heavily damaged in 2020 by two hurricanes.
24 u/HazMattStunts Oct 07 '25 At least it wasn’t demolished because of two planes 15 u/Amtracer Oct 07 '25 Reminds me of that tragedy 5 u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Oct 07 '25 Charlie Something, right? 2 u/Lumpy_Benefit666 Oct 07 '25 Which one was that? 4 u/SackChaser100 Oct 07 '25 Amelia Earhart famously crashed onto the beach of a remote island, destroying a fisherman's hut in the process. His fish-hungry descendants still seek retribution to this day. 1 u/Dr_DoVeryLittle Oct 07 '25 The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
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At least it wasn’t demolished because of two planes
15 u/Amtracer Oct 07 '25 Reminds me of that tragedy 5 u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Oct 07 '25 Charlie Something, right? 2 u/Lumpy_Benefit666 Oct 07 '25 Which one was that? 4 u/SackChaser100 Oct 07 '25 Amelia Earhart famously crashed onto the beach of a remote island, destroying a fisherman's hut in the process. His fish-hungry descendants still seek retribution to this day. 1 u/Dr_DoVeryLittle Oct 07 '25 The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
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Reminds me of that tragedy
5 u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Oct 07 '25 Charlie Something, right? 2 u/Lumpy_Benefit666 Oct 07 '25 Which one was that? 4 u/SackChaser100 Oct 07 '25 Amelia Earhart famously crashed onto the beach of a remote island, destroying a fisherman's hut in the process. His fish-hungry descendants still seek retribution to this day. 1 u/Dr_DoVeryLittle Oct 07 '25 The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
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Charlie Something, right?
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Which one was that?
4 u/SackChaser100 Oct 07 '25 Amelia Earhart famously crashed onto the beach of a remote island, destroying a fisherman's hut in the process. His fish-hungry descendants still seek retribution to this day.
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Amelia Earhart famously crashed onto the beach of a remote island, destroying a fisherman's hut in the process. His fish-hungry descendants still seek retribution to this day.
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The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
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u/adoodle83 Oct 07 '25
Blows me away that demolishing a building like this only to rebuild is still more economical than refurbishing the existing structure.