ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than a month after the front wall of Albuquerque’s historic Bliss Building collapsed, it has been decided that the owners of the building will move forward with the demolition of the entire building. The 121-year-old building is home to Lindy’s Diner, which has become an icon on Route 66, but since late April, the whole intersection of Central and Fifth Street has been closed off. On Friday, the owners of the building secured a demolition permit, saying it’s been a difficult process.
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“I guess people look at it like it was just a building, it was just a restaurant and stuff, but you know, to us it was more than that. And I think you know there are certainly some people in Albuquerque that feel the same,” said Dawn Vatoseow, co-owner of Lindy’s Diner.
After a portion of the Bliss Building collapsed last month, the City of Albuquerque gave the owners, Steve and Dawn Vatoseow, until May 15 to apply for a permit to either demolish or renovate the building, saying something needed to be done quickly, because of the danger further collapse would pose to the public. The city then extended that deadline until Friday. In a statement, the city told KRQE News 13 that the owners were able to secure a demolition permit before their deadline, and they will now handle the process…