Demolition crews have started tearing into the Governor Building on Southwest Second Avenue, erasing a familiar five-story presence from the west end of downtown Portland. After months of uncertainty for tenants and arts groups that called the building home, excavators moved in this week as fencing wrapped the block and workers began prepping the structure for a full teardown.
According to the Portland Business Journal, demolition work officially kicked off Wednesday. Reporter Sara Edwards noted that contractors were clearing out interiors and starting structural demolition, a process that will wipe away a block long known for small retail storefronts and arts spaces in the downtown core.
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