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A final trip inside two historic Warren buildings

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On Monday, May 1, 2023 ahead of the start of demolition of several downtown buildings to the south of the Bradley County Courthouse Square, Saline River Chronicle was granted access to photograph the historic Hankins and Wayne’s(The Sandwich Shop)buildings. We are posting these for historical purposes.

The following are a number of photos from the visit:

Five downtown Warren buildings set to be demolished starting Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
The buildings seen from the southeast corner.
The historic Ederington Building as seen from the south side.
The south side of the former Wayne’s and Sandwich Shop Building.
The historic Hankins Building from the south side.
The eastern side of the former Rural Water Building. A new flag mural is being painted on The Eagle Democrat building to replace this artwork.
Piles of sand placed on the north side of the structures in preparation of the demolition.
Heavy equipment brought in awaiting the demolition.
The structures as seen from the north side.
The structures as seen from the northwest corner of the lot.
A second photo from the northwest corner of the lot.
The southwestern corner of the Ederington Building.
The lots as seen from the southwestern corner.
The interior of the front of Wayne’s(Sandwich Shop) Building.
Lower level ceiling damage in the old Wayne’s(Sandwich Shop) Building.
An upstairs room in the old Wayne’s(Sandwich Shop) Building.
Roof damage inside the old Wayne’s(Sandwich Shop) Building.
The view from a broken out window in the upstairs of the old Wayne’s(Sandwich Shop) Building.
The hand crank furniture elevator in the old Hankins building.
The upper portion of the hand crank elevator in the old Hankins building.
Bottom floor ceiling damage inside the old Hankins Building.
The downstairs of the old Hankins Buildings.
The downstairs of the old Hankins Buildings.
Major ceiling damage in the downstairs of the old Hankins Buildings. The upstairs floor is seen falling through from the upper level.
The downstairs of the old Hankins Buildings.
The upstairs of the old Hankins Buildings.
The upstairs of the old Hankins Buildings. The floor has completely rotted away and is falling through due to water damage.
The upstairs of the old Hankins Buildings.
The hand crank elevator as seen from the second story.
A skylight on the second floor of the old Hankins Building.
More roof damage due to water on the upper level of the old Hankins Building.
The eastern downtstairs side of the old Hankins Building.
A staircase on the lower level of the old Hankins Building.
The downstairs of the old Hankins Building.

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