Fred Rieck recently sent in these photographs of the demolition of St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet (Albany County). Strictly speaking of buildings, this is about as heart-breaking as it gets. This perfectly good building served the community<\/a> until September 25, 2011. The church then sold the building to a developer who announced plans to build a supermarket on the site. Over the winter of 2012-2013 the new owner stripped the building of architectural elements and then demolition began in April 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n The following photographs show the last of St. Patrick’s Church as it appeared May 4, 2013.<\/p>\n I’d be interested to hear the significance of the padlocks.<\/p>\n ___________________________________________<\/p>\n Second Reformed Church, Philmont ____________________________________________<\/p>\n Central Hudson Gas and Electric Horton Sphere, Poughkeepsie<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometime around the winter of 2012-2013 Central Hudson Gas and Electric demolished their Horton Sphere<\/a> on the Poughkeepsie waterfront. The sphere stored gas for home heating.<\/p>\n Tom Rinaldi took the following photograph of the Sphere with the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge (Walkway Over the Hudson) in the background. (A fantastically-composed photograph of industrial-design goodness, if I may so so.) Matt Kierstead took the second photograph in June 2011 from the Walkway, and the third image is a Central Hudson Gas and Electric logo that suggests the sphere to be an iconic part of the company’s brand.<\/p>\n This 2008 article<\/a> explores the architectural values and preservation possibilities of the Poughkeepsie Horton Sphere and other examples of domed structures.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________<\/p>\n Also, the Saugerties Times published an article on April 25, 2013<\/a> about the plan to demolish Clovelea, the Sheffield mansion, and the debate about the cost to restore the house.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________<\/p>\n UPDATE: MAY 12, 2013 Also, the City of Albany commenced “emergency” demolition<\/a> of seven houses on Lexington Avenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" St. Patrick’s Church, Watervliet Fred Rieck recently sent in these photographs of the demolition of St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet (Albany County). Strictly speaking of buildings, this is about as heart-breaking as it gets. This perfectly good building served the … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.hudsonvalleyruins.org\/yasinsac\/albany\/stpats-demo-1.JPG\")
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\nA fire seriously damaged<\/a> the 180-year-old Second Reformed Church<\/a> of Philmont (Columbia County) on January 15, 2013. The church building was subsequently demolished. Fred Rieck took the following photographs on March 3, 2013.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.hudsonvalleyruins.org\/yasinsac\/columbia\/Philmont-Church-1.JPG\")
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\nThe bell tower of St. Patrick’s Church is staving off demolition<\/a>. Hm, maybe the contention that it was in bad shape was greatly mistaken.<\/p>\n