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Crowley's Department Store - Demolition photos

Crowley's beautiful terra cotta is reduced to dust

Crowley's fades away in October 1980

Demolition of Crowley's in 1980

Demolition of Crowley's on Jan. 7, 1978

Demolition of Crowley's on Oct. 29, 1980

The Crowley's bridge is mostly reduced to rubble.

Demolition of Crowley's on Oct. 29, 1980

Hudson's Department Store towers over its vanquished rival - though The Big Store would later meet a similar fate.