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Phoenix Hotel demolition, 1981
Posted on November 24, 2014 | in Uncategorized | by Lexington Herald-Leader
A wrecking ball brought down part of the Phoenix Hotel on Nov. 17, 1981, in Lexington. The Phoenix was demolished in 1981 and 1982 by Wallace Wilkinson, who had planned to build the World Coal Center skyscraper on the site. It was never built, and the site eventually became the Park Plaza Apartments and Phoenix Park. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
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