Joe Holden reports.
Demolition Of Historic Church In West Philly Begins
MART ON TILGHMAN STREET AND HESURVIVED AND SUSPECTS RAY MAINON THE RUN.EN.DEMOLISHING HISTORY INWEST FXTD CREWS BEGINDISMANTLEDISMANTLING HISTORIC CHURCHDESTROYED BY FIRE OVER THESUMMER AND THERE'S SOMETHINGSPECIAL THEY'RE TRYING TOPRESERVE.IMAGES AND FLAMES SWEEPINGTHROUGH THIS EYE DOING WESTPHILADELPHIA CHURCH.IT WAS LATE SUMMER AND THEFIRE SHOOK THOSE WHOAWORSHIPED HERE FOR THE LAST 36YEARS.SGL THON DAY, THE FRONT ENDLOADERS ARE HERE TO BRING ITDOWN THE END OF THE STATELYGREATER BIBLE WAY TEMPLE ANDINTERIOR FAIRLY RESEMBLES THESACRED SPACE THAT STOOD OFFLANCASTER AVENUE FOR MORE THANA SENT RIX THE CHURCH WAS LONGOF THE ARCHDIOCESES CLOSED INEARLY 19 70s.WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THENEXT CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OFTHE TEMPLE AND I DECLARE.AND THINGS JUST GOT AND ANDTHERE ARE MILLION DOLLARS SORTTHIS CONSTRUCT A NEW CHURCH.WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TOBREAKING GROUND FOR THE NEWCHURCH.AROUND APRIL 1 ISst.THE LOAN REMINDER OF OLDCHURCH AND BELL TOWER WILL BEPRESERVED.CHURCH OFFICIALS ADD GODWILLING AND TWO WEEK'S TIMEIT'S EXPECTED THE PROPERTYWILL BE NOTHING BUT A VACANTLOT.