John Bishop, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, closes off a section of Commerce Street at Main Street for the demo of the old Carquest building across from Fairpark early Monday morning.
Josh Grubbs, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, guides Mayor Todd Jordan in the excavator as he gets the first swing with the demo of the old Carquest building across from Fairpark early Monday morning.
Allen Kennedy, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, drops securing pins in the road block barriers as they city closes off a section of Commerce Street at Main Street for the demo of the old Carquest building across from Fairpark early Monday morning.
Debris stacks up as Josh Grubbs, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, demolishes the old Carquest building across from Fairpark in downtown Tupelo early Monday morning.
John Bishop, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, closes off a section of Commerce Street at Main Street for the demo of the old Carquest building across from Fairpark early Monday morning.
Adam Robison | DAILY JOURNAL
Josh Grubbs, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, guides Mayor Todd Jordan in the excavator as he gets the first swing with the demo of the old Carquest building across from Fairpark early Monday morning.
Adam Robison | DAILY JOURNAL
Allen Kennedy, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, drops securing pins in the road block barriers as they city closes off a section of Commerce Street at Main Street for the demo of the old Carquest building across from Fairpark early Monday morning.
Adam Robison | DAILY JOURNAL
Josh Grubbs, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, demolishes the old Carquest building across from Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo early Monday morning.
Adam Robison | DAILY JOURNAL
Debris stacks up as Josh Grubbs, an employee with Tupelo Public Works, demolishes the old Carquest building across from Fairpark in downtown Tupelo early Monday morning.
TUPELO — The final reminder of Downtown Tupelo’s derelict past has come down, as city officials have demolished the long-vacant auto parts store in the heart of the Fairpark District.
Monday morning marked the demolition of the building at 125 East Main Street, following an agreement by Belzoni-based Guaranty Bank & Trust, which purchased the property in July, to build a two-story standalone bank at the location.
