A 141-year-old building that partially collapsed in downtown Chattanooga across from the Tennessee Aquarium apparently will be torn down, according to the city.
"It's our understanding the entire building will be demolished," said Marissa Bell, a spokeswoman for the city.
She said that demolition work was expected to start Friday with building contractor T. Gene Edwards Inc. slated to do the job.
About a week ago, part of the front and north side of the building at Market Street and Aquarium Way gave way, sending a pile of bricks tumbling onto the sidewalk.
No one was injured. The owner of one of the businesses in the structure, Cheeburger Cheeburger, had earlier worried about the building's integrity and closed down.
See more in Friday's Times Free Press.