Historic Cambridge building demolished after fire
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A Cambridge landmark was reduced to rubble Monday as wrecking crews knocked down a 19th century building destroyed by fire on Saturday night.
A Cambridge landmark was reduced to rubble Monday as wrecking crews knocked down a 19th century building destroyed by fire on Saturday night.
The downtown Preston property most recently housed a dance club and sports bar, The Hopper, but has been shuttered since 2015.
It’s now at the centre of a suspicious fire investigation.
“It’s certainly emotional to see it come down and to see it come down this way,” Cambridge Ward 3 Coun. Corey Kimpson said.
The demolition drew crowds to the intersection of King and Lowther Streets.
“I never went to The Hopper,” one person watching the tear-down said. “That’s a little younger crowd than I’m – uh – up for.”
Officials say the building was vacant, but people had been seen inside.
