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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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| Workers finish installing safety scaffolding on the west side of the F&M Building late this afternoon. Early this evening, Locust Street's sidewalk was reopened to pedestrian traffic. Vehicular traffic will follow soon. (SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF) |
By +Scott Leffler
scott.leffler@eastniagarapost.com
With the safety scaffolding put in place this afternoon, Locust Street is re-opened for pedestrians — and will be for vehicular traffic soon.
The street has been closed since late in the evening on June 7 when large pieces of stone fell from the third story of the F&M Building onto the sidewalk below and into the street, damaging the awning to the 21st Amendment bar, which is in the basement of the building.
The scaffolding will remain in place — to catch any stone that may fall — until permanent repairs are done. The city's Building Inspection Department says Granchelli Development is considering multiple fixes for the issue, one of which could take months.
The bar — the building's only tenant — has also been closed for more that two weeks since the incident happened. It re-opened tonight around 8 p.m.
Jon George, owner of the bar said, they're celebrating the re-opening with $9.99 pizzas all week and "letting people pet Matt Devines beard tonight for the opening." The second part may have been facetious. Or not.
It's unknown at this time when the barricades will be removed and the street re-opened to vehicular traffic.
NOTE: Story corrected at 10:10 p.m. to state that the street is still barricaded and not open to vehicular traffic. We regret the error.
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Monday, June 22, 2015
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Locust Street — and 21st Amendment — will be able to be reopened later
this week after scaffolding is erected on the west side of the F&M
Building. (ENP FILE PHOTO)
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Once the scaffolding is put in place, Locust Street can be reopened, according to Chief Building Inspector Jason Dool, which he expects to happen "Friday morning at the latest."
The scaffolding is just a temporary fix, though as Granchelli Development is looking to have the missing stones from the building replaced. Once those are replaced, the scaffolding can come down. The timetable on that, however, depends on the method used. It could be months before the stone is replaced, Dool said.
Locust Street has been closed since just before midnight on June 7, when it is believed weather caused heavy stones to fall from above two of the windows on the building's third floor.
With Locust Street closed, also closed has been 21st Amendment, located in the basement of the F&M Building. It, too, can reopen once the scaffolding is in place.
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Monday, June 8, 2015
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| Officials believe that concrete that fell onto Locust Street late Sunday night did so because of the weather. The stones, which are stacked at right, damaged the canopy to the 21st Amendment. (SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF) |
By +Scott Leffler
scott.leffler@eastniagarapost.com
Whether it was struck by lightning or pounded by pouring rain remains up for debate but officials seem inclined to believe that concrete pieces falling off the F&M Building shortly before midnight Sunday was due to the weather.
"Chances are water got behind there over the winter, froze and pushed that out," City Building Inspector Jason Dool said this afternoon. "It didn't appear that it was related to lightning."
Jon George, owner of the 21st Amendment — the sole occupant of the five-story building — said he believes lightning was the culprit.
"They actually think it was struck by lightning, but there's not any way to prove that," he said.
One thing everyone agrees on is that they're glad no one was hurt. The falling concrete, however, did damage the canopy over the stairs to 21st Amendment.
Dool said the pieces that came loose in the storm do not appear to be structural and that the building — and Locust Street — will be able to be reopened soon.
How soon, though, is the question.
"As long as we can get the loose stuff down, it shouldn't be a problem moving forward," Dool said. "We'll let 'em open before they re-install (the concrete)."One thing everyone agrees on is that they're glad no one was hurt. The falling concrete, however, did damage the canopy over the stairs to 21st Amendment.
Dool said the pieces that came loose in the storm do not appear to be structural and that the building — and Locust Street — will be able to be reopened soon.
How soon, though, is the question.
George said he anticipates re-opening his basement-level bar on Wednesday at the earliest.
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| Locust Street is closed this morning, as is the F&M Building at the corner of Locust and Main streets after large stones fell from the third story of the building, damaging the canopy of 21st Amendment and temporarily shuttering the building. (PHOTOS BY SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF) |
By +Scott Leffler
scott.leffler@eastniagarapost.com
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Stones from the third story windows are now nearly stacked in the doorway of
"Regency Tower," also known as the F&M Buildng.
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According to LPD, the incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. when multiple pieces of concrete fell from one of the windows, hitting the canopy for 21st Amendment and falling to the ground.
No one was injured in the incident, but the building and street have been closed until Lockport's Building Inspection office can be assured it's safe to re-open.
Building Inspector Jason Dool said this morning that he hasn't had a chance to inspect the scene yet, but Building Inspector Clayton Dimmick had been on scene shortly following the accident.
"I believe at this point, is that they were going to need to get an architect or an engineer to look at it," Dool said by phone. "We'll probably end up taking another look at it later today."
Kelly Alaimo of Granchelli EA Real Estate Development, which owns the building, said "We're going to have an engineer look at it this morning. It doesn't look to be anything structural. Hopefully if we get the engineer in today, we'll get it back up (open) tonight," she said.
The building's only tenant currently is 21st Amendment.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
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| Banners for all 10 NA3EHL teams hang in the Heinrich Rink portion of the Cornerstone CFCU Arena. A 15-game, three-day showcase will be played between the 10 teams this weekend. (PHOTOS BY SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF) |
BY SCOTT LEFFLER
scott.leffler@eastniagarapost.com
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Arena staff undergoes last-minute training today. In the foreground are
new picnic-style tables for attendees to sit at while enjoying food from the
concession stand, which is expected to be opened in time for the showcase.
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Workers had expected to have the arena's main entrance, the south west "tower" entrance open today but as of this afternoon, were still working on its preparation. Both signs have been installed on the tower, however, and were illuminated for the first time this week.
Workers were also busy this afternoon attempting to put together the concession stand in the arena's main downstairs lobby, as well as the arena's pro-shop. Employees said they hoped to have the pro-shop facilities at least somewhat complete before Friday's first game.
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The stands in the Heinrich Rink are empty now, but as many as 1,500
people are expected in the arena for the showcase.
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Employees at the rink said they expected construction to continue through the early morning hours, ahead of the three-day showcase.
Lockport Mayor Anne McCaffrey expressed her excitement this afternoon about the weekend tournament.
"We are thrilled to host 10 teams ... to spend their weekend in Lockport," she said. "We're expecting probably 1,500 people in the city this weekend that wouldn't be here otherwise."
With 1,500 people in the city and an arena that holds only 630 spectators, that means nearly 1,000 people at any given time will be out in the Lockport area looking for something to eat, drink or do.
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| The Lockport Express has the advantage of having its own locker room. |
The bars and restaurants are ready: Parker Greenman, owner of Papa Leo's on Main Street said, "We expect to see a nice pickup of drop-in traffic due to the three-day event." Kim Milani at Sub Delicious has similar plans. Meanwhile, Jon George, owner of 21st Amendment at Main and Locust streets, said his bar was taking a wait-and-see approach before he increases staffing.
And other area businesses are getting in on the act, too. Lockport's Historic Palace Theatre is planning a free hockey-themed movie on Saturday. The theater will show the original Mighty Ducks at 1 p.m.
The city itself, is following George's example. Streets crews and the Lockport Police Department are staffed at normal levels but accommodations can be made if need be, McCaffrey said.
The mayor noted that this weekend's tournament — the first in 30 years in the city — is just the first of many to come.
"We have a lot to be excited about," she said.
RELATED: Win free tickets for this weekend's tournament, as well as the rest of the Lockport Express 2014-2015 season home games.
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| The main rink as seen from the upstairs lobby. Arena personnel hope the southwest "tower" entrance will be open in time for the showcase. |
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