Long-Awaited Demolition of Pimlico May Start Next Week

Baltimore’s Rubble Revival: Salvaged Goods From Demolished Rowhomes Returned To The People Who Lived There

Charles and Hudson In West Baltimore, where 100-year-old rowhomes recently met the wrecking ball to make way for a new Amtrak tunnel, something rare and radical is happening. While history often disappears under the dust of demolition, this time, it’s being pulled from the rubble—carefully, deliberately—and handed back to the very people whose neighborhoods were upended. The effort began when Amtrak, bound by federal regulations to preserve cert…

Demolition of Long-Abandoned Tri-City Hospital Underway

After more than two decades of abandonment and legal proceedings, the City of Dallas is moving forward with the long-anticipated demolition of the former Tri-City Hospital, located at 7525 Scyene Road in District 5. The demolition began on July 15, 2025, and is expected to take about 8 weeks to complete, weather permitting. Background: Vacant since 2002, the Tri-City Hospital property had become a chronic public safety hazard and was officially…

Long-awaited demolition of Pimlico may start next week

The long-awaited demolition of Pimlico may be only days away from getting started as the rebuilding of the racetrack moves toward a hoped-for reopening in time for Preakness 2027. “Parts of the backstretch could begin late next week,” Maryland Jockey Club president and general manager Bill Knauf said in a text message Wednesday to Horse Racing Nation. Flashback 2024: Maryland governor OKs Pimlico rebuild. Knauf and Gary McGuigan, the executive v…

Tradewinds 41 nears long-awaited opening

It’s been nine long years in the making, with several false starts and an extended pause during the pandemic, but Tradewinds 41, a tiki bar-themed restaurant, seems finally about to open on Royal Palm Pointe. Though a chain link construction fence is still in place, the restaurant and two-story tiki hut look finished from the outside, crisp and attractive. “It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally at the very end of it,” said businessman …