Hail Mary pass for Smith Baker Center, ‘Lowell’s Cathedral’

Hail Mary pass for Smith Baker Center, ‘Lowell’s Cathedral’

LOWELL — The fate of the magnificent but derelict and potentially dangerous Smith Baker Center, once called “Lowell’s Cathedral,” was the focus of three motions on the City Council’s agenda Tuesday night, one of which called for it to be torn down. “It’s in no condition for anything other than demolition,” Councilor Erik Gitschier said. The imposing high Victorian Gothic-style edifice, located at 412 Merrimack St., across from both City Hall and…