MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An iconic structure which towered eight stories over the old Mirro Aluminum Company in downtown Manitowoc came crumbling down Thursday morning.
It had been there almost 90 years.
Manitowoc’s Wayne Dehne tells WLUK he had to come and watch..
“I used to work here, years ago, on the second floor.”
Dehne says he had to see the building one last time.
“We seen the tower come down. Pretty awesome.” Dismantling of the old Mirro Aluminum Company began back in June. The City of Manitwoc owns the five-acre site.
Manitowoc City Attorney Kathleen McDaniel.
“It’s an open canvas into our historic downtown. We’ve been approached by a few developers about putting up a multi-use apartment building where there will be apartments on the second and third stories, and commercial on the front.”
Once the tower was down, crews moved on to other parts of the factory. Project manager Dave Fowler expects demolition to be complete by around Labor Day.
“From then on, it’s just consolidating the waste recycling, the metal that can be recycled, and removing all the other materials to the waste management facility in Whitelaw. Some of the recycling is going to Green Bay, and some I think to Illinois.”
“We’re really looking forward to seeing this come down. We really support all of our citizens who did great work there, but we’re looking forward to see what’s next for Manitowoc,” says McDaniel.
The contractors have until October 10th to have the site cleared. The city hopes to move ahead with development plans, next year.
