demolished

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Take the now demolished Coliseum Theater on 181st Street, which served as a foundational space for Vargas’ path to cinema.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It began construction in September, and by October, the entire East Wing had been demolished.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

His administration is appealing a federal judge’s decision last month to block construction of the ballroom, slated at the site of the now demolished East Wing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The block is about to be demolished to make way for a gleaming new residential complex, and the mosaic is to be torn down.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Hermione stole into a library and discovered from their records that the place had been demolished many years before.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling