Work continued at the other two sites featured in yesterday's post. All that remains of the two-story yellow house is a hole ready for fill. Most of the brick and concrete remains of the old Hong Kong/Harpers Restaurant have been hauled away and the surface is being prepared for a final layer of dirt.

Throughout Cairo, other cranes are working diligently toward the stated goal of 50 abandoned properties to be demolished and removed by the end of October.

FOOTNOTE:

I have renewed hope...

...that my "boulder" plan for fixing the street in front of Cairo Public Utility may yet be realized!

Yes, my heart did fall as I watched the Roslyn Plug reduced to The Rockettes.

However, after another week of work at the site, "The Rockettes" seem to have actually gained weight. There are a large number of not-to-be-sneezed-at "plugs"...just lying there. The cranes and trucks have disappeared.

I am left to wonder...

Maybe the original plug was too large to transport. Maybe they had to break it up into manageable pieces. Maybe these mini-boulders will yet be used to finally satiate the "black hole" the lives and breathes and eats on Commercial Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets.

I mean...

Drop the mini-plugs into the hole, add a load or two of concrete to bind, and top off with a layer of gravel. Let it bake for a year and hope it doesn't fall. If successful, come back next summer and add a layer of asphalt icing!

It's a plan...