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Published November 13, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Foster house demolition


Foster house before demolition started.

  • Foster house before demolition started.
  • John Bettendorf skillfully worked the earth mover to gut the inside first and make the old home collapse in on itself and fall away from the nearby waterway. <br /><br /><br />Debbie Griffin photos<br />
  • Lund Builders contracted with Bettendorf Excavating to take down the old Foster home that sat near the east bank of Lake George.
  • The River Falls Fire Department basically began demolition of the old Foster home near Lake George when it held a training exercise there in early October, making vents holes in the roof and sides and practicing ladder use and window rescues. <br /><br /><br />David Babcock photo<br />
  • <br />David Babcock photo<br />
  • Once the earth mover took the first “bite” for demolition of the old Foster home, it took about 30-40 minutes to reduce the structure to a pile of rubble.
  • A view of the city not seen since 1907 when the Foster house was moved from Cascade to Winter. <br /><br /><br />Photo courtesy of the Foster Community Foundation<br />