Not Wasting Demolition Time

The work to build and open the new Bank of America branch at 493 Elmwood Avenue near West Utica Street in the Elmwood Village is taking major steps forward.
Demolition started around January 5, and the crew and contractor obviously meant business; the former Pier I Imports store, which the bank will replace, was down by Monday, and when I drove by the site Tuesday, not only was all of the debris removed, but the foundation/basement was gone and two cranes had dug a rather deep hole/work site and were continuing their work.
It was strange to see a store that Val and I shopped at a decent amount, especially at holiday time, being torn down, particularly for a bank and not housing or a new retail business or restaurant/coffee shop, but we are glad that something is going in that space and soon.
Now, if someone would just take over the former Sweet Tooth space ...