Neighbor James Harouff was another interested observer as the walls came down. " This will stop a lot of the trafficking that was going on, a whole lot of prostitution that was going around. it will clean up the neighborhood a little bit. It's really a good thing it's coming down" says Harouff.  

 

 

William Huddleston once lived in an apartment above the bar where his father worked as a bartender. Huddleston says years ago the building housed a friendly neighborhood bar, and it hurts to see what it had become. He retrieved a brick from the building to remember a part of his childhood. He hopes the land can be used for green space or a memorial park.  

 

 

 

Several other area residents said they would like the property at the corner of South and Sumner Streets turned into green space or a small park for neighborhood children.