Imax watch: how it looks today (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Imax watch: how it looks today
10:06am Wednesday 20th February 2013 in News
Imax watch: how it looks today
DEMOLITION work on Bournemouth’s Imax gained momentum yesterday.
The main facade of the four-storey glass Waterfront building was ripped away to expose the structure inside the controversial building.
Bournemouth council, which bought the building for £6.5 million in 2010, expects it to be gone by the end of March.
It will open up the sea views that existed between the demolition of the pier approach swimming baths in 1986 and the construction of the Waterfront in 1998.
The space will become an outdoor events arena which will house concerts and other events. The first concert will be held at the end June.
Watch a video of the start of the demolition, see inside the Imax as it was, browse our archive of pictures through the years and read all our coverage at bournemouthecho.co.uk/imax
Comments(12)
BourneRed
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11:24am Wed 20 Feb 13
speedy231278
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11:33am Wed 20 Feb 13
Anyone care to guess how much the building has cost local council taxpayers to be built at our expense, sold for the council's profit, bought back for the developer's profit, then demolished? First guess £18M?
Hessenford
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11:35am Wed 20 Feb 13
Linguist
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12:03pm Wed 20 Feb 13
HRH of Boscombe
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12:06pm Wed 20 Feb 13
Hessenford
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12:36pm Wed 20 Feb 13
Linguist wrote:Or, NO.
Or ..... They could have made millions by having the building fully utilised.
Baywolf
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1:33pm Wed 20 Feb 13
jobsworthwatch
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2:18pm Wed 20 Feb 13
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Lord Spring
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4:39pm Wed 20 Feb 13
guisselle
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5:19pm Wed 20 Feb 13
Glashen
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9:42am Thu 21 Feb 13
speedy231278 wrote:It wasn't built at "our expense" it was built by a private company who paid ground rent to the council. It would be interesting to know what the total cost/income to the council has been and what the future benefits, receipts and costs from this site which will still retain the Imax basement as rentable units will be. Certainly we can hope that this important site will now be more fully utilized than it has at any time since the Pier Approach Baths were demolished.
Why is it taking so long? I supposed the council is paying by the hour, rather than by the job?
Anyone care to guess how much the building has cost local council taxpayers to be built at our expense, sold for the council's profit, bought back for the developer's profit, then demolished? First guess £18M?
Old Harry says...
10:33am Wed 20 Feb 13