The landscape of Centerville changes once again as a long vacant building topples under a wrecking ball and steam shovel. The former home of JC Penny on the border of Bountiful and Centerville has long been void of retail sales and has for more than ten years served as records storage for the company. The JC Penny catalog call center served in the upper floor of the building until mid 2004.I worked in that call center and remember shopping in the store and I, like many long time Centervillites, have missed having the retail space so nearby. As much as I will miss the employment oppotunites and even the open space the vacant parking lot provides I welcome the more efficient use of the space.
I attended the public demolition event on Halloween afternoon along with about 1,000 other onlookers. It was barely worthwhile. For all the buildup the marketing company went through you'd have thought they were going to blow the thing up. When we arrived and the crowd was a mear 100 feet from the building, it was clear no explosives were to be involved.
Even with the lack of pyrotechnics the show was good enough to make me feel like I didn't complety waste my time in coming down and fighitng the crowds. Here's the video from the demolition:
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