Demolition of the 160-foot-tall smokestack at the former Pillsbury Mills site began Thursday morning after a team of workers spent the first part of the week assembling a crane with a 200-foot boom. The five-story Grocery Mix building will be the next to be demolished.
Moving Pillsbury Forward, a nonprofit that was created to facilitate redevelopment of the 18-acre site at 1525 E. Phillips Ave., has set up a viewing area for the demolition. The public is welcome to stop by and a shaded area with seating and ice water is available.
Off-street parking is available in the former employee parking lots at the corner of 15th Street and Phillips Avenue. Onlookers are asked to stay clear of the main gate entrance at 16th Street so that workers and equipment can access the site with minimal traffic.
This article appears in September 18-24, 2025.
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