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by Flutterby
February 8th, 2018, 1:21 pm
Forum: Greater Minnesota
Topic: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition
Replies: 11
Views: 11840

Re: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition

It's really not creepy -- Kirkbride complexes were all about letting in light and air. This place had housing for students at the local community college (now M-State) for many years. I had friends who lived there and it was cozy. Also, tons and tons of people have stayed there for drug dependency t...
by Flutterby
February 8th, 2018, 11:56 am
Forum: Greater Minnesota
Topic: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition
Replies: 11
Views: 11840

Re: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition

There's a lot of skepticism around town about how much they've actually worked to facilitate a redevelopment, but I'll have to let someone who's been closer to the issue comment on the details. I know the Otter Tail Co. Historical Society has been on red alert for years, but the city government, not...
by Flutterby
February 8th, 2018, 8:38 am
Forum: Greater Minnesota
Topic: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition
Replies: 11
Views: 11840

Re: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition

The only thing left standing will be the center administration building; the one with the towers. Both entire wings are scheduled to go. There is no plan for the site; they just want to knock it down to get it out of their hair, and probably sell the land to someone who will put up a bunch of corrug...
by Flutterby
February 7th, 2018, 10:28 pm
Forum: Greater Minnesota
Topic: Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition
Replies: 11
Views: 11840

Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building Impending Demolition

Hello, everybody -- I'm a longtime reader of this forum but I've never taken the plunge to register and comment before now. I just wanted to let people know that the Fergus Falls City Council voted on Monday to begin demolition of that city's Kirkbride complex, the former Regional Treatment Center, ...