Former Home To Twin Cities Mission Comes Down

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Updated: 1:26 AM Dec 5, 2009 Former Home To Twin Cities Mission Comes Down The building that originally housed the Twin Cities Mission is no more. Posted: 5:01 PM Dec 4, 2009 Reporter: Michael Oder Email Address: michael.oder@kbtx.com

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Amidst the snow and sleet in downtown Bryan, changes are happening.

Demolition crews started at 7 o'clock this morning at 500 N. Main Street to bring down the building that housed the Twin Cities Mission. The mission has since moved into new digs on 410 South Randolph Street.

For many years, the building on Main Street served the homeless in Bryan and College Station. The building itself has been on Main Street for nearly 100 years. Some residents stopped by and took bricks home with them.

"People wanting to keep a little piece of history," says Ron Crozier with the Twin Cities Mission, "It's been a part of the landscape of downtown Bryan for all these years."

"Knowing, for so many years all the lives we were able to impact, all the paths that we crossed all the friendships that we've made. That facility is no longer here, but the memories will stay," added Crozier.

The clean up and foundation removal will start early next week.

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Posted by: diane Location: bryan,tx on Dec 5, 2009 at 10:13 PM

well it is sad to say .and to see it go down that place has been there for ever and then some .and yes that place is about 100yrs old .my dad rembers that place there and my dad is 78 yrs old so its old .and my grandparents rember it i was asking my grandparents about it and he told me that it is about 100yrs old .and he is 98yrs old so i sure he knows .but it is sad to see it go down just hope they put something up nice there .now it is time to do this side of town make it look nice to just like the other side is hell we pay taxes to do something with the money .and fix the streets to they are in need to every corner i take i have to dodge a hole come peolpe where is the (MONEY) .I dont see it not on the streets any way so where is it going .oh sorry it is going to the other side of town like go on east side they got good roads .and we have to dodge pot holes on north bryan that is not good come on wake up.i want to know where my tax payers money is at .one cause i dont see it.(HELP)

Posted by: jan Location: macedonia on Dec 5, 2009 at 08:00 AM

Nothing sad about it. TCM has a wonderful new facility, built in part, with the most overwhelming outpouring of cash from locals from all walks of life. That building was old and worn out from years of use and abuse and make do repair..Looking forward to the redevelopment of the space!

Posted by: wow Location: bryan tx on Dec 4, 2009 at 06:05 PM

i think the mission been there more then 5 years cause,i remember the mission putting up some friends that i knew back in the 80's....but yes its sad that part of history was torn down.....

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