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It's gone, that rickety house in Woodmere

Quick ReadNew owners of the Franklin Place house that was little more than rusted metal and rotting wood had it demolished last month. Residents were concerned that the deteriorating two-floor structure, built in 1903 near the Long Island Rail Road's Woodmere station, was a safety risk.

The home at 202 Franklin Place .Back in

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | The home at 202 Franklin Place .Back in the late 90s the Town of Hempstead wanted to demolish this unsafe home which still stands on July 27, 2011 in Woodmere, New York.

A longtime Woodmere eyesore has come down.

New owners of the Franklin Place house that was little more than rusted metal and rotting wood had it demolished last month. Residents were concerned that the deteriorating two-floor structure, built in 1903 near the Long Island Rail Road's Woodmere station, was a safety risk.

Property records indicate 202 Franklin Llc, based in Brooklyn, bought...

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