REAL ESTATE
Exterior of Bliss Building in Downtown Albuquerque collapses
City inspectors had red-tagged Lindy鈥檚 Diner this month, citing concerns with the building鈥檚 structure
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The wall that the city called a hazard and prompted the closure of Lindy鈥檚 Diner last week has collapsed.
Photos and videos shared of the diner and the historic property it resides in 鈥� known as the Bliss Building, located at 500 Central SW 鈥� show that the northeast exterior wall of the Downtown and Route 66 staple sat in crumbles on Monday.
Diner and building owner Steve Vatoseow, who was on his way to the scene when the Journal called around noon, confirmed the wall had collapsed and said he believes 鈥渋t wasn鈥檛 a natural collapse.鈥�
The collapse comes just days after the city of Albuquerque鈥檚 Planning Department shut the diner down after inspections found that the two-story building鈥檚 northeast exterior wall is leaning and in danger of falling onto the public sidewalk or street.
As of this posting, it鈥檚 unclear if anyone was hurt in the incident. Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Rescue are currently on scene.
鈥淎s long as nobody鈥檚 hurt, I can live with anything else,鈥� Vatoseow said.
This is a developing story.
Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. She can be reached at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.
