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Houstonist Flickr photo contributor espngo got up early this morning to witness the implosion of the Montagu Hotel, formerly the Hotel Cotton, which was built in 1913. Cherry Demolition was contracted to implode the building to make room for a new 46-story building dubbed The Pipe Wrench.

We were hoping that the nearly posthumous landmark designation and demolition-delaying rain spells might have given Weingarten Realty that last little bit of time to ruminate over their plans to demolish the River Oaks Shopping Center - unfortunately, according to Cherry Demolition, the bulldozers move in Tuesday to begin the demolition and make way for the big box anchor Barnes and Noble plus a four story parking garage. We were sad to see places like...

Our favorite, Cherry Demolition, blew up (err, down) the old at around 7:30 Sunday morning, while locals Watkins Hamilton Ross are the architects of the new Outpatient Center. Construction is expected to commence by the end of this year, and it is slated for grand opening in 2009, with a tab of about $275 million.