On the heels of Kalihiboy's question of what used to be where Waikele Premium Outlets now stand, I offer my own question, prompted by this visual currently standing at the corner of Fort Street and S. King Street in downtown Honolulu:
A drab grey concrete cube attached to Pioneer Plaza and abutting S. King has been on the market for ages, and was recently gutted, presumably to finally make way for a new tenant. But as you see above, it looks like in the process, they've revealed the shell of an older, red brick building inside the east wall.
I'm not sure if the red brick building -- which looks like it was three stories tall with a sloped roof, much like a lot of the older buildings on nearby Merchant Street -- ended up inside the shell of the newer concrete structure, or if we're just seeing the "shadow" of an older building that used to stand against what's now the wall of Pioneer Plaza. I'm thinking that it's the former, though, 'cause the floors of the red brick building line up with the current floors of the newer one.
So, old-time Honolulu nostalgists... Does anyone remember what used to be there?
A drab grey concrete cube attached to Pioneer Plaza and abutting S. King has been on the market for ages, and was recently gutted, presumably to finally make way for a new tenant. But as you see above, it looks like in the process, they've revealed the shell of an older, red brick building inside the east wall.
I'm not sure if the red brick building -- which looks like it was three stories tall with a sloped roof, much like a lot of the older buildings on nearby Merchant Street -- ended up inside the shell of the newer concrete structure, or if we're just seeing the "shadow" of an older building that used to stand against what's now the wall of Pioneer Plaza. I'm thinking that it's the former, though, 'cause the floors of the red brick building line up with the current floors of the newer one.
So, old-time Honolulu nostalgists... Does anyone remember what used to be there?
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