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OUT WITH THE OLD: Fire Station Demolished

NEW DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE BUILT ON SITE

Posted: December 31, 2009 at 2:45 a.m.

Capt. Tony Grimes watches as Bentonville’s old Fire Station No. 1, at 215 S.W. “A” St., is demolished Wednesday. The city plans to build an activity center on the property to open in March 2011.

Capt. Tony Grimes sat in his white Ford pickup and watched as an old piece of Bentonville history off cially came crashing down Wednesday.

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