By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
DERBY >> Another longstanding eyesore met with the wrecking ball
Thursday.
Two blighted commercial buildings at 67-69 Minerva St. were demolished,
marking the end of a years-long struggle with the property owner to remove the
unsightly and unsafe multi-story structures.
The property, owned by Bridgeport Developer John Guedes, formerly housed a
vintage auto shop, and industrial heat treating facility, according to Building
Inspector Carlo Sarmiento. It has stood vacant for the last 15 years and has
been decaying at a rapid rate. Large sections of the buildings were open,
exposed to the elements over the years, prompting city officials to engage its
beefed-up blight laws to get the building demolished.
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