Bill Hamilton of Auburn watches as crews from St. Laurent & Son Excavating demolish the west wing of the Great Falls Arts Center in Auburn on Thursday. The building was constructed in the 1870s and was Edward Little High School before becoming home to multiple art and dance studios. Workers used a saw to separate the building from the east wing, the section built in 1930 that is the home of Community Little Theatre. Hamilton, an architect with Joy and Hamilton Architects, is coordinating the demolition. He is standing in a window of the east wing. Bricks from the site will be ground up to make a parking lot for 75 cars, Hamilton said.

Crews from St. Laurent & Son Excavating demolish the west wing of the Great Falls Arts Center in Auburn on Thursday. The building was constructed in the 1870s and served as Edward Little High School before becoming home to multiple art and dance studios. Workers used a saw to separate the building from the east wing, the section built in 1930 that is the home of Community Little Theatre. Bricks from the site will be ground up to make a parking lot for 75 cars, said Bill Hamilton, an architect with Joy and Hamilton Architects. He is coordinating the demolition.