Woman seeks injunction to stop Majestic Hotel demolition

The Sentinel-Record/Richard Rasmussen STILL STANDING: An unidentified pedestrian walks past the Majestic Hotel Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the organizer of an online petition to save the hotel filed an injunction in an attempt to stop demolition work that began last week.
The Sentinel-Record/Richard Rasmussen STILL STANDING: An unidentified pedestrian walks past the Majestic Hotel Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the organizer of an online petition to save the hotel filed an injunction in an attempt to stop demolition work that began last week.

HOT SPRINGS — A petition has been filed to stop the demolition of the condemned Majestic Hotel complex in Hot Springs.

Brenda Brandenburg filed the request for an injunction Tuesday against the city, Mayor Ruth Carney, the Hot Springs Board of Directors and the Historic District Commission. The city is demolishing the property after a fire destroyed the landmark hotel in 2014.

Large-scale demolition has not yet begun as crews work on removing asbestos and hazardous materials from the property first.

Brandenburg says she would like to save the complex's "red brick" building, which was built in 1926 and included in the Central Avenue Historic District.

According to The Sentinel-Record, city officials have said that the buildings are a liability and not structurally sound.

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