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Out With the Inn Next Week: Cap'n Jack's Coming Down April 4

Windows are scheduled to come out Monday and Tuesday followed by demolition.

 

Crews will pop out windows from the threebuildings on Monday and Tuesday in preparation for the buildings coming down on Wednesday, April 4.

That section of Humphrey Street will be an empty lot by the end of the week, perhaps as soon as Thursday, April 5, said Drew Crotty of Jemp-Marc Security, who has been organizing the buildings' clean out and removal.

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The crews are removing the windows prior to the wrecking of the structures to avoid any injuries from broken glass, he said.

Earlier, crews removed truckload after truckload of beds, dressers, lamps and everything else from Cap'n Jack's Waterfront Inn.

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New owners Bruce Paradise and Barry Turkanis, who will build a high-end property with 15 condo units on the site, donated the inn items to the North Shore Veterans Counseling Services, Inc, and Centerboard of Lynn.

The owners bought Cap'n Jack's Inn from David Rooney for $3.5 million.

The buildings' demolition got the green light months ahead of the demolition delay declared by the Swampscott Historical Commission.

The Historical Commission made arrangements to photograph interior sections to preserve their images for the historical record.

 


 


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