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"Hole by hole, post by post, the work Tuesday afternoon marked the end of a long goodbye for a piece of Oklahoma City's past.Watch Morgan Chesky's reportThe no trespassing signs made it official, it's only a matter of time before The Stage Center comes down.\"We could see it any day,\" said Jeff Hines of the city\u2019s Building Permit Department.Hines said he doesn't expect any fancy, exploding demolition. With one final permit to go, the former performing arts center will be torn apart like it was built back in 1970, piece by oddly shaped piece.Also read: Heart surgeries on hold at Oklahoma City VA Medical Center\"It\u2019s an interesting structure,\" Hines said. \"Like everybody else, I don\u2019t know what we\u2019d do with it, but it\u2019s kind of sad to see it go.\"Soon enough, visitors will only see the new space created for the center\u2019s successor, a more than 20-story high-rise, the future home of Oklahoma Gas &amp; Electric.Rainey Williams, president of Kestrel Investments, is the sole developer for the property.\"It\u2019s something we\u2019ll have to get used to,\" said Frank Coy, an Oklahoma City native. \"Things do disappear, things go, new things come and even at my age I don\u2019t mind change.\"Once the demolition process begins, the city doesn't anticipate the work to affect downtown transit or employees. Ample property surrounding the building should allow for crews to complete the job, officials said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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