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  • Workers begin demolishing the commercial building on the southeast corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Boulevard on Tuesday in Claremont. The work is part of the reconstruction of Peppertree Square development which has been partially vacant for years

    Workers begin demolishing the commercial building on the southea...

  • Workers use a hydraulic excavator to knock down the roof and walls of the corner building at Peppertree Square on Tuesday in Claremont. The building was seen as an impediment to the redevelopment of the site because it blocked the view of stores at the co

    Workers use a hydraulic excavator to knock down the roof and wal...

  • Work at Peppertree Square this week also includes the removal of several mature trees.

    Work at Peppertree Square this week also includes the removal of...

  • Workers remove one of the air conditioning units during demolition of the building at the corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Boulevard on Tuesday in Claremont. During the process they separated out materials such as metal that could be recycled.

    Workers remove one of the air conditioning units during demoliti...

  • Demolition of the building at the southeast corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Boulevard took a couple of days to be completed. The tear-down was the first step in a months long revamp of the retail complex.

    Demolition of the building at the southeast corner of Arrow High...

  • The commercial building on the southeast corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Boulevard in Claremont was demolished by work crews this week as the months-long redevelopment of the Peppertree Square site began.

    The commercial building on the southeast corner of Arrow Highway...

  • Noted modernist architect Theodore Criley designed the sanctuary of the Claremont United Church of Christ in the 1950s.

    Noted modernist architect Theodore Criley designed the sanctuary...

  • The Claremont Colleges' Huntley Bookstore circa 1969

    The Claremont Colleges' Huntley Bookstore circa 1969...

  • A rendering of the home Fred McDowell designed for Karl Benjamin in the 1950s.

    A rendering of the home Fred McDowell designed for Karl Benjamin...

  • Richard Neutra home in the Padua Hills area of Claremont.

    Richard Neutra home in the Padua Hills area of Claremont....

  • Architect Hicks Stone, the son of Edward Durell Stone, speaks about the design work of his famous father on Thursday during a symposium on Claremont modernism at the Claremont University Consortium.

    Architect Hicks Stone, the son of Edward Durell Stone, speaks ab...

  • Author and Richard Neutra expert Barbara Lamprecht speaks about some of the noted mid-century modern designs in the city of Claremont on Thursday at the Claremont University Consortium. The lecture was a fundraiser for Claremont Heritage.

    Author and Richard Neutra expert Barbara Lamprecht speaks about ...

  • Guests at the Claremont Heritage lecture on Claremont modernism mingle in the foyer of the Claremont University Consortium on Thursday. On the left is the LED art installation by Jason Krugman which runs throughout the building.

    Guests at the Claremont Heritage lecture on Claremont modernism ...

  • Guests at the Claremont Heritage lecture on Claremont modernism mingle in the foyer of the Claremont University Consortium on Thursday. On the left is the LED art installation by Jason Krugman which runs throughout the building.

    Guests at the Claremont Heritage lecture on Claremont modernism ...

  • Guests at the Claremont Heritage lecture on Claremont modernism look at some of the historical photos of Mid-century modern design.

    Guests at the Claremont Heritage lecture on Claremont modernism ...

  • Architect Hicks Stone talks about his father Edward Durell Stone with an image of the elder Mr. Stone projected behind on Thursday in Claremont.

    Architect Hicks Stone talks about his father Edward Durell Stone...

  • Bookmark on longtime Claremont business owner Barbara Cheatley.

    Bookmark on longtime Claremont business owner Barbara Cheatley....