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ORLANDO, Fla. – Crews are set to begin demolishing the Pulse nightclub building Wednesday morning, nearly a decade after 49 people were killed there in a mass shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The demolition clears the way for a permanent memorial honoring victims, survivors, and the broader community affected by the tragedy.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The demolition is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Crews will use heavy equipment to take down the building, which has already seen the removal of the iconic Pulse sign.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The city of Orlando plans to build a roughly $12 million permanent memorial on the site, featuring elements such as an Angel Ellipse, a reflecting pool, Prism Plaza, and private gathering spaces. The city hopes to complete the memorial by fall 2027.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
While the general design has been guided by survivors, details about the final layout, landscaping, and additional features of the memorial are still being finalized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Officials also have not specified how long the demolition itself will take or whether all sections of the building will be removed in a single day.<\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
On June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub in Orlando was the site of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n The nightclub quickly became a symbol of LGBTQ resilience and grief, and the site has functioned as an informal memorial for survivors, families, and the wider community.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over the years, local authorities and survivors collaborated on a conceptual design for a permanent memorial to honor those lost.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer emphasized the sacred nature of the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n “This was a sacred site to those who loved the 49 and anybody else that had visited Pulse,” he said, noting the club welcomed not only LGBTQ patrons but a diverse mix of visitors.<\/p>\n Survivor Brandon Wolf, who lost friends in the shooting, described the moment as long overdue.\u00a0<\/p>\n SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35’S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n “I\u2019m ready to move forward. I\u2019m ready to see a beautiful reverent memorial be in that space where people can come, where they can reflect, where they can be close to their loved ones. I know that\u2019s the space I feel close with the best friends who came to the club with me that night and did not get to come home.”<\/p>\n Mayor Dyer also said grief counselors will be on-site during the demolition to support visitors and community members.<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the City of Orlando, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, and Pulse Nightclub shooting survivor Brandon Wolf.<\/p>\n Orlando News<\/a>Orange County News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – Crews are set to begin demolishing the Pulse nightclub building Wednesday morning, nearly a decade…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,32526,628],"class_list":["post-195883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-pulse-memorial","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}