The entirety of the White House East Wing seems to have been knocked down, photographs revealed Thursday show, as President Donald Trump moves swiftly ahead with plans to construct a massive new ballroom.
The photos from the Associated Press show the demolition work reaching nearly to the foremost govt mansion, with piles of particles and twisted rebar left behind.
The sections which were demolished embody each the East Wing, the place first ladies have maintained their offices for several decades, and the East Colonnade, which linked the wing to the foremost constructing.
The East Colonnade, with its herringbone brick flooring and enormous home windows alongside one wall, was typically the place guests entered the White House for occasions.
It additionally housed the household movie show alongside its north wall, which was used for screenings because it was inbuilt the early twentieth century. Major American movie studios typically made first-run movies obtainable to the White House for presidential viewing.
The theater additionally often acted as a coatroom.