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Heavy machinery works both inside and outside the structure that had housed Holiday Travel for 42 years. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)

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Local contractors work to tear down the Escanaba strip mall that had been built in the 1980s as a home for Holiday Travel and Radio Shack. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)

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Brunette & Son Inc. and Viau Inc. were on scene at Lincoln Square, the strip mall at the corner of North Lincoln Road and First Avenue North, as demolition began on Monday. The 42-year-old building that had housed Holiday Travel and Papa Murphy's was sold at the end of April to a franchise group that intends to erect a Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins on the site. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)

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The southwest corner of Lincoln Road and First Avenue North was abuzz with activity Monday afternoon as crews made quick work of demolition of the strip mall. TMart will be building a Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins in its place.(R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)

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Spring weather brings sun, blue skies and the onset of construction work in Escanaba. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)

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The former Lincoln Square is torn down to prepare the property for franchises owned by TMart. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)

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ESCANABA — After the property and building on the site was transferred from Anders Company to TMart just shy of two weeks ago, demolition of the strip mall that had been known as Lincoln Square commenced Monday.

The new owners aim to build a new, 2,400-square-foot structure that will house Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin’, plus a drive-through and patio.

Details on Wisconsin-based TMart, the building’s past and the recent sale appear in a Daily Press article published on May 7 with the headline “Lincoln Road’s future Dunkin’ owned by Wisconsin franchise group.”

The most recent tenants of the strip mall were given ample notice and have found new homes, as discussed in the April 9 piece entitled “Lincoln Square businesses finding new homes.”

The property in question is at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lincoln Road (also U.S. 2 and 41 and M-35) and First Avenue North in Escanaba.