VALDOSTA — Work crews sort and salvage materials at the demolished Boardwalk Illustrated Apparel site on Baytree Road Thursday. The former store site was torn down to make way for a new Dollar General; the Boardwalk store, meanwhile, is moving into a new location across the street.
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Work crews sort and salvage materials at the demolished Boardwalk Illustrated Apparel site on Baytree Road Thursday. The former store site was torn down to make way for a new Dollar General; the Boardwalk store, meanwhile, is moving into a new location across the street. Quentin Plummer / VDT
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