Demolition begins on historic downtown structures

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Demolition crews Tuesday began tearing down a pair of hundred-year-old buildings next to downtown's Lancaster Hotel.

The hotel owner, which also owns the buildings, said last month the structures would be demolished to make way for hotel parking.

The three-story buildings at 509 and 517 Louisiana formerly housed the Longhorn Cafe and later BB's, as well as Charley's 517, a fine-dining restaurant popular in the 1980s and 1990s.

While the site initially will be used for parking, a broader plan involves expanding the hotel.