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20th September 1989: Although the terraced side of Coronation Street has retained fairly static appearance since its construction in 1902, the other side has seen several major changes. One occurred on this day in 1989 when the residents were woken by the sound of wrecking equipment demolishing the factory and Community Centre with its flat which had been in situ since 1971. Developer Maurice Jones bought all of the properties with the intention of building several modern houses and business units. Work would be held up though due to dodgy Mike Baldwin selling the factory without making redundancy payments to his staff and a sit-in ensued. Once settled, the construction began and the appearance of the street changed forever...
 * For more information see Episode 2972 (20th September 1989).