A downtown Binghamton building that had been home to a typewriter repair business in another century has been demolished.

The abandoned structure at 114 Henry Street had been acquired by the city as part of a legal settlement with Isaac Anzaroot of Brooklyn.

A man named Larry Briggs operated a business called "Mr. Typewriter" at the site for more than two decades. An advertisement from 1969 indicated Briggs launched Mr. Typewriter after making repairs on machines for Harpur College students.

With business falling off in the early 1990s, Briggs was considering other opportunities for the building, located just west of the city-owned stadium. According to a newspaper story, he was thinking about converting the store into a baseball card shop. But he never did and the place eventually closed.

A front window revealed the abandoned "Mr. Typewriter" building on Henry Street was filled with trash just prior to its demolition on February 4, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
A front window revealed the abandoned "Mr. Typewriter" building on Henry Street was filled with trash just prior to its demolition on February 4, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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Anzaroot acquired the property in 2021 but it sat idle. A couple of other nearby Henry Street buildings the city obtained in the Anzaroot settlement were destroyed in separate fires last year.

A Gorick Construction crew made quick work of tearing down the old Mr. Typewriter building Tuesday.

The city doesn't have plans to sell the now-cleared property at this time. But the site is part of what's been designated the "Stadium District," so redevelopment options will be explored in the coming months.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: One final look at that vacant Mr. Typewriter building just before the demolition work started on February 4, 2025.

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