The Harris Building is across from San Bernardino City Hall, and it was once connected to the Carousel Mall, which closed in 2017.

Back in July, a fire broke out in the Harris Building on the fourth floor, where firefighters rescued unhoused victims who were in the building. City leaders believed that there were more than a dozen people sheltered inside at that time. The incident prompted city leaders and residents alike to call for revitalization.

One man who said he is homeless and witnessed the early morning fire expressed his concern that things are getting worse for the unhoused in the area.

I've been here 10 years and it's bad, and it's not going to get any better. It's going to get worse, and by them doing this trick here, it's going to get a lot worse for the homeless people out here. It's a shame," Billy Biecken  Told CBS LA

Demolition of the Carousel Mall was completed in 2023 after it became a hot spot for crime including break-ins and fires.

The Harris building formally opened in 1927. According to the city of San Bernardino, It housed a basement, first floor, mezzanine level, second floor, third floor, and roof garden.

Inside there was a tea room, lunch counter, beauty parlor and barber shop, a sit-down soda fountain, candies, stationery, Sage's Market grocery store, and a restaurant called Café Madrid.

San Bernardino City Commissioner Robert Porter Said in a comment on his Facebook page 

 "As Chairman of the Arts Historical Preservation Commission Last Meeting, I request a formal assessment of the Harris building. The new fire should be included in that assessment

Last Night I Spoke with my council member Damon Alexander.

I made that same request to him for a formal assessment of the Harris Building to be given to the public. Including   What's Going On Inside the building and the condition maybe event pictures.

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