None too soon for officials at Statesboro City Hall, property owner Garland Nessmith is tearing down the century-old warehouse-type building on East Main Street at its intersection with Savannah Avenue. A contractor he hired began using an excavator to break down the brick walls of the front section Monday. The building, which may originally have been an ice house, housed a wholesale grocery business in the mid-20th century and eventually became a flea market called Midtown Market.