The Fry’s Electronics in Phoenix is set to be sacrificed to the gods of law and order this month.

On Tuesday, city of Phoenix officials issued a demolition permit to tear down the shuttered big-box retail store at 40th Avenue and Thunderbird Road that closed in 2021, best known for its distinctive Aztec theme and architecture .

The now-defunct 146,500-square-foot temple of motherboards and tech components is being torn down to make way for a more civic-minded development: the new Cactus Park police precinct headquarters and an accompanying fire station.

A timetable for demolition hasn’t been specified, but it’s expected to begin later this month and take four to six weeks with Gilbert-based Breinholt Contracting Co. handling the work. click to enlarge

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