Shaquille O'Neal To Raze Old Ballantine Building

I like Shaq. Always have. And, give him props for showing Newark NJ some love, lord knows the town needs it.

But you would think there would be a better way to do this than to tear down the old Ballantine Malt House #3, the oldest existing structure from the Peter Ballantine & Sons. Why, you ask? To make room for luxury condos. Yes, condos are eating America. We at SLWB believe that if you made a list of historic structures killed by condos, it would be a pretty long list.

By the way, Pabst owns Ballantine now, with limited distribution around the country. Go to their website to find out if Ballantine is available in your town. No telling if it tastes as "special" as the beer those dapper dandies above are drinking.

"That's Ale, Brother!"