Los Alamos resident Sharon Allen took several photos Sunday morning of what remains of the former Hilltop House structure. ‘The sun was coming up and it hit me that this view would never happen again.  I knew today the structure so familiar to all of us when we enter Los Alamos would be gone for good,’ Allen said. Photo by Sharon Allen

A view of the early morning sky over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains taken through the skeletal remains of the Hilltop House Hotel. Photo by Sharon Allen

A sad moment for many in the community as the landmark Hilltop House Hotel structure nears extinction. Photo by Sharon Allen