(LaPorte, IN) -The city of La Porte is hoping to tear down an old bakery this year.

Tibma Bakery known by generations for its smell of bread baking is near the Civic Auditorium.

It’s been empty for many years.

Mayor Tom Dermody says the challenge is finding the money because of the extent of the work that would be involved in tearing down such a large facility. He said the estimated cost is about $100,000.

Dermody says one possibility is to tear down the once-beloved bakery and use the site for

construction of affordable homes.