The is-it-or-isn't-it debate over the historical and aesthetic importance of the old Ballard Denny's was ended today with a backhoe. With none of the pomp and circumstance of the discussion surrounding the building's meaning and importance to Ballard, a backhoe began clawing into the building this morning. According to MyBallard.com which has tirelessly documented the drama and debate of the Denny's, by 7:30 a.m. "crews had already taken down the vaulted roof." Where the......