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"It will burn for a mile": Fire Insurance and the Origins of the High Pressure Fire Service
[H.P.F.S. PUMPING STATION -- DELAWARE AVE. AND RACE ST.] On March 17, 1900 Philadelphia’s center city business elites balked at the news that two New York fire insurance companies, the Home Insur… more »
THE NECESSITY FOR RUINS
The Folkestone Saga - Triennial Precedes Demolition of Victorian Landmark
bipsbox wrote 1 week ago: There has been good media coverage (BBC Culture Show and the Architects Journal to name but two) … more »
Tinsley Towers
bipsbox wrote 2 weeks ago: “Tinsley Towers” - more correctly the cooling towers of the long closed Blackb … more »
Steel City Signage
bipsbox wrote 2 weeks ago: A brilliant logo on the front of the Starweld building on Harleston Street, a short crawl … more »
Magpie Mine - Peak District Lead
bipsbox wrote 1 month ago: The remains of Magpie Mine, near Sheldon in Derbyshire, are probably the most complete example of … more »
Yorkshire Chemicals, Leeds
bipsbox wrote 1 month ago: Demolition of the former Yorkshire Chemicals plant in the Hunslet area of Leeds is almost complete. … more »
"It will burn for a mile": Fire Insurance and the Origins of the High Pressure Fire Service
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crd2 wrote 3 months ago: [H.P.F.S. PUMPING STATION -- DELAWARE AVE. AND RACE ST.] On March 17, 1900 Philadelphia’s cente … more »
"Of Graceful Proportions": Strickland Kneass's Cast Iron Chestnut St. Bridge
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crd2 wrote 4 months ago: Want to find out why the eastern abutment of the uninspiring Chestnut Street Bridge looks like a ca … more »
"Philadelphia used to have a lot of industry": Farewell to the Tidewater Grain Elevator, Part II
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"Philadelphia used to have a lot of industry": Farewell to the Girard Point (Tidewater) Grain Elevator
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crd2 wrote 6 months ago: “Philadelphia used to have a lot of industry. Not so much anymore.” –Harry Hagin, … more »
The coming petroleum drosscape: Socony-Vacuum Oil Company ruins as case study
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crd2 wrote 11 months ago: These are ruins of an industrial complex once owned by the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company south of Bartr … more »
Derby Silk Mill
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Alun wrote 11 months ago: Derby Silk Mill, now Derby Industrial Museum. This is my entry for the Your Nearest Site carnival. … more »
Workshop of the World At War: the USMC Quartermaster Depot
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crd2 wrote 1 year ago: As “workshop of the world” Philadelphia proved vital during the two industrial world wars of th … more »
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