Old World Order

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Storage?

Kennelijk uit 1834...

Zou er heden nog staan als Kesler Law Building, Terra Haute Indiana.

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Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia.

The foundation stone was laid by Victorian governor George Bowen on 19 February 1879[9] and it was completed in just 18 months, opening on October 1, 1880, as the Melbourne International Exhibition. The building consisted of a Great Hall of over 12,000 square metres, flanking lower annexes to the north on the east and west sides, and many temporary galleries between

Met ongelooflijk orgel binnenin.




Gebouwd in 18 maanden... Hoe?

Uiteraard is er een brand en vernieling...

Throughout the 20th century smaller sections and wings of the building were subject to demolition and fire; however, the main building, known as the Great Hall, survived.

Er zijn een paar zaken die heel vaak terugkomen in de geschiedenis van zulke gebouwen. Ik heb reeds, en zal zeker nog, zulke voorbeelden aanhalen.

-Gebouwd in een tijdsspanne die ongeloofwaardig lijkt, zelfs met alle middelen die we vandaag hebben.

-Er is heel vaak een brand, of een incident die het gebouw beschadigt. Een vuurnarratief, zoals ontworpen door F.L Ames of J. Burnham of Burnford.

-Er stond voordien al een gebouw met dezelfde functie, of mmerdere gebouwen.

-Recurrente namen van personen verbonden aan de geschiedenis van het gebouw.

-Naam van de architect verbonden aan meerdere ongelooflijke gebouwen.

-Er werd een ontwerp competitie uitgeschreven

In dit geval, was de architect Joseph Reed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Reed_(architect)

Hij ontwierp ook dit, na het winnen van een competitie nadat hij uit London arriveerde :





Dit gebouw zo dan in meerdere fases gebouwd zijn geweest tussen 1854 en 1892 omwille van verschillende redenen. Het verhaal springt van de hak op de tak, alsof mensen in die tijd niets anders te doen hadden en de middelen onbeperkt waren in deze strafcolonie.

Bijvoorbeeld :

Barry Hall, along Little Lonsdale Street, was built in 1886. This now houses the Wheeler Centre. In 1887, the Buvelot Gallery opened for the NGV, (the gallery was later known as Swinburne Hall).

Anyways :

In 1909, most of the remaining Intercolonial Exhibition buildings were closed and the Great Hall was demolished.

Vlak voor de afbraak van "the Great Hall" ( en kijk ook goed naar Victoria in de achtergrond) :

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Manitowoc County Courthouse, Wisconsin

Gebouwd op 2 jaar...

The current building is the third courthouse to serve Manitowoc County. The first courthouse was a wooden structure built in Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin in 1839. It burnt down in 1852.

The second courthouse was a brick structure constructed in 1857 on the same site as the present courthouse.

In 1905, the county decided to replace this courthouse to gain more space. The second courthouse was moved a block to the south.

The present courthouse was built in 1905–1907. German-born architect Christ H. Tegen of Manitowoc designed the structure, and the county contracted with George Rickman & Sons (MASONS?)

The dome of the courthouse was originally copper and glass, and was nearly identical to the domes of the Oneida County Courthouse and Grant County Courthouse.[6] When a severe storm in May 1950 damaged the glass, the dome was rebuilt with stainless steel.

Moesten wij dit op 2 jaar neerzetten, we stonden er met open mond naar te kijken. Wat een firma, George Rickman&Sons :

https://www.archinform.net/arch/122404.htm

Zo geweldig dat ze in hetzelfde jaar hun enige andere gebouw zetten :

Benton County Courthouse, Iowa :

Benton County's first courthouse was a log structure, but it did not have a roof or floor when they started to use it. The court met in a log home during inclement weather.[2] Because of a dispute over the location of the county seat, the second courthouse stood unfinished until 1852 when the main floor of the frame structure was finished to provide space for a courtroom. County officers occupied two rooms in the unfinished second floor before the building was destroyed by fire the following year.

The county records were rescued by three men, one of whom died as a result of his injuries in the fire.[3] The county's third courthouse was built at a cost of $13,000 and dedicated in December 1856. The two-story Federal-style brick building was capped with an octagon-shaped cupola. The second and third courthouses occupied the same location as the present - DUS DIT IS HET VIERDE - courthouse. The cornerstone for it was laid on October 14, 1905, and it was completed in 1906 for $105,000.

Oww, en die gebouwen liggen op een 5u autorit van elkaar... no problemo in 1906. Wat een firma George&Masons! Beide gebouwen staan er vandaag nog, perfect gebouwd.

En net vandaag, net als bij de Notre Dame in Parijs, is er opnieuw een brand te Rouen.

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Dresden, Centraal Theater, Duitsland.

Kijk hier naar! Wat een gebouw... neergepoot op een jaar, geen enkel probleem...

Het Centrale Theater werd van 1897 tot 1898 in opdracht van hofjuwelier Heinrich Mau gebouwd door de Dresdense architecten William Lossow en Hermann Viehweger in plaats van het rococo - classicistische Palais Boxberg met een neobarokke gevel naar ontwerpen van Heino Otto [1] en geopend op 21 januari.

Tegelijkertijd was het een van de grootste theaters in Dresden met ongeveer 2.000 zitplaatsen. Naast een hoofdpodium van 12,5 meter breed beschikte het theater over extra theaterzalen. Tot de onderneming behoorden ook het Central Theatre Café, een wijnrestaurant, een biljart- en speelkamer en een bierrestaurant met 1.000 zitplaatsen. De kelder is ontworpen als een aan drie zijden uitlopende doorgang.

Waarom geen zwembad?

Het gebouw brandde af tijdens het bombardement op Dresden in 1945 en werd na 1950 gesloopt.

Het gebouw verving dit gebouw, dat kennelijk niet meer goed genoeg was :

Das Central-Theater wurde von 1897 bis 1898 im Auftrag des Hofjuweliers Heinrich Mau von den Dresdner Architekten William Lossow und Hermann Viehweger an Stelle des rokoko-klassizistischen Palais Boxberg

Er stond er al eentje, gebouwd in 1752.

Het Boxberg'sche Palais was een paleis aan de zuidkant van de Waisenhausstrasse in Dresden, tussen de Prager Strasse en de Trompeterstrasse in de wijk Seevorstadt . Het werd gebouwd in 1752 en afgebroken in 1899.

Vreemd, het narratief mist een jaar...

De gevel was verdeeld in elf assen. De twee bovenste verdiepingen rezen boven de kelder uit. Voor de centrale vijf assen stonden pilasters. De drie middelste ramen waren ovaal, uitpuilend en hadden aan het uiteinde steekkappen. Daarboven verrees een dakhuis met een gebogen en gebogen gevel. Een vaas geflankeerd door putti diende zowel als versiering als als kroon op de gevel. [5]

De “significante decoratieve” [6] gevelversiering tussen de bovenste verdiepingen bestond uit reliëfs van Romeinse krijgers op medaillons, omlijst door open lauwerkransen. In het rijke smeedijzeren rococo-rooster bevond zich het hoofd van een Caesar, omlijst door een parelstaaf op een ovaal medaillon.

Aan de achterkant van het paleis bevond zich een tuinzaal met onder het plafond allegorische afbeeldingen van Adam Friedrich Oeser , “nog steeds in de vorm van barokke schilderkunst” [7] . Het werk, gemaakt vóór 1756, bestond uit drie fresco's waarvan de velden met elkaar verbonden waren door wolken. Kunsthistoricus Cornelius Gurlitt omschrijft het ensemble als volgt: “Vliegende groepen en individuele figuren met de meest levendige beweging in een grijs-op-grijs architectuur die zicht naar de lucht toestaat [8]

De muren van de tuinzaal, afgerond aan de achterste hoeken, waren gestructureerd door een Ionische orde van pilasters. In de nissen stonden sokkels met vazen ??waarvoor kinderen speelden; het materiaal was gips. Er waren medaillons naast de deuren en voor de tussenkolommen aan de raamzijde. De muur was versierd met olieverfschilderijen. In het midden bevond zich een open haard van porselein, "in late rococo-vormen met een rijk ontwerp [...] De stucwerkversiering vertoonde een mengeling van rococo-vormen en die van een antieke stijl". [9] Op de stucreliëfs boven de afbeeldingen en op de ramen aan de tuinzijde waren bloemen te zien die in stokken omhoog klommen, maar ook emblemen van de jacht en de tuinbouw, lintstrikken, palmbladeren en bladdraden.

Volgens kunsthistoricus Fritz Löffler werd de tuinzaal tijdens de renovatie na 1780 door Johann Gottfried Panse in vroegklassieke stijl aangepast.

Waar hebben we dit steenwerk in de boog nog gezien?

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Nog even terugkomen op Chicago (voordien op kaarten gekend als Chilaga) en de verwoestende brand van 1871...

Er zijn verschillende voor en na fotos te vinden, zoals hier :

https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life...o-fire-photos/

De kwaliteit is niet goed, maar je kan zeer goed zien dat daar al ongelooflijke gebouwen stonden voor 1871, hoog, met standbeelden, pilaren,... altijd diezelfde stijl, Greco-Romaans zullen we maar zeggen. En het kan ook aan de fotos liggen, maar je krijgt echt de indruk dat die gebouwen er al een hele lange tijd stonden.

Zoals dit gebouw, The Field & Leiter Store.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Field%27s

Hier is de voor en na foto :



Het verhaal van deze winkel is echt wild, dit is een meubel - en kledingwinkel...

Dit is een foto uit 1868 :



Volgens wikipedia :

In 1868, Palmer convinced Field and Leiter to lease a new, six-story edifice[5] he had just build at the northeast corner of State and Washington Streets. The store was soon referred to as the "Marble Palace" owing to its costly marble stone face.

Details vind je hier :

https://chicagology.com/prefire/prefire070/

The fronts are decorated with six marble balconies, each one twenty-six feet in length, and with eight eighteen feet long, supported on decorated console with marble balustrades of a very elaborate pattern. The building is surmounted with a noble Mansard roof, seventeen feet high, and which combines with modern convenience many of the decorative attractions of ancient detail.

Dit gebouw beschikte over "steam-powered elevators"...

Uit wikipedia :

Horace B. Parker, a young salesman, rushed to the store's basement, broke up boxes, and built a fire in the furnace boiler so that the steam-powered elevators could be operated.

Anyway, het gebouw brandde af.

Gelukkig bleef men niet bij de pakken zitten, en 2 jaar later, op exact dezelfde plek, in een nieuw gebouw met 5 verdiepingen kon men weer aan de slag!

Two years later, in October 1873, Field and Leiter returned to State Street at Washington, opening in a new five-story store at their old location they now leased from the Singer Sewing Machine Company,

Dat zou dan dit gebouw zijn :



Nu ja, het is 19e eeuw en dingen branden af... dus :

This store was expanded in 1876, only to be destroyed by fire again in November 1877.

Gelukkig bleef men opnieuw niet bij de pakken zitten :

Ever tenacious, Field and Leiter had a new temporary store opened by the end of the month at a lakefront exposition hall they leased temporarily from the city, located at what is now the site of the present Art Institute of Chicago. Meanwhile, the Singer company had speculatively built a new, even larger, six-story building on the ruins of their old 1873 store, which, after some contention, was personally bought by Field and Leiter. Field, Leiter & Company now reclaimed their traditional location at the northeast corner of State and Washington for the last time in April 1879.

Dit gebouw, 6 jaar later, no problemo, geen powertools, lets go Donkeys Inc! :



De rest van het verhaal kan je op hun wikipedia pagina lezen in extreem detail!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Field%27s

Oww,

In 1892, the structures between the 1879 building on State Street and Wabash Avenue to the east were demolished and the famous influential architect Daniel H. Burnham and his firm D.H. Burnham & Company was commissioned to erect a new building in anticipation of the influx of visitors from the World's Columbian Exposition scheduled for 1893. The nine-story "Annex" at the northwest corner of Wabash and Washington Streets has opened under the direction of Burnham associate Charles B. Atwood[8] in August 1893, towards the end of the Exposition. In 1897, the old 1879 store was rebuilt and had two additional floors added, while the first of Marshall Field's iconic landmark Great Clocks was installed at the corner of State and Washington Streets on November 26.[9]

En de rest kan je verder lezen op wikipedia... ongelooflijk verhaal.

Evolutie van het gebouw :



Nog een mooie :



Er staat vandaag nog steeds een ongelooflijk mooi Marschall Field gebouw, weliswaar iets gemoderniseerd, mss geverfd, wat aangepast :



En dat is nog steeds het originele gebouw, waarvan men niet kan nagaan wie, hoe en over welke tijd het werd gebouwd, volgens mij.

The Great Chicago Fire van 1871 is reuze interessant, men speelt met het narratief, schuift namen en fotos door elkaar, wat brandde en wat niet?
Veel gebouwen zijn idd vernietigd in de zogenaamde brand, andere bleven staan en moesten een verhaal krijgen, zoals dit gebouw.

Ik ga er zeker nog op terugkomen.

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New Orleans Cotton Exchange :

Wat een gebouw...

The New Orleans Cotton Exchange was established in 1871 by a group of cotton factors, at a time
when one third of the production of cotton in the U.S. was shipped through New Orleans. It was
done in answer to the opening of the New York Cotton Exchange in 1870, New Orleans merchants
being concerned that the New York Exchange would be more beneficial to buyers than sellers.

It began in rented offices (eerste gebouw!) at the corner of Gravier and Carondelet Streets. The Exchange soon
constructed its own building (tweede gebouw!) nearby, but quickly outgrew it. In 1883, on another corner of Gravier
and Carondelet, the Cotton Exchange built a much larger and more extravagant building (derde gebouw, in de foto!) that
would become known for its grand exterior and opulent interior; also, for its abundant scuptural
embellishments, especially, the group of allegorical figures crowning the entrance (Agriculture,
Commerce and Industry - though New Orleanians, for reasons lost to the ages,
more often referred to Commerce as Peace). These somewhat controversial sculptures
were the work of A. Goddard, a Chicago-based sculptor.

In 1921, the landmark structure was demolished and a new, less palatial and more
modern building took its place.

38 jaar, en niet goed genoeg meer...

Wie, wat, hoe, over welke tijdspanne?? In 1883 geen probleem om effe dit tevoorschijn te toveren en over katoen te palaveren... Geen constructie fotos, geen firma, welk materiaal?
Kijk opnieuw naar die antennes bovenaan!

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Historical buildings Los Angeles , wat een architectuur!

(ca. 1910)* - View of the Wilson Block located on the southeast corner of First Street and Spring Street. Sign over the corner store reads: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH. Note the ornate streetlights on the corners.

(ca. 1918)* - View of the Wilson Building, also known as Wilson Block, on corner of First Street and Spring Street. Sign over the corner store reads: Civic Center Pharmacy

(ca. 1899)^^* - View of the first building designed and constructed as a YMCA structure in Los Angeles. It was located at 207 Fort Street (now Broadway). Completed in 1889, it had the first gymnasium in Los Angeles

(ca. 1887)* - Exterior view of the California Bank building, located on southwest corner of Second and Broadway.

[IMG]ca. 1889)* - Exterior view of a three-story Romanesque apartment building located at 1133 South Figueroa Street. Four tall columns hold up an overhanging section of the roof in the front of the building. Balconies can be seen on the second and third stories, while arched windows can be seen flanking the arched front door at center.[/IMG]

(ca. 1888)* - View of the Bryson-Bonebrake Block located on the northwest corner of Spring and Second streets.

(ca. 1895)^ - View of Spring Street looking north from Second. The Bryson-Bonebrake Block is seen on the northwest corner of Spring and Second streets. The Hollenbeck Hotel is seen across the street (left of photo). Both the LA Country Courthouse and the Phillips Block can be seen in the background.

(ca. 1890)^*# – View of City Hall as seen from the front yard of a home across the street. Two horse-drawn wagons are parked by the curb.

(ca. 1900)#*^^ - View looking north on Broadway from near 3rd Street showing streetcars, horse-drawn wagons, bicycles and pedesrians all sharing the roadway. City Hall stands tall on the east side of Broadway. The LA County Courthouse, built in 1891, stands in the background.

(ca. 1889)* – View of Main Street looking north from 2nd Street showing various businesses, horse-drawn street-cars, and Childs’ “Los Angeles Opera House” (center-right). This would become the Orpheum Theatre in 1894. The Opera Restaurant is seen across the street on the left.

En deze kerel bracht al die vis naar de steden in 1888!

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Annunciatiekathedraal (Charkov)

De kathedraal werd tussen 1889 en 1901 gebouwd in Neo-byzantijnse architectuur. Het was destijds een van de grootste kerken van het Russische Keizerrijk. De kerk werd gebouwd op de plaats waar al meerdere andere orthodoxe kerken met dezelfde naam hadden gestaan.

In de nacht van 1 tot 2 juli 1974 waaide door een sterke wind het kruis van de klokkentoren. In 1996 liep de toren nogmaals schade op door harde wind. In 1997 brandde het bovenste deel van de klokkentoren af

Foto uit 1903, die houten structuur ervoor hebben wij gebouwd.

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Leopold-Ahrendts gendarmenmarkt-mit-französischem-dom-1856-58, Berlin.



Kijk naar de gebouwen en hoe oud ze lijken, en dan naar de mensen... wat een contrast.

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Michigan Central Station, Detroit :

Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan. Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which was shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service. Formally dedicated on January 4, 1914, the station remained open for business until the cessation of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988. The station building consists of a train depot and an office tower with thirteen stories, two mezzanine levels, and a roof height of 230 feet (70 m). The Beaux-Arts style architecture was designed by architects who had previously worked together on Grand Central Terminal in New York,[1] and it was the tallest rail station in the world at the time of its construction.

Kijk goed naar de patronen in de boog in de volgende foto, waarom komt dit steeds terug.





Gebouwd tussen tussen juni 1912 en december 1913...

Het is in verval geraakt omdat het zogezegd te ver van het centrum lag, maar uiteindelijk gerenoveerd. En die renovatie heeft heel wat langer geduurd dan de oorspronkelijke bouw.

https://www.themotorlesscity.com/200...ntral-station/

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Grondlevel is echt raar.

Sakakini Palace, Cairo, Egypt

For five continuous years, specifically between 1892 and 1897, the Sakakini Palace was built by Habib Pasha Al-Sakakini, a Syrian origin who came to Cairo at the age of seventeen, worked for the Suez Canal Company, and showed excellence and craftsmanship in his field.

The palace was built on a pond that was called the "Kamzihi Al-Zaher" and was built in the Italian style on an area of 2,698 square meters, with a height of 5 floors, and contains 50 rooms, 400 windows and doors, and 300 statues

Opmerkelijk...

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Beach Hotel, Galveston, Texas : (populatie 1880 : 20k)

The Beach Hotel was a seasonal resort in Galveston, Texas. Designed by architect Nicholas J. Clayton, it was built in 1882 at a price of US$260,000 (US$8.21 million in today's terms) to cater to vacationers. Owned by William H. Sinclair, the hotel opened on July 4, 1883, and was destroyed by a mysterious fire in 1898.

The hotel was destroyed by fire lasting 25 minutes in 1898. The fire trucks had a problem reaching the hotel because of the beach's sand. The cause of the fire was never determined.

De architect is interessant, was een bezige bij :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_J._Clayton

Clayton was born on November 1, 1839, in Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland. His father, also named Nicholas Joseph Clayton, died in 1848.

Clayton constructed many grand religious and public buildings in Galveston including the First Presbyterian Church (Galveston, Texas). He is also credited as the architect of Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Tampa, Florida) and of the Main Building of St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. He also designed an addition to St. Mary Cathedral in Galveston.

Main building St; Edward's University :

St. Edward's University was founded in 1877 by Edward Sorin, a Roman Catholic priest who also founded the University of Notre Dame.

Clayton produced a large Gothic Revival design, four stories high with tall Gothic windows; this first Main Building was begun in 1887 and completed in 1888. On April 9, 1903, the first building was destroyed in a fire

Dit was het eerste gebouw :



Gebouwd op een jaar, in Galveston Texas, no worries!

Gelukkig zeer snel in hetzelfde jaar heropgebouwd!

The university then commissioned Clayton, the original architect, to design a replacement for the structure, on essentially the same plan, upgraded to include modern fireproofing features. Main Building was rebuilt over the spring and summer, ready for use by the beginning of the fall 1903 semester.

Harmony Hall Masonic Temple :

This Masonic Temple was situated at the southeast corner of 21st and Post Office Streets. Its cornerstone was laid in 1882 and completed in 1884.

Na een serieuze upgrade van zijn hamer en beitel en een extra ezel voor zijn kar...

The leading features of the architecture style were its plaster buttresses and Gothic detail engrafted on classic forms of the Italian renaissance, with the distinctive details of each style modified in a harmonious manner to blend the pleasing features of each. A preponderance of Gothic outlines was maintained in the arched construction, the tracery of the openings, and other salient features of this distinctively Northern European style.

The buildings corner tower was sheared off during the 1900 Storm, and not replaced. Sadly, the building was later destroyed by fire in 1928.

“Back then, many of the Masons worked downtown and even as the building burned, they were able to save many of the library books and some of the furniture,” said Abbie Hughes, a master Mason and member of the Scottish Rite for 56 years.

“They moved almost everything, even the grandfather clock, from the hall’s first floor to the Kahn & Levy Building directly across the street. Levy, a Mason, stored them until the new building was complete.”

The elaborate Italian marble staircase also was saved, salvaged from the charred remains.

Hmm...

Grappig genoeg, had Galveston, Texas ook een grote brand, in 1885 :

https://www.galvestonhistorycenter.o...n-fire-of-1885

Most Galvestonians are familiar with the 1900 Storm and other devastating hurricanes which have struck the island over the years. Another catastrophic disaster you may not know about is the Great Fire of 1885 which burned hundreds of homes across 40 city blocks, displacing thousands of residents.

En kennelijk was er ook een brand in 1877 :

https://www.mediastorehouse.com/gran...n-7545779.html




En in 1900 een orkaan, zeer dodelijk :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

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We zijn nog niet klaar met deze architect...

Ball High School, Galveston,Texas :

In 1884, Ball High became the 2nd High School in the state of Texas. Ball High School's cornerstone foundation was laid on February 15, 1884

Dit is dus de tweede high school in Texas... en dat ziet er zo uit... 1884, hetzelfde jaar dat zijn tempel afbrande, in een gemeenschap van ongeveer 20.000 mensen, ok.

In 1886, the school was named after the primary benefactor, George Ball.

Kennelijk klaar.

Owww...

The new public high school in Galveston opened its doors to 200 pupils on October 1, 1884, with a building consisting of 12 classrooms, two offices and an auditorium

1 jaar??

Wacht...

In the summer of 1883, a local dry goods businessman, George Ball, communicated his intention to support the establishment of a public high school in Galveston via a brief and simple note to the Galveston City Council. It read: "If the authorities of this city will furnish appropriate and sufficient grounds centrally located, I will contribute $50,000 for the erection of a building to be permanently dedicated to the use of the public free schools of the City of Galveston...I will be pleased to carry [this proposal] into the earliest effect with the hope that it may prove useful to the community with which I have been long identified and whose future welfare I most earnestly desire."

Ball's offer was accepted, and the cornerstone for what would become Ball High School in Galveston was laid on February 15, 1884.

The new public high school in Galveston opened its doors to 200 pupils on October 1, 1884

Februari tot oktober... 1884, lets go donkeys and hammers and chissels...

Bill Cherry wrote in a 2004 Galveston County Daily News article that, by the 1950s, Ball High School "was not only horribly congested, but the building was in deplorable condition, the victim of years and years of deferred maintenance."[2]

In 1954, the Ball High School complex moved to its new location, constructed in 1952.

Hoe spijtig...



Het originele gebouw werd gesloopt, ookal weerstond het de orkaan van 1900.

By the fall of 1901, all classes were again held at the Ball High building.

The original Ball High was sold and demolished shortly after the new school opened.

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Not done...

The Gresham mansion was made all of stone, and was sturdy enough to withstand the great hurricane of 1900. The Greshams welcomed hundreds of survivors of the hurricane into their home.[3]

The house was built between 1887 and 1892 by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton

Uiteraard, die had niets beters te doen...



Wie, hoe, materiaal, logistiek,... niks... nada, gewoon gebouwd, no problem!

First floor
Entryway
Parlor
Music Room
Rotunda Staircase
Library/Office
Dining Room - Mrs. Gresham painted the fresco of cherubs on the ceiling.
Conservatory
Pantry
Kitchen - This room was originally just a warming kitchen, but Bishop Byrne expanded the room.
Servant's Vestibule - Contains the dumbwaiter and the servant's staircase.
Coat Closet - The coat closet is tucked around the back side of the rotunda staircase and contains a Pullman sink from the famed Pullman railcars.
Second floor
Living Room - The Gresham family often listened to music here during the hot summer months.
Bishop's Bedroom - This was originally a bedroom of one of the Gresham daughters, but Bishop Byrne chose it for his own with its private balcony and lighting. He converted the closet into a bathroom.
Chapel - This was also previously one of the Gresham daughter's bedrooms. When the Diocese moved in, the windows were replaced with stained-glass, and a fresco depicting the four gospel writers was painted on the ceiling. The room was also outfitted with an altar and six prayer kneelers.
Mr. Gresham's Room
Mrs. Gresham's Room
Bathroom - The tub in this bathroom is of note for its three spigots: one for hot, one cold, and one for rainwater.
Bedroom for guests or the children's governess.
Third floor
The boys' rooms
Mrs. Gresham's art studio
Additional storage

Tuurlijk!

Maar hij kon nog beter!

The county was created in 1838 and Galveston was selected as the county seat in 1839. The first courthouse was built in 1838. The second courthouse as built in 1857. The third courthouse was a three story stone structure designed by Eugene Thomas Heiner in 1882. The fourth courthouse was a three story stone structure designed by Nicholas Joseph Clayton in 1892. The fifth courthouse was a four story structure constructed by James T Taylor in 1898 and was partially destroyed by a hurricane in 1900. The sixth and present courthouse was constructed at a cost of $2,529,000.

In 1898



Geen probleem, Texas, 1892, paarden, ezels en huifkarren...

Pfff...

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Een laatste :

The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas.[2] It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. [3] Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building.

In 1949, the building named for Ashbel Smith, a Republic of Texas diplomat and one of the founders of the University of Texas System. The building was registered as a Texas Historical Landmark in 1969 and renovated in 1985.

In 2008, Old Red was flooded with six feet of water by Hurricane Ike. It was also one of the few buildings to survive the Galveston Hurricane of 1900.

Vreemd, hoe men steeds de deur zo hoog bouwt...

En dat hek uit hout, dat hebben wij gebouwd.

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19e eeuwse Insane Asylums

Ik ga zeker nog terug komen op dit onderwerp, heel interessant.

Alvast 2 videos, de moeite waard, deze immense gebouwen die men op verschillende plaatsen terug vindt in de VS.







https://youtu.be/OovuZrtyxEc

https://youtu.be/53HhNrUgkd0?t=12

En niet enkel in de VS, ook in the UK en elders :

Just a brief freestyle video covering some of the more interesting ideas and topics regarding insane asylums.

Particularly, their English roots in Bedlam, their varieties throughout the USA built with questionable designs, and the largest building in New Zealand, which in the 1800’s was an asylum that has since been completely erased from history. Just a few photographs and concepts.

https://youtu.be/87BVOwY_epM

Reasons for admission :

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Pabst Building, Milwaukee



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabst_Building

Build : 1890 - 1891

The property at the northwest corner of Water and Wisconsin Street was a prime central location of historic significance. Solomon Juneau's original cabin and trading post had stood at this spot on the Milwaukee River, considered the "starting point" of the city.[2] In 1851 the Ludington Block building was built here. Around 1890 the property was purchased by brewer Frederick Pabst, who demolished the Ludington building and hired architect Solon Spencer Beman to design his headquarters, a magnificent symbol of his brewery empire, in its place.[3][2]

The Pabst Building measured fourteen stories, about 235 feet tall from the sidewalk to the top of the copper tower.[2] It was constructed of brown brick ornamented with terra cotta with a magnificent granite arch at its entrance.[3][2] The main tower was topped with copper, featuring four large clock faces.[2] The style has been described as "a masterpiece of Romanesque Revival"[2] and as a "neo-gothic high-rise, with Flemish detailing."[3] It quickly became an iconic building of Milwaukee and a popular subject for postcards.[2] The Pabst was Milwaukee's first skyscraper, and held the title of tallest building in Milwaukee for four years, until the Milwaukee City Hall was completed.[3]

The Pabst building saw many alterations to its roofline over the years. In the late 1940s the copper towers were removed due to deterioration and the rooflines were squared off.[2] In 1981 it was demolished to make way for 100 East Wisconsin. The crown of the new building was inspired by the Pabst Building's design.

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3 korte video's over Helena, Montana

Gewoonweg waanzinnig...

https://youtu.be/l3rs6ZVK0zY?t=2

https://youtu.be/mdUbl285V6A?t=2

https://youtu.be/o1QEsuTrhhg

Helena is de hoofdstad van de Amerikaanse staat Montana. De stad werd gesticht in 1864, nadat in de omgeving goud was gevonden. In 2010 telde de stad 28.190 inwoners. Hoewel Helena de hoofdstad is, is het slechts de zesde grootste stad van Montana.

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Casino Theatre, New York :



Gewoon gebouwd in 1882...

The Casino Theatre, designed in Moorish Revival style by architects Francis Hatch Kimball and Thomas Wisedell, was the first theatre in New York to be lit entirely by electricity.[3] It was built in 1882 more than 15 blocks north of where the theatre district was then centered, 23rd Street.[2] In 1890, New York's first roof garden was added to the theatre.[4] It originally seated approximately 875 people, however the theatre was enlarged in 1894 and again when it was rebuilt in 1905 after a fire in 1903. The redesigned Casino seated 1,300.

Kijk naar dat plafond...

It closed in 1930 and was demolished the same year.

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The Teatro Lirico, Milan

The Teatro Regio Ducale, the court theatre of the Royal Palace of Milan
(het gebouw dat er eerst stond), was destroyed by fire on February 26, 1776.

With the city deprived of its only theatre, Giuseppe Piermarini was commissioned to design and build two new theatres on land surrounding the Palace.

It was inaugurated on August 21, 1779 (dus 2 jaar later) (a little more than year after the opening of La Scala) with an opera buffa and ballet by Salieri.

Dus wat is de geschiedenis van dat eerste theater dat daar stond, Teatro Regio Ducal, binnenin het paleis?

On the night of 24 January 1695 a fire destroyed the Court Theater. Reconstruction and expansion of a new ducal theater would begin only in 1717

It was completed on 26 December 1717

Ofcourse... in hetzelfde jaar...

In 1723 a new fire accident damaged the ceremonial halls of the palace .

Fire struck again, destroying the Court Theater on February 26, 1776. It was decided at this time that the fire-prone Court Theater was to be built elsewhere

The whole building was heavily damaged on the night of 15 August 1943, when the city was caught in heavy bombing by the Royal Air Force. Even if the bombs only hit a small part of the roof, damage quickly extended across the whole structure because of a colossal fire that was not noted and quenched in time

Teatro Alla Scala, dat tweede dat werd gebouwd door Piermarini ziet er zo uit:



Volgens wiki :

The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778

Gebouwd op 2 jaar dus, easy in 1776...



Gewoon eens kijken naar het interieur waar veel artiesten hun vuurdoop kregen

https://artsandculture.google.com/st...3gVByuAh7rDwWQ