Submitted by AbsentEmpire t3_zy5tvb in philadelphia
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davius_the_ent t1_j23yd4a wrote
Redcoats are still at it
Ng3me t1_j23ygzx wrote
Story originally published 1812.
powersurge t1_j240nrt wrote
If I remember correctly, this building was later the site of our first fire companies? And some terrorist tried to torch it 250 years later?
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EnemyOfEloquence t1_j24as4h wrote
...what?
EnemyOfEloquence t1_j24azpr wrote
Hope the building is okay. It's probably the best example of colonial flemish bond brickwork with the coal glazed black ends in the world. I love looking at it.
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blowjob215 t1_j24cnc3 wrote
It’s undergoing major renovations, I’m still waiting to hear that it was carelessly stored tools or supplies that lead to this fire, and not arson.
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AdministrationNo9238 t1_j24nyrj wrote
What is your point?
Hoyarugby t1_j24o1th wrote
Where the first Continental Congress met. Unbelievable that somebody would want to burn it down
dissolutewastrel t1_j24sy99 wrote
Your username seems dissonant with such a learned comment.
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AbsentEmpire OP t1_j24y9mu wrote
It's actively under renovation work, so hopefully any structural damage can be quickly repaired and restored. The article says the building was saved but the archive was damaged.
waterboy1321 t1_j24ys5i wrote
Not really; if you know the history at all, Carpenter's Hall better represents rebellion, revolution, and government overthrow than anything else.
kreuzundquer_ici t1_j2508f0 wrote
It's actually not a government structure. Not today, not ever -- it's still owned by the private company Carpenters Company that built it about 250 years ago. Sure, the property that surrounded it is owned by the federal government, but not the building or the plot it sits on. And the reason the First Continental Congress took place there is exactly because it was a non-government building -- they were, after all, subverting the existing government in a way that could be seen as treasonous.
EnemyOfEloquence t1_j250xo3 wrote
Lmao. Thanks! I figured if I'm going to spend my weekends wandering around Old City staring at buildings for over a decade I should learn more about them.
If anyone's interested in brick/colonial architecture I recommend ClassicistORG on youtube, here's their one on historical brick which specifically mentions Carpenters Hall and Elfreth's Alley (49:20 in)
FrankGrimesApartment t1_j25e9xt wrote
Have you met the average American?
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napsdufroid t1_j25f4jd wrote
Yup. Sadly, we have a lot of fascist assholes in the country
cerialthriller t1_j25gqbt wrote
You’d think they would only have union contractors working on this
blowjob215 t1_j25guoe wrote
Union workers make mistakes just like everybody else
cerialthriller t1_j25hv8t wrote
No.. that’s the whole point in paying 3 times as much for the job
throw_away_antimlm t1_j25nqle wrote
It's arson
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throw_away_antimlm t1_j25qkva wrote
Unsure why I'd be downvoted, but they are in fact using union contractors.
wiredpersona t1_j25qsoy wrote
You clearly have never been to Philly.
We had a turnout so big in the last election that we flipped the state blue.
This city isn't anti-goverment, we're anti-fascist.
cerialthriller t1_j25quwy wrote
Then you can rule out accidental
throw_away_antimlm t1_j25r5ve wrote
Yep. It's honestly a nightmare for the organization and I'm sure all historic sites are having fire prevention/emergency meetings after New Years. Can't wait.
blowjob215 t1_j25ruqd wrote
Would this have been reported as “suspected arson” otherwise?
SBRH33 t1_j25xixz wrote
Someone check Mastriano's alibi.
dysfunkti0n t1_j25ysrx wrote
justanawkwardguy t1_j268xcm wrote
You need therapy
pookypocky t1_j271uv4 wrote
The flemish bond/coal pattern is one of my favorite things about old city/society hill. You don't want every house to have it, but it's awesome that there are so many interspersed in that neighborhood.
similarityhedgehog t1_j27iieb wrote
Insurance, please help us, our extremely valuable wood tools were incinerated in a fire!
noldyp t1_j28fvgo wrote
No doubt, the Carpenter’s Union local
AbsentEmpire OP t1_j23vkvz wrote
It takes a real piece of shit to attempt arson in general, but you gotta be an extra special level of fucked to go after a historical site like Carpenters hall.