From what I've read; Horticultural Hall didn't suffer irreparable damage, just some broken glass. The building had been suffering from lack of maintenance, and the city saw this as a chance to rid themselves if what they considered to be a Victorian eyesore.
I think you’re right. By the 1940s, Victorian architecture was considered ugly, outdated, and even spooky. It wasn’t until the mid 60s that people started to gain an appreciation of the period and started restoring these old buildings. Broad Street Station was another Victorian gem that was lost right around the same time.
Nice video Craig . ....finally got some nice weather. It is a shame that the Corliss engine didn't survive in place as the original water works machinery did.
Seven years after the Centennial, it was sold to the Pullman company and ran their shop in Chicago It was sold for scrap in 1910. According to Wikipedia.
I’ve always been amazed that Philadelphia could just demolish a building as ornate as the original Horticultural Hall. Then again they did the same thing to Broad Street Station right around the same time.
Very true. You’d be surprised at how many folks don’t know the origin of the buildings. Even people who have been using the park for years. Cheers, and thanks for watching.
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@@craigsped "Very true" that "the world is a TV show"? What is wrong with you people? The fair structures were not 'ancient', had not "BEEN HERE FOR YRS ANF YRS. [sic]". They were built by humans in the real world for the 1876 fair using tools and technologies of the day.
There is a model layout of centenial buildings in the Please Touch Museum
Thanks for posting this. Helps with healing a past life.
Wow thanks, the arial views of all the beauty, takes me way back in day when the Hall had a pool and our neighborhoods had fun gatherings!
Very good. Thank you for putting this together and sharing with us all. God bless.
mrkent, thanks for the comment
From what I've read; Horticultural Hall didn't suffer irreparable damage, just some broken glass. The building had been suffering from lack of maintenance, and the city saw this as a chance to rid themselves if what they considered to be a Victorian eyesore.
I think you’re right. By the 1940s, Victorian architecture was considered ugly, outdated, and even spooky. It wasn’t until the mid 60s that people started to gain an appreciation of the period and started restoring these old buildings. Broad Street Station was another Victorian gem that was lost right around the same time.
@@craigsped So true.
I enjoyed watching you are video again. Keep up the good work.
Great work...
Nice video Craig . ....finally got some nice weather. It is a shame that the Corliss engine didn't survive in place as the original water works machinery did.
Seven years after the Centennial, it was sold to the Pullman company and ran their shop in Chicago
It was sold for scrap in 1910. According to Wikipedia.
I’ve always been amazed that Philadelphia could just demolish a building as ornate
as the original Horticultural Hall. Then again they did the same thing to Broad Street Station right
around the same time.
@@craigsped May 10,1876 just 7 years to the day after the golden spike at Promontory Utah.
ALL THESE BUILDINGS HAD BEEN HERE FOR YRS ANF YRS.THE WORLD IS A TV SHOW.
Very true. You’d be surprised at how many folks don’t know the origin of the buildings. Even people who have been using the park for years.
Cheers, and thanks for watching.
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@@craigsped "Very true" that "the world is a TV show"?
What is wrong with you people? The fair structures were not 'ancient', had not "BEEN HERE FOR YRS ANF YRS. [sic]". They were built by humans in the real world for the 1876 fair using tools and technologies of the day.
They erected 199 other buildings for the fair, but they are gone.
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