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strangehitman22 t1_ixwyb6i wrote

Reply to comment by mashtato in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts

Never knew they destroyed the building 😢

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LPercepts OP t1_ixx52no wrote

I would have thought that the sheer fact the building was the focus of an engineering marvel would have made it worth keeping around.

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mashtato t1_iy55h51 wrote

Same. I kinda have soft plans on visiting Indianapolis for the 2024 eclipse, and when I saw how close this building is to Monument Circle in the pictures I thought "oh cool, I'll go take a look at this building too!," but when I looked up the address it looked like some ugly 60s office building.

Alas.

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